Nixon seeks one cent postal rate boost and reform plan
President Nixon asked Congress for a penny increase in most letter rates to seven cents and postcard stamps to six cents, effective July 1, aiming to raise over 600 million dollars in the next fiscal year. He warned the Post Office deficit could reach 1.2 billion without reforms and promised a broad overhaul within 42 days, detailing reforms for Congress consideration.
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Nixon
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Adopting a baby and local family guidance questions
A reader asks about costs and timing for changing a child's name with an attorney. The Children's Home Society in Greensboro advises on adoption options, maternity care, and financial help with no charge for services. Additional Qs cover astronomy charts, orange basketball goals, Southern food traditions, and military allotments to wives.
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Memorial Hospital
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High Point
Greensboro
North Carolina
United Funds
Gravity Of Crime Cited In Giving Sirhan Death
Jurors say gravity of Sirhan Bishara Sirhan’s crime outweighed mental impairment in ruling death for the Kennedy assassin. Early votes showed shifting opinions, with final verdict 4 to 0 in favor of death after a month of testimony. sentencing set for May 14 with automatic appeal provisions.
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Harry F. Rosenthal
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Sirhan Bishara
George Stitzel
Robert F. Kennedy
California
Herbert V. Walker
Sithan
Walker
Grant Cooper
Attacks Near Cambodian Border—U S Bombers Hit War Zone C
U S B-52s dropped over 2,000 tons of bombs along a 30 mile stretch near Saigon in heavy raids on Viet Cong and North Vietnamese bases in War Zone C near the Cambodian border. Ground fighting produced U S casualties as Marines clashed five miles south of the DMZ, with eight killed and 19 wounded.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
U.S. Command
Grato
Cambodia
Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh
Laos
Demilitarized Zone
U.S
A Shava
Tost
Scott Sees Crisis From Ban On Ads
Washington governor Bob Scott warns a proposed ban on cigarette advertising could trigger an economic crisis in North Carolina. Testifying before the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee, he urged against infringing on free choice and argued bans could extend to automobiles and petroleum ads due to health and safety concerns.
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Washington
Bob Scott
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North Carolina
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Scott
Freeze-Drying and Chemical Spray Touted to Cut Cigarette Tar
Gov. Robert W. Scott urged Congress to consider freeze-drying of tobacco and a chemical spray to reduce tar and nicotine. North Carolina State University researchers are testing freeze-dried flue-cured tobacco, while Rep. John M. Murphy described Chemosol spray claimed to lower a carcinogen in smoke without harming flavor. Murphy noted Dr. Perry Hudson supports feasibility and mass production.
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Washington
Congress
Robert W. Scott
North Carolina
North Carolina State University
Gov. Scott
Murphy
Perry B. Hudson
Hudson
New York
Living Cost Rise Biggest In 18 Years
The Labor Department reports March consumer prices rose eight tenths of a percent, erasing large pay gains for about 45 million workers. Food, housing and transport surged while mortgage rates and used car prices drove the index higher. The White House rejects wage price controls, expecting inflation to ease as fiscal and monetary actions bite. The report notes a 3.5 percent rise in mortgage interest and a 6 percent jump in used car prices. See continuation on Page 2-A.
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Washington (Ap
Labor Department
Peo
Arnold Chase
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chase
White House
Nixon
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