Postal Service Faces Grave Financial Crisis and Cuts
The Postal Service reports a 1.5 billion dollar debt as of last July 1 and a daily loss of about 6.7 million. Postmaster General Bailor proposes rate hikes, overtime cuts, and involuntary reassignment to reduce the deficit, warning that Saturday mail and special delivery may be eliminated. Rural post offices could be closed as the service seeks self support.
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U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Benjamin F. Bailor
Congress
The Zionist vote and the General Assembly debate
William F Buckley argues the UN General Assembly has become a center of anti Semitism, notes distrust between sides, and criticizes U S abstention and Moynihan style rhetoric. He warns against submitting to UN authority and recalls NSA history as a cautionary tale.
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General Assembly
General Assembly of
United Nations
Uganda
Israel
United States
U.S
General Assembly of the United Nations
Abadallah al-Sayegh
Kuwait
Japan
Moynihan
National Students Association
NSA
New York Times
Manhattan
Hoover's FBI smear campaign against King revealed
Washington Merry-Go-Round outlines how the FBI under J Edgar Hoover and Clyde Tolson allegedly plotted to discredit Martin Luther King Jr. with doctored tapes and a death by action letter. The piece details timing around the Nobel prize, internal resistance, and Coretta King’s role, ending with a note on a bicentennial slogan contest.
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Washington
FBI
Martin Luther King
Senate
J. Edgar Hoover
King
Hoover
Old Willard Hotel
Clyde Tolson
Coretta
Coretta King
Atlanta
Florida
Oslo
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Dr. King
Ralph Abernathy
Joseph Lowery
Andrew Young
America
Young
County split proposal warns of long term costs
A Santa Barbara County readers letter cautions against Supervisor Harold Fletcher’s plan to divide the county into two. It argues the measure could alter life quality and raises numerous questions about short and long term impacts before signatures and ballot action. It also notes an ACS health checkup drive begins November 17 urging local cancer screening.
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Harold Fletcher
Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County
American Cancer Society
Cancer Education Week Promotes Annual Health Checkups
In 1975 Berry's World highlights Cancer Education Week with the theme Periodic Health Examinations For You and Your Family. Emphasizes yearly checkups after age 40 including cancer tests and colon rectum proctoscopy. Clubs may request films or speakers. Spanish materials available. Ended with a Wine and Cheese Tasting at Alpha Clubhouse on November 23. Free information folders available at 415 West Laurel Avenue. 736-2610, George Barnes.
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Alpha
The
American Cancer Society
West
Laurel Avenue
George Barnes
Local Representatives List For California Officials
The item lists contact points for U S Senator Alan Cranston and Senator John Tunney in Washington D C, and Congressman Robert Lagomarsino in Longworth Office Building plus California State Senator Omer Rains in Sacramento and Assemblyman Gary Hart. This card records official offices without dates or actions.
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Robert Lagomarsino
Longworth House
U.S. House of Representatives
Washington, D.C
When bureaucrats gripe at groups they call snoops
A reflection by Eugene McAllister on how critics label watchdogs as snoops reveals fear in officials. He argues that citizen involvement and enlightenment lead to solving important problems. The quote contends loyal, informed citizens drive accountability.
Lompoc Pumpkin Wins Small Prize in Harriman Tennessee
A tiny pumpkin from Lompoc, carried by Doug Wilkie during a visit to Wartburg, Tennessee, won Harriman’s contest for smallest pumpkin. Doug received a $25 gift certificate and plans a possible return trip to Lompoc next Halloween.
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Harriman
Tennessee
Doug Wilkie
Wartburg
Charles Wilkie
Lompoc
Charles
Federal Correctional Institution
Doug
Harriman Record
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E.C. Stevens
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D.C
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Omer Rains
Sacramento
Calif
Gary Hart
State Capitol
Eugene McAllister
H & Ocean
Harry Crompe
California Air Resources Board
Ronald Reagan
Death Valley
Reagan
la Purisima Mission
Lompoc Braves
Damien
USC
UCLA
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