Postal Service Faces Slow Break Even Amid Rate Clash
The new semiprivate Postal Service under Bailar eyes a 13 cent first class rate to erase an 850 million deficit and fund a 2 billion cost rise from a union contract but Congress caps rate power. Seymour Wenner proposes lower first class rates with higher other classes prompting hardship for magazines, while lawmakers push subsidies and curb Bailar's rate plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S. Postal Service
Benjamin Bailar
Bailar
Postal Rate Commission
Postal Service
Seymour Wenner
The
Commission
Wenner
House Post Office Committee
Sooner Delegation Backs Arms Embargo Lift Vote
Oklahoma five House members supported the unsuccessful bid to lift the arms embargo on Turkey. The roll was 206 to 223 against. Reps Steed English Jones Risenhoover Jarman voted yes despite Greek lobby pressure. Our delegation is praised for national defense and sound foreign policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Turkey
Russia
Tom Steed
Glenn English
John Jones
Ted Risenhoover
John Jarman
House
Rocky Has Two Strikes Against Him In Presidential Veep Stakes
In Washington the op ed notes the vanity and politics of choosing a running mate. It compares past and present vice presidential dynamics, suggesting President Ford weighs Nelson Rockefeller against Nixon’s legacy and cautions that a vice president is expendable in the complex game of campaign strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky
Washington
Eisenhower
Nixon
Washington Post
Eddie Folliard
Ike
Nelson Rockefeller
Ford
Rockefeller
Howard
Bo) Callaway
Two Strikes Against Rockefeller in GOP Power Play
The piece argues Rockefeller faces two flaws: being liberal and staying out of the 1964 Goldwater campaign, limiting his appeal within the GOP. It notes Andrew Tully on presidential appointments, Ford’s cautious maneuvering, and historic shifts from FDR to Truman and Kennedy era politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Henry Wallace
Harry Truman
Roosevelt
Wallace
FDR
Lyndon Johnson
John Kennedy
Bobby Kennedy
Machiavelli
White House
Ted Sorensen
Jack Kennedy
Richelieu
Johnson
Humphrey
Atlantic City
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
George McGovern
Francisco Franco
Rockefeller
GOP
Sen
Barry Goldwater
Gerald Ford
Money Can’t Create Real Revenue From Air
Critique of New York City fiscal policy argues that more money, not clever schemes, is the cure. It cites John Kenneth Galbraith’s stance on city budgets and taxation while noting suburban tax avoidance and urban fiscal tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
New York
John Kenneth Galbraith
Professor Galbraith
Mr. Galbraith
Galbraith
New York Times
New Jersey
Connecticut
Buckley on taxes and commuter costs in New York City
Buckley argues that Connecticut and New Jersey commuters face the same New York State income tax as NYC residents, but pay less NYC tax. He contends NYC aims to expand taxes and questions Galbraith’s view of affluent subsidies, noting out-of-state costs and local civic support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York State
New York City
Lindsay
Galbraith
Nassau County
New York
Mr. Galbraith
Helsinki Talks Seen As Risky For Jerry Ford
A column argues Jerry Ford risks credibility by backing Eastern Europe status quo at Helsinki. It frames Yalta failures, Soviet dominance, and possible Finlandization as dangers to Ford’s image before the 1976 election, noting potential boosts from Kissinger on SALT II. It warns of Portugal as a potential crisis that could undercut Ford’s strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Jerry Ford
America
U.S
West Germany
West Berlin
John F. Kennedy
Ford
Europe
Ronald Reagan
George Wallace
Yalta
Finland
Moscow
Poland
Jan Masaryk
Prague
Stanislaw Mikolajczyk
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Churchill
Stalin
FDR
Elbe
Berlin
Montgomery
Patton
Eisenhower
Warsaw
Czechoslovakia
Woodrow Wilson
Thomas Masaryk
Masaryk
Britain
Margaret Thatcher
When you are down and out who said it
Quote attributed to Orson Welles about friends turning up in hard times. The line highlights irony that those close may fail while others appear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Someog
Usu
Orsen Welles
Also Mentioned on This Page
Lawton Constitution
3Rd and A Avenue
Lawton
Bill F. Bentley
Donald S. Bentley
Stephen F. Bentley
Ted Ralston
Wm. H. Sullivan
James T. Gentry
Alfred Wallace
Oklahoma Press Association
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
American Newspaper Publishers Association
DIAL
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Associated Press
AP News
Congress
Sooners
Dunagin
United
Jack the Ripper
Andrew Tully
Hubert Humphrey
John Connally
Dallas
Connally
Dixie
William F. Buckley Jr
Vermont
Rogers
Wie
Roger
Rogers Mesmeria
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!