Postal Service mulls nationwide letter writing push
The Postal Service weighs a bold ad campaign to boost mail use, likening it to the telephone industry’s long distance push. J T Ellington notes rising phone calls help explain mail declines amid broader communications shifts.
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Mozambique declares state of war with Rhodesia
Mozambique’s Marxist government, led by Samora Machel, declares a state of war with Rhodesia and seals the 800 mile border, pledging full economic sanctions and border closure as calls for air raid shelters and international aid rise. Rhodesia dismisses the move as not a formal war.
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Hearst defense attacks evidence as illegal search
Patricia Hearst defense lawyers press to suppress key evidence they say came from an illegal search of the Harris hideout. Judge Carter grants an evidentiary hearing amid dispute over the Harrises’ apartment search and the Tania Interview document.
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Tania
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William and
Emily Harris
Superior
Los Angeles
Harrises
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FBI
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Ground water not as plentiful as planners believed
Ground water, crucial for Texas agriculture and industry, is not as abundant as planners once anticipated. Officials warn supply may tighten as drought and overuse strain aquifers across the state.
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R.D. Price
D.A. Muller
W.B. Klemt
Texas Water Development Board
Texas Water
John White
High Plains
Lockheed denies funds used to bribe foreign officials
Lockheed Aircraft Corp chairman Robert W. Haack told the Senate Banking Committee that federal funds were not used to pay commissions to overseas officials. Sen. William Proxmire pressed for an independent probe, seeking public disclosure of all Lockheed agents and accepting officials. The bank loan guarantee remains unaffected, Haack argued, while Proxmire warned of risks to U.S. credibility and suggested an Gulf Oil style independent inquiry.
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Associated Press
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D-Wis
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SEC
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Agencies clash over social numbers in child support push
A dispute between two federal agencies over using Social Security numbers to locate absent fathers threatens the Federal Parent Locator Service set to cut welfare costs by about 1 billion annually. White House mediation sought as Sen. Long signals hold on Taft IV confirmation.
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Social Security
Russell B. Long
D-La
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