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Newspaper

Independent

Location

Long Beach, California, United States of America

Date

Jul 17, 1968

Page

5

Johnson noncommittal on post office nonprofit proposal

The White House received the President's Commission on Postal Organization findings urging a nonprofit government corporation to fund improvements and raise rates. Johnson asked officials to review the sobering judgment but gave no endorsement, noting Congress may not act this year.

Washington Johnson Post Office Postmaster General The Budget Bureau Commission

Soviets Pressure Czechs to Justify Reforms

Prague reports show the Soviet Union and allies demanding a two week window for Prague to meet bilaterally with each nation then a joint session to defend democratic reforms. The letter, sent after Warsaw talks, pressures Dubcek leadership amid calls for troop withdrawal and resistance to Warsaw Pact intrusion.

Prague Soviet Union Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Communist Party Poland East Germany Hungary Bulgaria Warsaw Dubcek Leonid I. Breshnev Communist Party

Post Office Maintains Santa Claus Postmark Amid Closures

A UPI report says the Santa Claus Indiana post office, serving a town of about 40 people, will keep its postmark next Christmas despite the closure of 347 small town post offices. The spokesman notes the facility will not be affected.

Washington UPI Idaho Santa Claus Ind

Humphrey son laments youth hostility to campaign

Robert Humphrey, 24, says the vice president is deeply hurt by hostility from young voters over the Vietnam War. He urged support at a New York reception as Hubert H. Humphrey meets campaign aides and defends his father as an innovator.

New York Hubert H. Humphrey Robert Humphrey Humphrey Vietnam Paris

Youths Rob Woman as She Lies Dying in Oakland Street

A 56 year old woman, Mary Gonsalves, was struck by a car and robbed by several youths as she lay dying in the street. They later used her keys to ransack her home while she was hospitalized and she died two hours after the incident. a sister reported the crime at the residence.

Oakland Mary Gonsalves Elton Pointer

Reformist Central Committee Named in September

Exclusive gates report that a reformist Central Committee will be named in September and that supporters of the deposed leadership under Antoinin Novotny will be ousted. The Soviet withdrawal proceeds slowly as liberals fear a conservative bid to regain power.

Dubcek Gates Antonin Novotny

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