Post Office rate rise may threaten newspaper delivery
The editorials argue that proposed second class mail rate hikes up to 142 percent and potential Saturday non delivery could force publishers to seek alternative distribution methods. They question a shift to a non cabinet run Post Office and recall better service in the past. Also notes state local taxes rising in 1969 with New York and California high per capita burdens and $76.1 billion total state local tax take.
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Post Office
Post Office Department
Kinston
N.C
Daily Free Press
Commerce Clearing House
Arkansas
New York
California
Waynesboro
News- Virginian
Natural Gas Rates Are Increased Across Gulf Coast
The Federal Power Commission authorizes higher gas prices from the Texas Gulf Coast, signaling higher consumer bills beginning in August. The move aims to spur exploration and affects intrastate and interstate markets with ceiling prices set by contract dates and a producer increase of about one to two cents per thousand cubic feet, rising to roughly eight cents for gas sold since 1968.
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Midwest
FPC
Street Mob Runs Out of Bodies in Washington Protest
A sprawling antiwar protest in Washington faded as police and military power overwhelmed the demonstrators. Thousands were arrested and the crowd largely dispersed, though organizer Rennie Davis pledged more arrests would not halt the movement. The city awaited two months for a renewed march led by Rev Dr Carmichael, likely drawing a different crowd and tone.
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John 8
Lang
Associated Press
Washington
Rennie Davis
Davis
Car MclIntire
Accident at Hope intersection injures parked car, brakes fail
Hope Police investigated a Thursday 4:45 p.m. crash at the W. 6th and Hamilton Street intersection. A parked car owned by Carl W. Burke of Hope was struck by a car driven by Alma Kyler of Hope when the brakes failed. No charges were filed by Officers Stovall and Rowe.
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Hope
Condemning Sword Fish Blow to Old Whale Port Bedford
NEW BEDFORD Mass AP The FDA found 95 percent of swordfish samples contaminated with mercury above safety limits, prompting a public warning and threatening New England swordfishing which centered in New Bedford where the Avila family controlled much of last year’s 97 000 pounds. The discovery mirrors historic shocks to port trades, likened to Pennsylvanias oil impact on whaling.
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Old Whale Port
Bedford
New Bedford
Mass
Pennsylvania
Joseph J. Avila Jr
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
New England
Avila
James F. Avila
Gilbert S. Avila
Sarver Is Tapped by WR for Governor
Former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller said Robert Sarver discussed running for governor after dinner. Rockefeller noted Sarver’s Arkansas residence and said Sarver could not yet qualify due to constitutional residency rules.
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Sarver
See Sarver
No Oscar for It But Office Actors In Everyday Life
Hal Boyle riffs on office life as a stage, listing characters like the secretary the gambler and the boss. He notes the daily acts of co workers, from petty cash steals to whispered rumors, and asks why people pay for theater when real drama plays out in offices each morning.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Hollywood
U.S
Barrymore
Mike
Ike
Ben
Rogers tours Israeli front as talks on flexibility continue
Secretary of State Rogers flies over the Israeli front from Sharm el Sheikh to Jerusalem. He meets with Prime Minister Golda Meir and other policymakers in a brisk, animated exchange over allowing more flexibility in peace talks with the Arabs. A second round of discussions was expected to pursue the issue.
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Lewis Gulick
Associated Press
Jerusalem
William P. Rogers
Sharm el Sheikh
Sinai Desert
Rogers
Israel
Red Sea
East Africa
Persian Gulf
Egypt
Strait
Iran
Strait of Tiran
Tel Aviv
Cairo
Middle East
Golda Meir
U.S
Progress Reported In Berlin Four Power Talks
Soviet ambassador Pyotr Abrassimov said one step further after today’s three hour Allied Control Council session in West Berlin. Kenneth Rush called the discussions useful while Maurice Schumann in Moscow said an agreement is not impossible.
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Berlin
Pyotr Abrassimov
East Germany
Allied Control Council
West Berlin
U.S
West Germany
Kenneth Rush
Moscow
Maurice Schumann
Jobless Edges Up as Prices Rise
The government reported unemployment rose to 6.1 percent in April, with Black unemployment surging to 10 percent the highest since early 1964, while overall employment edged higher on farm gains and a longer work week. White unemployment held at 5.6 percent and teen rates were 17.2 percent.
