Publishers Face Heavy Mailing Cost
New York AP report details a proposed 142 percent increase in magazine and newspaper mailing costs over five years. Publishers warn of higher subscription prices, smaller page sizes, and new delivery methods to cut costs, with Reader's Digest considering alternate systems and Esquire shrinking pages to offset rising postage.
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New York
U.S
John Mack Carter
Ladies’ Home Journal
Magazine Publishers Association
Reader's Digest
Britain
Chicago
Cleveland
Denver
Memphis
Esquire
McCall’s
Holiday
Nixon to California Western White House trip planned
President Nixon plans a Friday flight to the Western White House in San Clemente California for a stay through April 4.
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Washington
Nixon
White House
San Clemente
Calif
Sikeston's Wanted Man Is Located
Scott County Sheriff John Dennis said a 30-year-old Texas man wanted for auto theft and writing bad checks has been arrested in Milwaukee. John Malone of Lancaster left Sikeston Feb 22 after posing as a heavy equipment leasing representative. He was arrested by FBI agents while driving a reportedly stolen auto from Sikeston Motor Co.
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Sikeston
Scott County
John Dennis
Milwaukee
Wis
John Malone
Lancaster
Tex
Dennis
FBI
Sikeston Motor Co
Pentagon Disappointed With Viets In Laos Standoff
U S officials privately express disappointment as South Vietnam withdraws from Laos before heavy rains. Plans had called for continued Laos operation into April with potential extensions to Sepone and the A Shau valley, but Saigon ordered troops home amid North Vietnamese counterattacks. Thieu seeks security at home for reelection, limiting U S pressure. Congressional vote details include senators Fulbright Harris Hughes Miller Stevenson Percy voting against.
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Washington
Pentagon
Laos
Defense
U.S
Saigon
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Sepone
South Vietnam
A Shau
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
Nixon Beachfill Plan Blocked At Biscayne Bay
Federal plans to fill a beach behind President Nixon's Key Biscayne home were halted after local opposition cited ecological and landfill concerns. GSA official said there are no current plans to proceed, with the project postponed due to area objections and uncertainty about future action.
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Washington
Nixon
Key Biscayne
Fla
Biscayne Bay
J.E. Smith
Atlanta
General Services Administration
Public-Buildings Service
Bay
How They Voted on Supersonic Funding Vote
Missouri senators split on a vote to continue federal funding for the supersonic transport project. Symington supported funding while Eagerton opposed. Kansas senators Dole and Pearson voted for the funding. McClellan also supported the funding.
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Washington
Missouri
Symington
Eagleton
Kansas
Dole
Pearson
McClellan
Key Biscayne dispute over permit waivers and credibility gap
The Florida Department of Natural Resources waived permit requirements for a local project and drew opposition from neighbors. The Key Biscayne Property Taxpayers Association challenged the move in a letter, arguing that electronic equipment can be maintained elsewhere and that salt-resistant shrubbery proves no overriding public necessity, creating a credibility gap.
Salt spray control proposal discussed by association leader
Gus Ollos, president of the association, said in an interview that installing “ock” would dissipate waves to stop salt spray, referencing a plan discussed in Mexico Ledger from March 2, 1971.
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Gus Ollos
Association
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McGraw-Hill
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Hayse
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Dominick
Colorado
Bellmon
Oklahoma
Curtis and
Hruska
Nebraska
Fulbright
Harris
Hughes
Miller
Iowa
Stevenson
Percy
Illinois
C. Julian Bartlett
Grace Cathedral
San Francisco
Vierina Anderson
Biscayne
Walter Werner
Beltone
Jefferson Mexico
Mexico
Goodyear
Goodyear Sare
Coal & Promenade
Portable
T.V
Seak
Sears, Roebuck & CO
W. Jackson
Mexico, MO
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