Nixon Post Office Plan Prompts Mixed Praise in Congress
President Nixon proposed replacing patronage with competitive exams for postmasters and rural carriers. Top three scorers would be certified and the postmaster general would appoint from them. Blount said the plan starts immediately. Muskie doubted elimination of politics.
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Norman Kempster
Washington
UPI
Ben Franklin
Post Office Department
Nixon
Congress
Edmund S. Muskie
Dmaine
Franklin
Republic
Winton M. Blount
Lyndon B. Johnson
Cliff Hansen
R - Wyo
Sen
Muskie
City stabbing trial opens with three witnesses testifying
The trial of Joe Ramos begins as three prosecution witnesses describe the Oct. 18 stabbing of George Holtz at a Benedict Avenue bar. Testimony details Ramos using a knife during a bar fight and subsequent events outside the bar.
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Joe Ramos
Adams St
Ramos
George Holtz
Benedict Avenue
Larry Hersha
Ernie’s
Benedict
Holtz
Hersha
Mario Castro
Toledo
Larry J. Brown
City
Prim
Fred Lau
Lou
Elizabeth
Robert J. Vetter
Huron County Common Pleas
Russell H
Printing press raid links to counterfeit money haul
Federal agents seized an offset printing press and inks used to produce over 1.5 million counterfeit dollars. At Jack G. Whitt's Columbus home agents recovered most bills. Whitt and nephew Harold L. Whitt faced bonds and hearings. Harold was jailed in Franklin County for possession and attempted sale. uncle faced possession and manufacture charges.
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Columbus
UPI
Jack G. Whitt
Whitt
Harold L. Whitt
Oakland
Calif
Franklin County
Bobby Fulton
San Francisco
Harold Whitt
U.S
Robert A. Mampel
Secret Service
Woman Used As Shield Is Shot In Dayton Shootout
In Mad River Township near Dayton, Lola Mae Mosley, 28, was wounded after a man used her as a shield during a gunfight with police. Tom Debord, 24, Dayton, and officers Tom Milton and Deputy Bob Wubblehurst exchanged fire. Mosley was treated in fair condition after surgery.
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Dayton
UPS
Mad River Township
Here
Lola Mae Mosley
Tom Debord
Tom Milton
Mad River
Montgomery County
Bob Wabblehurst
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Rexall Drug Stores
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Norwalk
Milan
Williamsburg
Kroehler
Trendline
Moss
M.P.A
Instrumental Music Parents Association
East Main
Dr. Ross
Jennings
Neven
Medi Mes
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