Free the Mail: End Postal Service Monopoly Now
The piece argues USPS raises rates during a recession, citing 29 cent first class stamps and an 18 percent overall rise. It laments reduced services since 1971, including closed offices and slower deliveries, urging Congress to end the monopoly and allow competition from private express carriers.
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United States Postal Service
Postal Service
Lily Tomlin
Ma Bell
U.S. Postal Service
Private Express
Congress
Six Day War echoes in Gulf conflict critique
Roy Meachum reflects on the 1967 victory and compares it to the Persian Gulf war. He argues the Six Day War created a dangerous template for fighting Muslim nations, critiques U.S. leadership, and warns that Baghdad's fall may not justify the cost. He recalls Beirut and urges restraint to save American lives.
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Saddam Hussein
Israel
Tel Aviv
Egypt
Sinai
Syria
Jordan
Middle East
Iraq
Hussein
George Bush
U.N
Bush
U.S
Vietnam
West
Washington
Kuwait
Sadat
Lebanon
Beirut
Iran
Baghdad
America
CIA profile says Hussein shaped by abusive childhood
CIA psychological assessments portray Saddam Hussein as a ruthless triggerman whose violent rise in Iraq was rooted in a brutal upbringing. The report traces his birth in Takrit in 1935, abusive stepfather Hassan, early thefts, detention, and eventual Baathist path leading to presidency in 1979. It notes the profile’s sympathetic tone toward his disadvantaged youth while acknowledging his deadly actions.
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Congress
White House
United States
Saudi Sands
Lyndon Johnson
Bay of Tonkin
Capitol Hill
Washington
U.S
Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Central Intelligence Agency
Hussein
CIA
Takrit
Baghdad
Subha
Ibrahim Hassan
Hassan
Charles Dickens
Fagin
Khairalla Tulfah
Baath
Abdel Karim Kassem
Kassem
Bob pilot’s prop bent near Lewistown field
A student pilot nicknamed Bob from Curtis Field in Baltimore lost bearings and bent his Piper Cub prop during a landing in a field on the Harry M. Spahr farm about a mile from Lewistown. He phoned for help from the nearby Firer home, and officials spent hours locating the plane before it vanished the next morning, suggesting it was repaired overnight. Four Frederick High teachers met with Dr. Leon Marshall in Chevy Chase regarding a social studies course supplement for U.S. history.
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Curtis Field
Baltimore
Harry M. Spahr
Lewistown
C.U
Frederick High
Leon Marshall
Chevy Chase
U.S
Margaret Bessant
Mariana Main
Joseph Newcomer
William M. Brish
Brish
Elm Street School
Critique of Maryland fiscal policy under Gov Schaefer
A citizen letter argues Maryland runs deficits by debt rather than balanced budgets, cites $4.2 billion total debt and $258.1 million yearly interest, and claims bond ratings rely on homeowners’ assessed values. It denounces state payroll growth, high governor pay, increased pension, and pricey public projects while criticizing Linowes Commission tax ideas and new scholarships.
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Annapolis
Maryland
Roy Meachum
William Donald Schaefer
Linowes Commission
Citizens urge fiscal restraint and anti tax stance in state session
Letters from readers critique Linowes Commission redistributions and new taxes, urging representatives to cut wasteful spending and oppose further funding schemes. They contrast fiscal responsibility with government bloat while urging support for troops amid Gulf War sentiment and national unity.
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Linowes Commission
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