Postal Reform Moves Toward Nixon’s Mail Agency
Congress nears final passage of sweeping post office reform to create an independent, self supporting postal service. The plan would raise first class stamps to 8 cents, empower a presidentially named five member commission, and allow temporary rate boosts if needed.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
House
Senate
White House
Winton M. Blount
Rep
H.R. Gross
Iowa
Postal Service
Board of Governors
Commission
Five Audrain Jail inmates recaptured after 27 hours
Gary Miles and Judy Hudlow escaped from Audrain County Jail with three others, spending hours in a storm sewer along Love Street. They were located near the sewer, aided by a passing motorist, and all five were returned to custody by 10:46 p.m. Sheriff Harold Sulgrave led the apprehension after a lengthy pursuit and rescue operation.
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Town Branch
Judy Fladlow
Audrain Hospital
Gary Miles
Audrain County
Richard Vanee
Gary Duffy
W. Lave
N. Olive Sts
Judy Iudlow
Jay
Love St
Miles
Montgomery Ward
Lovest
Harold Sulgrave
Gary
Judy
Sulgrove
Mexico
Tol Miles
Andrain County
Sidewalk Sale Draws Women In Busy City Square
Anita Buse reports the annual sidewalk sale scene where women dominate the square at 8 am. Shy and reserved shoppers mingle with bargain hunters as racks of dresses and summer wear vanish amid cookies from bake sales and the rare appearance of a confused man seeking coffee. A seven year old boy jokes that the trick to successful male bargain hunting is starting them young.
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Anita
Eight-Ton Road Roller Dumped Into Pool Stunt
Five young men from St Louis County moved an eight-ton road roller about 75 feet using its electric starter and poised it at the edge of a back-yard pool. Police arrived as the machine teetered. One suspect allegedly said they wanted to see if it would float.
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Jennings, Mo
St.Louis County
Humorous Exchange Over Cancelled Checks
A husband, while reviewing last month's cancelled checks, asked his wife why she paid the doctor ten dollars. She replied that the doctor "painted my throat." The husband quipped it was a good thing he did not wallpaper it, delivering a lighthearted domestic joke.
Missouri Heat Wave Sees 101 Degree Mark Across State
A heat wave grips Missouri with Kansas City hitting 101 while St. Joseph and others reach or approach triple digits. Overnight lows stay in the 70s with scattered showers possible from Saturday into Monday as high temperatures persist across cities like West Plains and Kirksville.
Death Toll Down In Viet
AP reports US Command data show 77 Americans killed in action in Vietnam last week, down from the prior week, with four weekly totals hitting four year lows. Wounded action numbers dropped as well, while South Vietnamese and allied casualty tallies varied amid continued low ground action and several air raids in the Mekong Delta and border areas.
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Vietnam
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South Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Phnom Penh
Siem Reap
Angkor Wat
Angkor
Associated Press
T. Jeff Williams
Cambodia
Kiri Rom
Sing Out Mexico Whistles at Lakeview Park
About 35 members of Sing Out Maesive gathered at Lakeview Park whistling and working together. The event included a letter to the Ledger from Mrs Helen Bureh and references to community efforts, Open Barua, and local project concerns amid a July council meeting.
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Sing Out Maesive
Lakeview Park
Ledger Oper
Ford
Helen Burehfell
Burehuald
Mexpurine
Witla
Hooone
Dave
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al St. Josaph
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Sutures Tan
Waverly
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