Mail Carriers Threaten National Postal Strike in March
AP reports letter carriers threaten a nationwide March strike if the Postal Service enacts the Route Evaluation System. The union cites 15,600 job losses and calls the plan “robotizing” carriers while slowing mail. Postal officials say a Kokomo pilot measures performance to optimize routes. talks are set after March 1.
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Washington
U.S. Postal Service
National Association of Letter Carriers
Post Office Department
James H. Rademacher
Rademacher
Seattle
Postal Service
Kokomo
Ind
Phony School Closing Leads to $2334 Billing Dispute
In Smithland Kentucky a Wkyx radio bill for 2334.50 stems from a caller posing as the secretary to Schools Supt H B Alderdice and reporting a weather driven school closure. Alderdice says the secretary was not his and about 667 pupils stayed home as drivers were misinformed.
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Smithland
Wkyx
Paducah
Livingston County
H.B. Alderdice
Alderdice
County Board of Education
Whyx
Gary Morris
Paris Personal News Highlights Local Happenings
Community notes record services at Pleasant View Rest Home led by pastor M L Casson, illness updates on John M Wilson and Preston Tanzey, and the Paris Rebekah Lodge installation of officers. Attendees include Mr and Mrs W J Vanhuss and state auditor George Lehr swearing-in event. Jaycees plan stag supper and Pancake Day. Birth of John Mark Woods at St Charles adds to local family news.
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Pleasant View Rest Home
M.L. Casson
Susie Carter
Ursula Summers
Watson Chapel
Amle
Donald Troy
W.J. Vanhuss
Dysart Wilson
Paris
Ruth Reed
Madison
George W. Lehr
Capitol Building
Jefferson City
Ramada Inn
Harry Bowen
Audrain Medical Center
Claude Brown
Hannibal
Bowen
Paris Jaycees
Ray Parrish
Gayle Buie
Matt Truesdell
Gene Carter
John Mark Woods
Mike Woods
Troy
John Mark
St. Charles
George H. Rosenthal
Mexico
Joe Woods
Montgomery City
Earl Jesse
Fire destroys three Monett firms in downtown blaze
A downtown Monett fire destroyed Montgomery Ward catalog store Lane's jewelry and Bob's Shoe Warehouse. Damage extended to a shoe store First Finance Co and a clothing shop. Firefighters from Monett and nearby Aurora Pierce City Neosho contained the blaze after 6:30 and 10:15 p.m. alarms. Monett population about 6000, located 50 miles southeast of Joplin.
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Monett
Monett, Mo
Montgomery Ward
C. S. Kennedy
Monett Fire Department
Lane
Bob
First Finance Co
Aurora
Pierce City
Neosho
Joplin
New corn flour offered as hamburger protein substitute
Peoria Illinois AP reports researchers developed a corn germ flour with nearly the protein of cooked hamburger. Dr. George J. Inglett of the U S Agricultural Research Service says it could enter markets within a year. Lauhoff Grain Co plans to sell the flour to other manufacturers as a protein extender and flavor alternative to soybeans.
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Peoria
George J. Inglett
U.S. Agricultural Research Service
Lauhoff Grain Co
Danville
Ill
Charles W. Blessin
Blessin
Lauhoff
Donald Smith
Smith
Blessit
Sheet Metal Union Talks Break Off in St Louis
In St Louis AP Union Local 36 and area contractors halted nine hour talks after a wage stabilization demand and a plan for unemployed worker pay faced opposition. Union president Melvin Zimmerman had expressed optimism for a quick settlement, with prior reports of a $2.67 per hour raise over three years.
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ST. Louis
Sheet Metal Workers Local 36
Cording
Melvin Zimmerman
Local 36
Zimmerman
Dean Wouk seeks talks with Nixon after Watergate
John W. Dean III, key witness in Watergate, says he would like to meet former president Richard Nixon. Dean, released from prison after four months for a Watergate conviction, predicts the Nixon era will be viewed in time for its good actions to be acknowledged. He hopes Nixon breaks his silence to answer unresolved Watergate questions.
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LOS Anghlns
John W. Dean III
Richard M. Nixon
Dean
Nixon
White House
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RI. Colborn
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Columbia
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Laon Force
R.S.N.G
Sue Bounds
L.S.N.G
Mason Herndon
R.S.V.G
Omer Curtright
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Helen Turner
Inside Guardian
Eddie Simon
Outside
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Gaye Cruzan
Nobie Grand Pin
John Ramsey
Henry Block
East Liberty
Sealy
W. Monroe
Sheet Metal
Dean Wouk
Revlon Eterna
Windsong
Cachet
Coty R&d
Revion
Dana Spray
Conrad Vodka
Andre Cold Duck
Budweiser
Michelob
Lawrence
Coletti
Centratia
Ferguson
Krause
Kewanee
Mourtte
J.D
Jefors Meider
Turner
Jeff
Goruen
Ouseho
Hoover Mandy Fetus
Hoover
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Actioneer
Robert Oliver
Phong
Kenneth Oliver Cy
Armstrong
Mexico Lumber Co
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