FCC Orders AT&T to Cut Interstate Rates and Profit Margin
The FCC mandates AT&T reduce interstate profits from over seven to seven percent and lower long distance rates. It notes AT&T raised profits past eight percent in spring 1965 and continues to press for price reductions as government oversight of private industry expands. The piece also remarks on the telephone system’s monopoly and its world-class service, with a closing quip on marriage.
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Federal Communications Commission
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
FTC
At&t
FCC
United States
Daily Across Clues Puzzle Fragments
Puzzle listing with partial clues across and down including Bend over Contained Candle and Malayan boat. Incomplete grid hints show clues like Heavy hammer and Overhead train with scattered words and partial phrases.
Crossword Clues And Daily Cryptoquote Puzzle
The page lists crossword clues Throb Dwell Loathsome Carries with difficulty Chum Exist and presents a cryptoquote puzzle with a sample key and an old quote about Christianity by Wilberforce, noting the method and yesterday's solution.
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Wilberforce
Arlington Faces Grave Shortage Sparks Veterans Push
Arlington National Cemetery faces a grave shortage as 40 million Americans qualify for burial in national cemeteries and only 85 sites exist. Veterans groups led by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars demand expansion. current limits restrict burials to certain groups until 28,000 more graves are added.
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Washington
UPI
Arlington National Cemetery
Congress
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
National
John E. Davis
Defense Department
Veterans Advisory Commission
Administration of Veterans Affairs
Army Department
Army
Arlington
Pentagon
Arlington National Cemetery and the national cemetery system
Arlington’s burial figures fall from 27 per day to 12 as new space opens. The Army avoids a national uproar to honor Vietnam casualties. Arlington’s history and Kennedy’s grave are noted, with calls for a national cemetery in every state to improve veteran burial access.
A Lighter Side on Reforming the Electoral College
In Washington a columnist argues reform efforts focus on the electoral system as a constitutional hurdle. He notes why abolition of the electoral college is repeatedly pursued and why it endures despite calls for change.
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UPI
Congress
Senate
House
Executive
Electoral College
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William Manchester
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