Post Office Plan Faces Early Hurdle in Congress
The Nixon Administration proposal to convert the Post Office Department into a public corporation struggles to win House support. Members debate who sets postal rates and salaries, with a likely hybrid bill keeping the Post Office in government while granting final wage and rate control to Congress. The committee finished hearings Aug 12 and plans an executive session in mid September.
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Nader Plans Study of Major Washington Law Firm
Ralph Nader and Harvard law students prepare an investigative profile of Covington and Burling, a leading Washington firm led by Dean Acheson. The project seeks a critical analysis of the firm's ethics and organization, despite firm resistance and noncooperation from partners. A report is due by year end.
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Philanthropist Likely to Head U S Arts Council
Michael Straight 53, writer and philanthropist, appears set to be named chairman of the National Arts Council by President Nixon. The post has been vacant since March when Roger L. Stevens’ term expired. Straight is son of the late Willard Straight and has written fiction and nonfiction.
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Armored Car Guard Killed in San Francisco Bank Heist
Loomis Armored guard James Ogden, 53, of San Francisco, was shot entering the First Western Bank Fillmore branch with a money bag. He died on arrival at Mission Emergency Hospital from chest and hip wounds after a gunman fled on foot. PMID
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