Postal service reform debate highlights rate rise standoff
A collage of editorials and comments surveys the 600 million postage hike approved by Congress amid a 1.2 billion deficit. Critics urge modernization and a public corporation to insulate the system from politics while notes warn of looming collapse without innovation as workers protest conditions and shifts. The piece cites Postmaster General Lawrence OBrien and reflections from St. Petersburg Times and Savannah Evening Press.
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Post Office Department
Postal Service
Congress
Presidental. Postal Study Commission
Lawrence O'Brien
Presidential Commission
St. Petersburg
Fla
Fulbright cites factors behind North Korea ship seizure
Sen J William Fulbright in Pine Bluff Ark argues deep US commitments and Gulf of Tonkin precedent may have shaped North Korea's seizure of the Navy intelligence ship Pugsicle. He notes mobilization fears and urges using United Nations procedures while hoping for release of the seized vessel.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
J. William Fulbright
de Ark
North Korea
Fulbright
Gulf of Tonkin
Congress
Korea
Tonkin
Fulvbright
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
North Vietnam
United Nations
Pyebollo
Mobilization of Reservists Is Supported
Washington AP reports President Johnson’s limited mobilization of reserve airmen gains broad congressional support amid Pueblo incident tensions. Lawmakers urged fuller public disclosure and debated potential congressional inquiry while 14,800 airmen were called to duty to pressure Pueblo release. Key figures Mansfield Kuchel Tydings Javits pressed for clearer explanations and accountability.
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Washington
Johnson
Congress
North Korea
U.S
Hostilies
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Pueblo
Thomas H. Kuchel
California
Kuche
Joseph D. Tydings
Jacob K. Javits
Ren.y
Electric Chair Removed From Arkansas Penitentiary
LITTLE ROCK AP John H Haley chairman of the state Penitentiary Commission said Thursday the state's electric chair has been disconnected and put in storage. The chair has not been used since 1964 and was removed to free space. Haley noted the move followed the firing of the executor and asked whether it signaled a repeal of capital punishment in Arkansas.
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Little Rock
John H. Haley
State Penitentiary Commission
Haley
Henee
Arkansas
Backseat Driver All the Way
NORTH HOLLYWOOD Calif AP Bill Carroll drove 25000 miles from Anchorage Alaska to South America and part way back with his wife Renee aboard The couple recount safety concerns and say the wife did backseat driving throughout the journey noting it started last September and she remained in the passenger seat throughout the trip
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North Hollywood
Califf
Bill Carroll
Anchorage
Alaska
South America
Copper Prices Jump of Eve of Panel Meet
A three man labor panel meets with Secretary Wirtz amid a government report showing a 3 percent rise in wholesale copper prices. The strike, began July 15, halting most U S copper production and leaving 60,000 workers idle. The panel may open talks with union and industry leaders as 26 unions seek higher pay. White Pine Copper Co. settled with its 1,850 employees, offering a fringe benefits package worth 95 cents an hour over 42 months to $4.58.
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Washington
W. Willard Wirtz
U.S
Labor Department
George Reedy
Johnson
Struthers Research & Development Corp
George W. Taylor
University of Pennsylvania
Whareton School of Business
White Pine Copper Co
White Pine
Mich
Emsployer
Auto Ring Broken in Chicago
The FBI broke up a stolen auto ring that transported cars from Chicago to the south using fake titles. Three men were arrested Freder ick P Gardner Mervyn J Erickson and Dale E Peterson. They face charges of interstate transportation of stolen property and conspiracy with six late model Chicago thefts to Blytheville Arkansas. Bonds set at 10000 each.
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Chicago
FBI
South
Frederick P. Gardner
Mervyn J. Erickson
Dale E.peterson
Peterson
South Side
Blytheville
Ark
Little Rock
Arkansas
Peter Y. Ukelich
John B. Hawkins
Roger C. Calbeck
Erickson
Miami
Fla
Florida
Gardner
U.S
Shocked by City Payments to Chambers of Commerce
AFL-CIO state president Shree Hock Becker said on Thursday that the revelation more than 60 Arkansas cities currently pay dues to chambers of commerce is shocking. He called the practice immoral and illegal, and said organized labor would seek to stop these payments. North Little Rock Alderman Don Garrison asked the attorney general to rule on legality, while Becker warned courts would strike any statute approving such use of tax money.
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Shree Hock
J. Bu] Becker
Aflicio
Arkansas
Becker
Backer
North Little Rock
Don Garrison
Joe Purcell
Plot to Rob Banks and Blast Plant in Seattle Area
FBI arrested seven men in Washington and Missouri on charges of a political crime plot. They planned to blow up Redmond police station and a power plant, then rob four banks near Redmond, Baltesqua, and Des Moines after destroying the Redmond City Hall. Leading figure Duane Carlson was identified as a former Minuteman organizer.
