Mason's Patent Nov 30 1885 Fruit Jar Ages Revealed
An Asheville inquiry traces Mason jars back to John L Mason with patent in 1858 and notes 1885 date likely a mold error. Ball Corp records suggest later jars may be rare items. Toulouse's collector manual details 17 pages on variations.
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Encyclopedia Britannica
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Ball Corporation
Muncie
Ind
Duane Harrison
John L. Mason
Harrison
J. H. Toulouse
Everybody's Press
Hanover
Mason
John Mason
Consolidated Fruit Jar Co
Hero Glass Works
Philadelphia
Toulouse
Letter-writing for servicemen overseas during wartime
Readers discuss sending letters to soldiers abroad and how to obtain contact with recipients. The advice notes security concerns about publicizing servicemen names and suggests asking friends for names or joining Red Cross mail drives to connect with service members.
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Vietnam
Red Cross
Why No City Buses Reach Westchester Mall
City officials traced a breakdown in communication delaying a new bus route to Westchester Mall. Mayor Davis learned the council approved the request in May, but the plan was not conveyed to the bus company. Traffic Engineer Moss will meet bus officials to finalize routes and times, with Consolidated to publish schedules when set.
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Westchester
Davis
Moss
Consolidated
Zip Code on Postmarks Aims for City Specific Marks
Reader suggests zip codes appear on postmarks to aid addressing. Walter York notes practicality only for towns with a single code. In larger cities with many zips, postmarks from different offices could show incorrect codes.
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Blount
Walter York
High Point
New York
Nervous gas trains move through western North Carolina
A heavily guarded munitions train carrying nerve gas crossed western North Carolina on its way to Sunny Point North Carolina. It passed Marion at 7 am and Forest City about 7:30 am amid rain while onlookers gathered in Spartanburg.
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South Carolina
Sunny Point
N.C
Marion
Forest City
N. C
Spartanburg
Richmond
Anniston
Ala
Abbeville
Greenwood
S.C
Army Gas Train Freight Through South Facing Court Challenge
Two trains carrying nerve gas described by an Army spokesman as no more dangerous than coal moved slowly across Southern states toward a sea disposal site 282 miles east of Cape Kennedy. Florida planned to sue, while residents in Georgia and Kentucky observed as security measures protected the mission Operation Chase.
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Atlantic
Cape Kennedy, Fla
New Execution Threat Raises Uruguayan Kidnaping Crisis
In Montevideo the Tupamaros kidnapping of U S official Dan A Mitrione and Brazilian Consul Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide escalates danger as a note threatening Dias Gomide’s execution by midnight passes with no word. Claude Fly remains captive as Congress approves suspension of civil rights for 20 days to aid police raids and censorship tightens.
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Montevideo
Uruguay
U.S
Tupamaros
Dan A. Mitrione
Aloysio Mares Dias Gomide
Mitrione
Claude L. Fly
Fort Collins
Colo
Dias Gomide
Congress
Jorge Pacheco Areco
Democrats Seek Nixon Challenger for 1972 Bid
Democratic governors urged to hunt for a White House contender to challenge Nixon in 1972. Gov. Robert E. McNair of South Carolina led the push saying current prospects lack needed support. National Chairman Lawrence F. O'Brien discussed widening Democratic governorships as the 62nd Governors Conference weighs education welfare and health proposals likely to raise federal taxes.
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Lake OF the Ozarks
White House
Nixon
Robert E. McNair
South Carolina
Lawrence F. O’brien
Nelson A. Rockefeller
New York
Nix Demands Explanation Of Stag Movie Experiment
Washington AP report says House subcommittee chair Robert N C Nix demands justification for a UNC led study where 23 young men watched a stag film. He calls the work revolting and questions its moral impact while testimony questions long term harm of pornography.
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Nix
Washington
House
White House
Robert N.C. Nix
D-Pa
James L. Howard
Clifford S. Reisler
Myron B. Lipizin
President's Commission On
University
House OKs Equal Rights Amendment Faces Senate Hurdles
Representative Martha Griffiths led a 450-15 House vote to approve a proposed constitutional Equal Rights Amendment. She aims to push through the Senate and state legislatures, but fears possible delays and opposition from some lawmakers.
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Washington
Martha Griffiths
Senate
Michigan
House
Judiciary Committee
Shirley Chisholm
D-N.y
FTC Head Would Kill Commission
ST. LOUIS AP Retiring Federal Trade Commissioner Philip Elman urged abolishing the FTC as an independent agency. He proposed a single administrator removable by both President and Congress and creation of a trade court to handle judicial functions.
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ST. Louis
Philip Elman
FTC
Congress
Elman
Independent Regulatory Commission
American Bar Association
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