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Ceylon Postmaster Faces Inauguration Day Cancellations
Minnesota postmaster Ray Halvorson fears handling a flood of Inauguration Day mail on Jan 20 1977 for Plains Georgia and Mondale’s birthplace Ceylon Minnesota. A 100 letters per person limit and Windom center cancellations complicate preparations. Halvorson expects 20 workers and many batches from stamp clubs as the town reflects on Mondale’s ties.
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Minneapolis
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Ray Halvorson
Ceylon
Minn
U.S. Postal Service
Washington
Jimmy Carter
Plains
Walter F. Mondale
Halvorson
Windom
George Freking