GAO finds Texas mail service deteriorating and cites causes
The General Accounting Office reports Texas mail delivery has worsened since 1970 with reduced Saturday service and lower collections. Tests show 88 percent on time within Texas, far from the Postal Service’s claimed 95 percent. Causes include rising mail volume, rigid budgets, low worker morale, and overtime. The GAO suggests fixes and warns improvements will be gradual.
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GAO
Senate Post Office Committee
General Accounting Office
Texas
Postal Service
U. S. Postal Service
Calendar of Fact and Opinion Notes In Daily Life
An Otter Tail Power Company publication cites Milton Friedman on tax time totaling 300 million man hours and 150000 workers. Safety belts save lives but are used by only about 40 percent of car occupants. Kansas Power and Light reports fly ash research to improve tire traction on ice without increasing wear.
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Milton Friedman
Otter Tail Power Company
Internal Revenue Desk
The
National Safety Council
Kansas Power and Light Company
U.S. Bureau of Mines’ Coal Research Center
Lois
Peter Marshall
U.S. Senate
Katherine
Gladewater
North Tenery
Sedberry Retires After 42 Years With SWEPCO in East Texas
W J Sedberry a longtime SWEPCO executive retires March 31 after nearly 42 years of service. A Marshall native he rose from mail clerk in Marshall to East Texas division manager and vice president serving on the board. He is active in Henderson and Marshall civic groups and is a father of two.
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W. J
Bill
Sedberry
Southwestern Electric Power Company
East Texas
Swepco
Marshall
Ledberry
Gladewater
Henderson
Henderson Chamber of Commerce
Texas Manufacturers Association
Kiwanis Club
Rotary Club
Marshall Chamber of Commerce
Rusk County
Boy Scouts of America
Thomas F. Sedberry
William S. Sedberry
First Presbyterian Church of
East Texas Chamber of Commerce Holds 47th Annual Convention
The East Texas Chamber of Commerce hosts its 47th annual convention in Nacogdoches on Thursday and Friday with Nat S. Rogers and William G. Copeland among featured speakers. Gov. Dolph Briscoe will address delegates at the President’s Luncheon, with entertainment by Michael and Sandra Brown opening Thursday night.
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Longview
East Texas Chamber of Commerce
Nacogdoches
Sheraton- Crest Inn
East Texas Chamber
Nat S. Rogers
First City Bankcorporation, Inc
Houston
East Texas
William G. Copeland
MacKay-Sheilds Economics, Inc
New York
W. A
Bill) Clements, Jr
Longview Farmer-Rancher
Dolph Briscoe
Michael and
Sandra Brown
Tyler
James A. Wilson
Great Meat Price Dilemma Sparks Hunger for Substitutes
A columnist laments rising beef prices and notes widespread use of substitutes from fish to soy beans and even horse meat. The piece highlights a West Coast butcher flooded with customers seeking cheap red meat and jokes about horse meat being wholesome and protein rich.
Weather and town life mingle in Gladewater column
A reflective column blends weather talk with memories of a local minister, Saturday movie nostalgia, biking tips, and beef prices. It notes a Hunt County Coin Club show April 7–8 in Greenville with 25–30 dealers, free admission, and prizes.
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Hunt County Coin Club
Cadallie
Greenville
Texas
Gladewater Mirror and allied papers consolidated in 1949
The Gladewater Mirror publishes weekly and Sunday editions from Gladewater Texas with staff including Mrs Harry Kates as general manager and advertising director Fredalene Clark as women's editor Harriett Walton on second class postage. Subscriptions priced by mail in Texas and outside Texas.
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Fredalene Clark
Harriett Walton
Gladewater Publishing Company
Glade Avenue
Dean Street
Gladewater
Gregg County
Texas
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Lloyd Bentsen
Atlanta
John Trotman
American National Cattlemen's Association
TSTI
Texas State Technical Institute
Waco
Mobile Automotive Department
Jed Howell
Womack School
Luckett Street
Longview Chamber of Commerce
George Abbott
Dub Floyd
Gladewater Kiwanis Club
Abbott
Alaska
Floyd
East
Embree Tiaseres
Junds
Little Miss
Industry Little Mr. Industry Industrial
Joseph Addison
Keith Sebelius
Kansas
Office of the National Archives
National Association of Manufacturers
W. J. Sedberry
John Gay
Jimmy Brown
Matthew Fortson
U.S
Hunt County
Quitman Street
Church OF Christ
Gladewater, Texas
Harry Kates
Tee Eeee Eeeeseess
Mrs
Gladewater Times-Tribune
White Oak Texan
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