Nixies decipher mailed missives at Los Angeles Post Office
At the Los Angeles Post Office 75 Nixies process over 8,000 carelessly addressed letters daily. They decipher illegible addresses and add missing state and city names to ensure about 90 percent are delivered, while the rest go to the dead letter desk for clues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Hillinger
Los Angeles Times
LOS Angeles
Post Office
Phoenix
Calif
Ariz
California St
Johnson tightens balance of payments controls amid Vietnam war
President Johnson extends the voluntary balance of payments program through the war, signaling continued controls and tighter overseas investment limits. Officials warn of higher potential costs, while the Commerce Department and Fed set new caps and the Chamber blasts the approach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank C. Porter
The
Washington Post
Washington
Johnson
Vietnam
Treasury
Henry H. Fowler
Commerce
John T. Connor
White House
United States Chamber of Commerce
Connor
Federal Reserve Board
Doctors Quit Smoking Aids Rise In Curbing Nicotine
A Chicago survey shows 52 percent of American doctors do not smoke. The Anti Tobacco Center of America cites evidence linking cigarettes to lung cancer and notes many doctors quit with a new tablet that reduces nicotine need. Over 150000 users, under 2 percent still smoke. Free information available by mail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Amercan
Anti-Tobacco Center of America
Dept
Fifth Avenue
New York
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Maine
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Cook County Jail
Nixie
Kenneth Rapp
Golden Nugget Casino
Lej
Geneva
Switzerland
International Telecommunications Union
ITU
Fowler
Ralph Maglione
Thunderbirds
Nellis Air Force Base
Debbie Reynolds
Riviera Hotel
Debbie
Nellis
Riviera
Shleet Es
Bagdad Theatre
RESE
Warren
Jackie Mason
Ron Stanton
SABRE
Bagdad
Rusty Warren
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