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Bill Neikirk
Associated Press
Washington
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
BLS
Steel price hikes gain ground among major producers
Three large steel firms led by U S Steel Corp raise prices by over six percent while Bethlehem Steel hesitates. Jones and Laughlin Republic Armco Wheeling-Pittsburgh join the move as Treasury Secretary Connally warns about world market pricing and President Nixon's White House expresses disappointment.
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Bethlehem Steel Corp
Bethlehem
White House
Washington
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Ronald L. Ziegler
Building Burns on E Avenue B Fire Destroys Structure
Firefighters answered a Friday 7 a.m. call to 1104 W Avenue B where a small building was already engulfed in flames. The structure owned by Smith Construction Co of Hope was a total loss. Cause undetermined.
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Mupecure Dept
W. Avenue B
Smith, Construction Co. of
Hope
Illiteracy and Joblessness Fuel Latino Discontent
Sen Joseph Montoya, the Senate’s only Spanish-named member, warns an embittered Spanish speaking minority may turn to violence without political power and equal opportunity. He cites persistent discrimination and bigotry as too little improved by veterans returning from Vietnam, noting the Spanish American unemployment rate runs about twice that of whites.
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Peggy Simpson
Associated Press
Washington
Joseph M. Montoya
Montoya
Senate
New Mexico Democrat
WR Cuts His Gift to GOP Drastically
In Arkansas the GOP budget has shrunk from 150000 to 80000 dollars with former governor Winthrop Rockefeller reducing his personal gift from about 50000 to around 5000. Neal Sox Johnson notes Rockefeller remains the largest single contributor by value though much of the party relies on smaller donors. A June 19 fundraising dinner at the Hot Springs Convention Center will honor Rockefeller, whose continued support also includes nonfinancial help and outreach to friends.
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Little Rock, Ark
Republican Party
Winthrop Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Neal Sox Johnson
GOP
Johnson
Hot Springs Convention Center
Illiteracy Cautioned Not to Tour Poland
U S Embassy warns Americans against traveling to Poland after Polish-American Adam Mueller, 43, of Dayton, Ohio, was sentenced to five years for providing classified information to Western agents. Mueller, now a U.S. citizen with a wife and four children, returned to the U.S. to face trial and plans an appeal while custody continues.
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Nicholas Lilliros
Associated Press
Warsaw
U.S
Poland
Adam Mueller
Dayton
Ohio
Mueller
West Berlin
May Paper Drive By Hope Boy Scouts
All Around Town Boy Scouts schedule a May paper drive in Hope and vicinity. Collectors will pick up bundles on May 26 from walk or porch sites. bundles should be tied with string and not wired.
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Boy Scouts
Hope
Europe Telling U S to Pay UP
An analysis likens the United States to a rich debtor who pays bills slowly, risking a growing deficit. The piece warns that creditors may push for devaluing money or demanding assets like gold, while noting the U S relies on its business ties with smaller neighbors to sustain spending and expects eventual balance.
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New York
Sam
Travelers Denied Rate Increase by Arkansas Insurance Dept
The Arkansas Insurance Department rejected Travelers Indemnity Co. bid to raise private auto insurance rates. The company sought 28.5 percent more for bodily liability, 12.9 percent for property damage liability, 10 percent for comprehensive, 9.7 percent for a $50 deductible, and 13.8 percent for a $100 deductible. Travelers plans a formal hearing on the order.
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Little Rock
State Insurance Department
Travelers Indemnity Co
Travelers
Bloodmobile Here Tuesday and Wednesday
About 25 Hempstead County residents have given eight pints or more and received pins. Luther Hollaman leads with a three gallon pin. The Red Cragg Blood Chairman notes the value of both faithful and new donors as 50 of 139 on the last visit were first timers. The drive aims to collect 240 pints for local hospitals at the Veterans Hospital area. The two day visit runs Monday May 10 and Tuesday May 12 noon to 6 p.m. at the Red River Vocational Ti School.
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Hempstead
Luther Hollaman
Haskell Jones
Red Cragg Blood
Hempstead County
Veterans Hospital
Red River
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Lloyd Hendrix
University of Arkansas
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Sarah Mary Schenck
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W. J. Lemke
Richard Stanford
Ward Drug
Tyler
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Robert
Mary Ann Lile
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Claudia) Griffin
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