Post Office reform and holiday mail outlook in 1960s era editorials
A collage of editorials argues for postal reform to create a government owned corporation, praising management, delivery targets, and rising mail volume while noting political hesitations. It contrasts private enterprise with a public service bound to two day coast to coast delivery goals. It also cites hopeful holiday mail delivery projections and international curiosities.
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Nixa
Johnson
Commission On Postal Organization
Congress
Post Office
Nixon
Shreveport
Mrs Johnson to Leave White House 18 Hour Day Relief
Mrs Lyndon B Johnson says leaving the White House means saying goodbye to the 4:00 AM phone calls and 18 hour days. She praises the President, cites the magnetism of the White House, and notes the relief of returning home after a long term. The interview with Howard K Smith airs at 7:20 PM EST on ABC.
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Mrs. Johnson
White House
Tom Seppy
Associated Press
Washington
Lyndon B. Johnson
Johnson
Bure Deng
Mia
Kdease
Nuclear blast rocks China with three megaton yield
The Atomic Energy Commission announced a Chinese nuclear test in Lop Nor area around 2:30 am EST, about three megatons. It was the eighth detected by the United States, following a 1967 pattern, as US plans an antimissile defense costing about $5 billion to cover 32 sites nationwide.
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Washington
China
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
United States
Lop Nor
Sinokiang
Volpe backs mass transit to ease urban traffic
John A Volpe President elect Nixon's pick for transportation secretary says highways alone won't solve city traffic. He cites rapid transit feasibility varies by area and warns that current car flow into downtowns strains parking and may require drastic city planning.
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Washington
John A. Volpe
Nixon
Massachusetts
Volpe
Eisenhower
John Glenn May Try for Congress
COLUMBUS, Ohio AP Former astronaut John Glenn Jr may seek a second bid at Ohio politics. The Democratic chairman said Glenn considered running in 1964 before a bathroom fall head injury. Incumbent Sen Stephen M Young has indicated plans and Republican Amnes A. es is barred from reelection. chairman Eugene P OGrady declined comment on Glenn's possible House or Senate bid.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Glenn Jr
Glenn
Stephen M. Young
Will Ee Wo
Aim
Amnes A. Es
Eugene P. O'Grady
Slate House
Viet Cong Offers to Meet on Prisoners in New Year Talks
Viet Cong broadcast a new offer to meet U S representatives on New Year’s Day to negotiate the release of three American prisoners of war. The move followed Allied plans to observe a cease-fire on New Year’s Day and came after a Christmas Day meeting that collapsed over Viet Cong demands for prior formalities. The prisoners are Spec 4 James W. Brigham of Ocala Florida Spec 4 Thomason Jones of Lynnville Indiana and Pfc Donald C Smith of Akron Pennsylvania. The U S side wanted only to set date time and place for release. The Viet Cong invited talks at the same paddy field site near the Cambodian border and demanded a halt to all operations and the 72 hour cease fire.
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U.S
cViet Cong
Viet Enis National Liberation Front
Calendar roots of the yearly calendar through history
The article traces calendars from ancient calendaria to Romulus and Moses origins, explains March as a former first month, Julius Caesar and Augustus names, January addition by Numa Pompilius, and the Gregorian reform by Pope Gregory XIII to fix equinox drift, noting the system still used today after about 400 years.
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Moses
Mars
Mara
Juno
Quintilis
Sextilis
Julius Caesar
Caesar Augustus
Numa Pompilius
Janus
Gregory XIII
No Serious Iinness in Pueblo Crew
The Navy questioned freed USS Pueblo crewmen after doctors found no serious defects besides malnutrition. Over 100 intelligence specialists began interviews to determine what sensitive equipment remained and assess psychological strain from captivity. Lt. Edward Murphy Jr. revealed deliberate navigational errors to mislead captors and prove the ship never entered North Korean waters.
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Barry Kramer
Associated Press
San Diego
Calif
Navy
Uss Pueblo
Questoners
United States
North Korea
Horace D. Warden
U.S. Naval Hospital
Warden
Edward R. Murehy Jr
Murphy
Newsemen
Post Office Ends Franked Mail Check Politics Charge
The Post Office Department abandons its watchdog role on congressional franking abuses, saying Congress should police its own privilege use. Senator Griffin notes political action linked to Fortas and Johnson, and vows to seek new guidelines next session. The policy shift questions enforcement and possible constitutional issues in censoring mail. Griffin asserts department involvement has grown into routine scrutiny of many members' mailings.
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Martha Cole
Associated Press
Washington
Post Office Department
Johnson
Michigan
Robert P. Griffin
Monty
Congress
Abe Fortas
United States
Griffin
Fortas
Grif
Marvin W Watson
Secretary of Agriculture
Orville L. Freeman
Post Office
Timothy J. May
Department
Many Die in Chicago Plane Crash
A North Central Airlines twin-engine plane attempting to land at O'Hare in fog crashed into a hangar, killing 27 aboard and injuring many on the ground or in nearby hangars. Flight 458 originated in Minneapolis. early reports suggested an extra passenger and possible jump-seat pilot. The fatalities marked North Central's first in 20 years of operation across 11 Midwestern states.
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Robert Brink
Associated Press Winter Chicago
North Central Airlines
O'Hare International Airport
North Central
Cook County
Chicago
O'Hare
Minneapolis
Marvin A. Payne
Lakeland
Minn
Gerald R. Levalley
Bloomington
Richard W. M. Kargel
Burnsville
John A. Krochek
Vietnam Fighting At Low Mark In Three Months
AP reports U S command says American troops are fighting less than in the past three months. South Vietnam claims 146 Viet Cong and North Vietnamese killed in four clashes, 49 Viet Cong drafters captured, and large arms cache found. South Vietnamese losses 9 dead and 33 wounded. heavy fighting near Da Nang and in the Mekong Delta. Viet Cong ceasefire extended to today. U S and South Vietnamese ops resume at 6 pm local time.
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U.S
Mekong Delta
da Nang
Spok
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