Postal rate hike spurs stamp releases and public gripes
With mail rates rising to 8 cents for first class letters and 11 cents for airmail, collectors face a flurry of new issues. May brings Ike and flag stamps in multiple formats, embossed envelopes, and a 16 cent Ernie Pyle commemorative, plus several air and surface postal cards. First day ceremonies set for Avery Island, Louisiana, as wildlife stamps follow.
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U.S
Ernie Pyle
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Avery Island
Sunday radio schedule features concerts and special programs
Larry Dittman starts hosting Showcase on WLCX from 6 to 11 30 a m with Andy Williams and light spring music. WKBH airs Great Songs of Hope and Faith at 9 05 a m with Tennessee Ernie Ford Jim Roberts Norma Zimmer and Bill Grammer. WWLA FM presents Syttende Mai Norwegian Independence Day at 10 20 a m with music and dialogue. Local observances of The Holiday fill Wisconsin Iowa and Minnesota towns this weekend. WSLU FM airs On This Island at 3 p m as Counterpoint. Masterworks of French Music follows at 4 p m with a rebroadcast of the Bossa Nova Jazz Mass. University Singers concert tape debuts at 7 p m on WSLU FM.
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WKBH
Tennessee Ernie Ford
Jim Roberts
Norma Zimmer
Bill Grammer
Wwla-Fm
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Westby
Stoughton
Spring Grove
Decorah
Benjamin Britten
Wslu-Fm
Newman Center
University Singers
Fleetwood Mac search ends as Green rejoins touring
In a chaotic episode Jeremy Spencer fled to a Los Angeles monastery but kept the word to himself. Peter Green returned to Fleetwood Mac, rejoining the group and aiding a tour to salvage the moment.
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Jeremy Spencer
Fleetwood Mac
Jeremy
Children of God
L.A
Peter Green
Hope concert stirs youthful fans and local scene notes
A reader recalls a 500 strong youthful turnout at WWTIT for a Hope concert creating a unified, uplifting night. The piece highlights a standing ovation for Valley of Hope and mentions a May 21 showing at a Tomah area senior high, with Mark Keller’s jazz group Offering appearing. Also notes new Whitehall club Gino’s Pub and teen center, teen entertainment, and music industry chatter including Ringo Starr and Three Dog Night sales comparisons.
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WWTIT
Hope
Valley of Hope
Tomah
J.C
S. Mark Heller
WWTI
Mark IV
Whitehall
Gino's
Gene McDevitt
Bill Aims to Ban Outdoor X Rated Movie Screenings
Madison based report notes the Assembly State Affairs Committee endorsed a bill to empower authorities to prohibit showing X rated films at outdoor theaters where the screen is visible from outside. The measure would allow the state attorney general or local district attorneys to file injunctions against outdoor screenings.
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Madison, Wis
Assembly State Affairs Committee
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WLCX
Dittman
Andy Williams
By Gill Fox
Fea
Dick Turner
NEA
the National Report
Rogers Myles
Imperials
Adam Rogers
Jesus
FCC
Random House
Alicia Bay Laurel
Council On International Educational Exchange
United Nations Plaza
New York
N.Y
Don McLean
The
Village Voice
Tapestry
New York Times
Don
F.M. Radio
Magdalene Lane
McLean
UF Aouy Hannon
Ringo Starr
Ringo
Paul McCartney
Bill
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