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Newspaper
Oswego Palladium Times
Location
Oswego, New York, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1972
Page
6
AT&T reports about 22 000 subscribers withholding the federal excise tax on telephone service in protest over the Vietnam War. The IRS has pressed AT&T to disconnect these lines, but the company says it only forwards tax money to the IRS.
Adelina Tattilo of an Italian magazine argues the publication of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis sunbathing on Skorpios is justified journalism. She compares the critique to a burglar claiming the homeowner should have been discreet, asserting publication is acceptable.
A new form of merchandising blends discount department stores with mail order catalogues. Customers browse at home via catalogues and visit local showroom to inspect items and place orders. Benefits include fewer clerks and near elimination of shoplifting. Major players include Best Products, Modern Merchandising, Jewelcor. Jewelcor and W T Grant announce Granjewel to open about 30 showrooms next year.
A reader recounts misdiagnosis after a short sugar tolerance test and urges at least a four hour, sometimes six hour, evaluation. Diet changes and lifestyle adjustments improved quality of life, with emphasis on accurate diagnosis before treatment.
Washington reports publishers protest large second class postal rate hikes, with increases up to 142 percent later reduced to 129 percent. The government offers no relief or delay, threatening magazine viability and forcing higher subscription prices or heavier advertising reliance.
The piece reports that rising postage costs for magazines reduce profits, with examples of a company that nearly went red in 1971. MPs have seen data from committees, and proposals to spread costs over ten years were rejected. Government and postal service roles are debated amid limited political concern.
Roger Bollen notes many magazines have ceased or struggle due to higher second class rates. Congress favored low mail rates to aid educational publications, but government interest has waned. Some survive on assets, others may disappear within a decade as subscription prices fail to cover costs.
Hal Boyle surveys population growth with the claim of about 1.4 million new people each week. He touches on space suit costs, uranium energy, urban youth in Singapore, and a Chinese proverb about conscience and ambition.
The New York State School Boards Association released a 24 page guide of donts for local boards negotiating with teacher groups. It notes common pitfalls in contracts from class size to grievance procedures and highlights the definition of a grievance to avoid broad or vague wording.
The World Almanac notes that Samuel J. Tilden won the popular vote in 1876 but failed to secure electoral votes due to disputes from four states. Congress created a special eight Republican seven Democrat electoral commission that chose Rutherford B. Hayes along party lines.
Washington sources indicate President Nixon aims to finish broad cabinet changes by December but may delay some actions until cooler times. Possible departures include Rogers and Shultz with Kleiniensted’s fate uncertain, while Kissinger remains central to foreign policy moves amid Hanoi and Saigon talks.
World champion Bobby Fischer says he hopes to defend the title in the United States against Boris Spassky. He notes Spassky wouldn’t have much of a chance and adds he would play if the money is good enough.
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