Parliament Aids Gandhi and Clears Electoral Convictions
New Delhi reports say Parliament rewrote the electoral law retroactively to free Prime Minister Indira Gandhi from a corruption conviction and six year ban. The lower house approved the measure by voice vote with one dissent. The government also left discretion on penalties to President Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed.
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Cities to Go On Postmarks Nationwide Change Approved
The Postal Service will stamp city names on letters from about 250 mail processing centers, exposing hometowns while the postmark may reflect a larger nearby city. The change follows a favorable 90 day test and aims to show the origin area, with options for customers to obtain a city postmark or use a local post office.
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Benjamin F. Bailor
Row Crops In East Kansas Hurt By Drought Conditions
TOPEKA Kan AP spring planted row crops suffer in eastern Kansas amid prolonged drought. Topsoil moisture is short in eastern and central counties with many areas receiving less than a quarter of normal July rainfall. Corn not irrigated is firing while sorghum and soybean development lag. 20 percent of sorghum headed, 35 percent of corn in dough stage, 10 percent dented, and alfalfa third cutting 25 percent complete. Green bugs damage sorghum in northeast and east-central sections.
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