Postal Official Trains On Real-World Mail Route
Assistant Postmaster General Richard James Murphy begins hands on learning by serving on a residential mail route in Washington. The 31 year old Baltimore native heads the personnel bureau supervising 562,000 workers and has pledged to study day to day operations from the ground up. A drought in the Colorado Wetherill Mesa ended farming and hunting by Pueblo cliff dwellers.
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Richard James Murphy
Washington
Murphy
Baltimore
Postal Service
Colorado Wetherill Mesa
23rd Amendment Ratified in Historic DC Voting Change
The 23rd Amendment granting District of Columbia residents presidential voting became law after New Hampshire and Kansas ratified. DC will appoint three Electoral College votes in 1964 while remaining without congressional representation. Congress must implement election machinery for the new voters.
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Hell on Map and Paradise Dramatize Michigan Roads
Michigan Highway Department adds Hell on its official maps after many inquiries about its location. Commissioner John C. Mackie notes the community is about 15 miles southwest of Howell. The department also recommends visiting Paradise, roughly 30 miles north of Sault Ste. Marie.
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Michigan Highway Department
Hell
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Howell
Michigan
Paradise
Sault Ste.Marie
Ohio Senate Ratifies 23rd Amendment for DC Voting Rights
The Ohio Senate approved the 23rd Amendment with a 36 to 0 vote and no abstentions, giving District of Columbia residents the right to vote for president. The action followed Kansas ratification, with remarks by Sen. Donald C. Steiner and Minority Leader Frank W. King noting Ohio’s delayed position.
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Submarine Triton Named for Sea Creature and Mythic Son
The U S S Triton, a fast nuclear powered submarine, borrows its name from a large marine snail. The name also refers to the merman son of Poseidon in Greek myth.
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