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Seattle
Wash
FBI
Plottig
Polles
Minutemen
Federal
Norborne
Robert DePugh
The
Lake City
Bellevue
Redmond
Baltes
Tim
Carlson
Arids
Washington
Joseph David Hourle
Grocery Chain
Ervin John White
Edmonds
Jerome Nicholas Henderson Sry
Bothell
Kelly E. DeLano
Tacoma
Ft. Lewis
Milton James Dix
Jerome Nicholas Diemert
Arington
U.S
Walter Roseburg
Ball
Dix
Ina
Roseburg
U.S. Alty
Ramsey Clark
States Tackle Traffic Deaths With Different Methods
Tennessee cut highway fatalities in 1967 after a year with rising deaths through July, then finished lower than 1966. Michigan credited a new drinking drivers law, more vehicle inspections, and stronger enforcement for a gradual 42 month decline, ending 1967 with fewer deaths.
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Nashville, Tenn
Michigan
Tennessee
LSD Means a Trip to Tragedy Not Use It
A feature on LSD outlines a 1960s style view of the drug as a powerful mind altering substance. It explains good and bad trips and notes the risks of accidents and long lasting psychological effects even after use. It cites cases including a Brooklyn girl who swallowed a tainted sugar cube and suffered long term consequences for her child.
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Mary Anita Laseter
One
Albert Hoffrand
U. S
Brooklyn
Greenwich Village
Tlm
Gotham
10 Districts Could Lose School Aid
Arkansas Education Department said ten districts may forfeit all federal aid due to noncompliance with federal civil rights laws. Fordyce Bright Star Junction City Hazen Stamps Collins Lawson Elaine Strong and part of Fulton County are affected. Elaine lost funds on December 19 and Strong on January 18. Total impact is 346,279 dollars.
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Little Rock
State Education Department
Arkansas
Aducae Hon
Fordyce
Bright Star
Miller County
Junction City
Hazen
Stamps
Collins
Drew County
Lawson
Union County
Elaine
Philips County
Strong
Fulton County
W. Hl. Moore
Wald Elaine
Urepana
Wage Rise Affects Over 100000 Arkansas Workers
LITTLE ROCK AP Dote son Collins state Later Com missioner said Thursday that more than 100,000 Arkansas residents would receive pay raises in February as a result of an increase in the federal minimum wage law. Workers in interstate commerce or producing goods for interstate commerce move from 1.49 to 1.60 an hour. Maximum for those under the Fail Later Standards Act rises from 1 to 1.15. Large farm workers get a boost from 1 to 1.15 and will reach 1.30 an hour by February 1, 1963. Employees of large hotels motels and restaurants laundries and dry cleaning hospitals and nursing homes will be covered. Their minimum wage rises 15 cents yearly to reach 1.29 by February 1 1964.
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Little Rock
Dote Son Collins
Arkansas
Legion Backs C of C Dinner Speaker
The American Legion and Ladies Auxiliary, in cooperation with the Chamber of Commerce, urge the public to attend the Hope Hampstead County Chamber banquet on February 1 at 7 p.m. in the Coliseum to hear Dr Kenneth McFarland discuss Americanism. Tickets are promoted by Jim Lockhart with a special city sales drive on January 27.
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American Legion
Leslie Huddleston
Ts Ladies Auxiliary
Coopersation
Chamber of Commercy
Hope-Hampstead County
American Ife
Aux.Mary
Jim Lockhart
Banquet Ticket Sales
May Act in Korean Crisis Quietly Respites
AP Special Correspondent reports President Johnson hinted at a diplomatic path to Korea crisis while signaling readiness for military action. US officials note mobilization steps and reserves, with debates on a broader National Guard call and potential division activations. The UN Security Council discussed freeing the captured ship and crew as the Soviet Union aligned with North Korea.
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Gohn M. Hightowe
Washington
Johdann Ad
Ugs
North
Korea
United Nations
Moscow
Johnson
Vietnam
Defense Department
National Guard Bureau
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Otto
Indiana
Minets
United States
U.N. Security Council
Soviet Union
North Korea
U.S
Gldentog
Carcier Enterprise
South Korea
Seoul
State Department
Mnme
Pyongyang
Man Charged With Murder In Little Rock Slaying
Homer McCal, 27, of Little Rock, was charged in Cirs Circuit Court on Thursday with first degree murder for the fatal shooting Saturday of James William Munday, 23, also of Little Rock.
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Associated Press
Little Rock
Homer McCal
Cirscuit Court
Orstwlegree
James William Munday
Flu Struck Large City With Major Illness Wave
Dr. J. T. Herron, state health officer, estimated that about 300,000 people in Muenga and another 200,000 to 390,000 in the state had or were suffering severe upper respiratory infections in the past six weeks.
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Little Rock UP
J. T. Herron
Muenga
Fire exchange report disputed by Guyana defense force
Georgetown Geogetown Guyana defense force spokesman discounted a report of an exchange of fire in the New River area. He said there had been a clash involving Guyanese troops about 300 miles south of Georgetown.
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Georgetown
Guyane
Guyana Defense Force
New River
Guyana
Sirinam
Georg Town
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Evening Press
Sen. Fulbright
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INSAN
Imorea
Sea OF Japan
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Japan
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Legion
C of C
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