Christmas stamp stamps up record demand in 1962
The new four cent Christmas stamp sells far beyond expectations with a first print of 500 million and an order boosted to 600 million. Postmaster General Day notes it is the best selling special stamp ever and reports minimal protests from religious groups.
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Washington (Ap
Post Office Department
James F. Kelleher
J. Edward Day
Kelleher
John H. Glenn Jr
National Tuberculosis Association
Citizens’ Stamp Advisory Committee
James Crawford
Kennedy seeks 80 day Taft Hartley injunction over Lockheed strike
President Kennedy directed the Justice Department to seek an 80 day Taft Hartley cooling off injunction to prevent renewal of the Lockheed Aircraft machinists strike. A three member board said the union security issue blocks a settlement and the action aims to avert national safety risks while negotiations continue.
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Washington
Kennedy
Justice Department
Machinists
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Atty
Robert F. Kennedy
Taft-Hartley
Lockheed
Board of Inquiry
Taft-Harley
White House
AFL-CIO International —__Longshoremen’s Association
Atlantic
Gulf
Taft- Hartley
International Association of Machinists
Afl-Cio
Lockheed Emergency Board
Arthur M. Ross
University of California Institute of Industrial Relations
U.S
Appeals Court
Supreme Court
Christmas On Marrow Bone Ridge
The 1962 Christmas tale follows Danny Dugan whose lowly Mountain people face a meager holiday. Genie Magoon, a leprechaun, arrives to reveal hidden kindness among the Village of Comfort residents, sparking surprises across eighteen chapters.
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Marrow-Bone Ridge
Danny Dugan
Danny
Genie Magoon
Comfort
End of expense account living eyed by IRS chief
Washington AP Mortimer Caplin, IRS commissioner, says new rules to start Jan 1 will end tax deductions for much entertainment and travel. He notes Congress aims to curb expense account abuses and IRS hearings are set for Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Mortimer M. Caplin
Caplin
U.S. News and World Report
IRS
Congress
Two lawyers jailed for federal tax filing failures in Milwaukee
La Crosse attorney John Coleman Jr. received 30 days in custody and two years probation after pleading no defense to failure to file 1957 1959 income taxes totaling 23375. Chicago based Jonathan C. Bunge faced 60 days and a $3000 fine for 1955 1957 income of 63952. Judge Robert E. Tehan imposed sentences.
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la Crosse
U.S. District Court
Milwaukee
John
Coleman Jr
S. 23Rd St
Milwaukee House of Corrections
Jonathan C. Bunge
Chicago
Robert E. Tehan
Coleman
la Crosse County
Bunge
University of Wisconsin
Marine Corps
Roi-Namur
Saipan
Tinian
Iwo Jima
State Bank
Wisconsin
Cars With Classified Material Derailed Near Marietta
In Georgia, two special freight cars carrying classified Atomic Energy Commission materials and five couriers derailed with 22 other cars and three locomotives near Kennesaw, six miles north of Marietta. An AEC spokesman said the materials posed no health or safety hazard, with no high explosives or bombs involved.
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Marietta, Ga
Atomic Energy Commission
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Kennesaw
Marietta
AEC
Albuquerque
N.M
Atomic Weapons Research Center
George Dennis
Bar and Inn Fire Damages Ramsey County Site
A bar and restaurant in rural Ramsey County was hit by fire this morning. Four fire departments fought the blaze at the Venetian Inn near Rice and Little Canada Road about a mile and a half north of Highway 36.
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ST. Paul
Ramsey County
Venetian Inn and Rice
Little Canada Road
Highway 36
No 'Setup' In Sight For Mild Weather
December brings no relief from Wisconsin mild weather as a long range forecast predicts a cool snap not until Friday or Saturday. Statewide record highs continue breaking with Milwaukee 62 and Green Bay 59. Extra warm lows include Superior 28 and La Crosse 50 with scattered showers in the north and light drizzle across the state.
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Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Madison
Duluth
la Crosse
Green Bay
Hales Corners
Milwaukee County
Racine
Wausau
Park Falls
Mercury
Superior
Relay Satellite Set for Launch Next Week from Cape Canaveral
NASA said a Thor Delta missile will launch the Relay satellite next week to enable a second live TV exchange with Europe and possibly include South America. FCC chairman Newton Minow confirmed the plan in a televised interview, with Relay in a higher orbit than Telstar.
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Washington
Ap)i
Cape Canaveral
Europe
Telstar
Atlantic
South America
Newton N. Minow
Federal Communications Commission
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Deer crashes into Wautoma High during Rudolph rehearsal
A deer crashed through two windows at Wautoma High School during a Saturday night rehearsal for Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer and a school play. The deer fled the building unharmed and was later seen leaving town.
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Wautoma
Wautoma High School
Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer
Marshals Eye Invasion Over ASCS Records in South Dakota
Federal marshals map strategy to seize ASCS records held in Mound City and Herreid amid town resistance. Residents threaten to defend the barricaded building, while officials say marshals will be used if records are not surrendered.
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Aberdeen
S.D
Mound City
Mississippi
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Herreid
ASCS
U.S. Marshals
Albin Herman
Seil
Agriculture Department
Travis Lewin
Sioux Falls
U.S
Lewin
Justice Department
Demands New Tally In All 87 Counties
Democrat Karl Rolvaag filed in Albert Lea for a statewide recount of 114 million votes in the Minnesota governor race. He seeks swift court action to resolve the contest that left Elmer L. Andersen ahead by 142 votes.
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DFL
George Farr
Farr
Plunkett
Rolvaag
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