Postal service rate hike amid reforms and drug policy notes
The piece discusses a two cent rise for first class mail under a semiprivate Postal Service striving for self sufficiency by 1984. It cites labor costs, competition from private carriers, and sorting flaws, while contrasting with FDA pie rules and a Biblical quote for closing.
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Kennedy Wallace clash in Decatur sparks liberal critique
William F Buckley Jr notes Kennedy then Wallace ties at a Decatur festival. He argues Kennedy aligned with Wallace against civil rights progress while suggesting Watergate and Supreme Court criticism loom over Southern politics. Buckley mocks the scene and politics as theatrical rhetoric.
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Gilbert Fourth of July Celebration Preserves Frontier Spirit
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How did all this begin Watergate theories explored
Washington The Watergate affair broadens the original mystery as the question lingers Why did five men break into the Democratic National Committee What did Larry O Brien know or think justified the burglary The piece surveys left and right wing theories and notes Strauss view that amateurs ran CREEP amid Nixon era intrigue.
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Watergate viewed as trivial by columnist
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