Postal Service faces scrutiny over reliability and costs
Congress examines the 20 month old Postal Service as critics say service is uneven despite claims of improvement. Senators press for hearings while supporters push subsidies and delivery standards to curb costs and ensure faster mail.
Postal Service faces calls to restore faster mail delivery
Congressional critics urge next day city service and three day national delivery with six day window service. Some lawmakers seek repeal of the 1970 act, arguing the old Post Office Department offered better service. New system cited for slower local handling and bizarre routing examples.
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Congressional Quarterly
Congress
Post Office Department
Klassen
Robert W. Byrd
West Virginia
Byrd
Tampa
Sarasota
Fla
Jacksonville
A Thought on World Pleasures the Other Cannot Understand
The line from Jane Austen reflects on the gap between sensibilities across cultures and chasms in perceived happiness. It captures a timeless view of private joys vs public expectations.
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Jane Austen
Stalin Ghost Cannot Die In Soviet Dictatorship
A New York Times analysis notes Stalin’s lingering influence in the USSR. It discusses why postwar leaders fear full reckonings, the enduring imprint of Stalinism on economics, unions, and policy, and how core institutions remain shaped by his era amid limited public debate.
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Stalin
Harry Schwartz
New York Times News Service
New York
Soviet Union
U.S.S.R
Kremlin
Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Moscow
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Aleksei N. Kosygin
Mikhail A. Suslov
Europe
North America
United States
Mao Tse-tung
China
Communist Party
Hitler
My Answer By Billy Graham on stopping brooding over the past
The text advises adopting a faith driven attitude to overcome past hurts and self pity. It cites Isaiah’s message of beauty for ashes and quotes a Minneapolis physician on bitter versus better, urging focus on present and future with trust in Christ.
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Isaiah
Minneapolis
Emanuel
Christ
Apostle Paul
God
Kissinger Shifts Focus As Europe Middle East Tasks Grow
Henry Kissinger reorganizes his White House staff under president directions and plans intensive talks on U S relations with Western Europe Japan and the Middle East. He will gain new deputies and continue dealings with Chou En-lai Le Duc Tho while facing crises from energy to the Arab Israeli conflict.
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New York Times
Washington
Henry Kissinger
White House
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Europe
Japan
Middle East
Peking
Moscow
Paris
Saigon
Hanoi
Harvard
National Security Council
Brent Scowcroft
Alexander M. Haig
Army
Kissinger
Chou En-lai
le Duc Tho
South Vietnam
Nixon
China
Asia
Vietnam
Soviet Union
United States
Israel
Elbe
Heath
Pompidou
Brandt
Wilbur Mills
Congress
Decatur Daily publisher notes grievance redress policy
The Decatur Daily announces its misstatement policy and invites grievance reports with prompt, thorough redress. It lists publication details for W. R. Shelton era, Associated Press membership, and subscription rates for mail and carrier delivery including yearly and monthly costs.
Opinion: Budget Cuts Threaten Community Aid Programs
Rev Paul Ransford argues the proposed Fiscal Year 74 budget by President Nixon would cut funds for low income housing Hill Burton education and Community Action Programs. He urges readers to contact senators and lawmakers to protect funding and local control for the Morgan Lawrence Community Action Agency begun in 1966.
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Congress
Hill-Burton
Community Action Agency
United States
Morgan-Lawrence
Washington
CAA
Paul Ransford
Morgan-Lawrence Community Action Committee, Inc
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