Post Office reform urged by Blount and Kappel report
Postmaster General Blount supports a Kappel commission recommendation for a federal chartered corporation to overhaul the postal service. The study calls for moving beyond patronage toward efficiency, arguing the system risks collapse if not reformed. Congress faces resistance from lawmakers tied to patronage politics.
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Frederick R. Kappel
American Telephone &Lelegraph Co
Blount
Nixa
House of Congress
Long Beach Airport Sill Development In Limbo
City Council delays a limited Mansell plan amid heat over future airport policy. Officials study Reeves Field, Navy land, and offshore options while shoreline tourism projects proceed, stressing the need for balanced air travel needs and homeowner interests.
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Long Beach
John R. Mansell
Reeves Field
Navy
Federal Aviation Officials
Southern California Association of Governments
Mansell Limited
Rationality of college rebels is questioned
A Washington office-holder laments the decline of rational thought in America. He cites campus shouting matches and disruption at colleges, noting small student minority involvement but arguing the issue affects the nation’s higher education. The speaker argues strong concerns about recent trends and policies.
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Washington
NEAI
Ani
Ed Wcapon
Amneriga
Education quality and student influence in a mass media era
The piece argues that despite higher informality among youth and greater access to information through television, studies show core city education remains weak. It cites Jamies Allen as education commissioner, Kennan’s Democracy and the Student Left, and reactions showing rational thought scarce amid student activism and university dominance.
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HEW
Robert Finch
Jamies Allen
New York State
America
Kennan
Artesia and Ceryllos face city consolidation vote
In Artesia central business district residents discuss a proposed merger with Ceryllos. Citizens including Harold Jones, Ben Roelofs, Barbara Thorne, Farnum DeTar, Agvena Silva discuss benefits such as stronger government and shared services for the reunited community.
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Harold Jones
Artesia Harber
Ufaven
Cnnsolidation
Artesia
Ceryllos
Goat Scape as Mayor in Anxious New York Tale
An old New York tale from 1969 features a goat named Scape who serves as mayor while city animals blame him for troubles. The story frames New York as a crowded, taxed animal kingdom facing double trouble and collective scapegoating of the amiable mayor.
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New York
Scape
New York City
Animal Kingdom
Scape the scapegoat and the trouble in Fun City
James Reston narrates a fable where a figure called Scape becomes the chief scapegoat in Fun City. He endures strikes, blame from officials, and political pressure while seeking power, only to face a snowbound city and mounting public ire. Mary questions returning Fun City to Tamany, but Scape presses on amid scrutiny and mockery.
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Evan
Harlem
Brooklyn
Fun City
Washington
Manhattan
Bedford Stuyvesant
Queens
Mary
Sim
Tammany
Lunar Atlas by Dinsmore Alter edited by Dover
New lunar atlas edited by Dinsmore Alter through Dover features 154 plates and 219 photographs of the moon. Space Sciences Laboratory at North American Aviation prepared the text with images from Lick Mt Wilson Palomar Yerkes McNanald and Russian and French scientists.
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Dinsmore Alter
Dover
Space Sciences Laboratory
Space Division of North American Aviation, Inc
Minon
Linar
Moon
Lick Observatory
Mt. Wilson
Palamat
Yerkes Observatory
McNanald Oservatory
Open Forum Letter Debates Disaster Aid Bias
A Lakewood editor criticizes flood disaster relief spending favoring hillside homeowners while urging broader support for insured victims and tax policy. A separate letter to Mr. Waalsey discusses gender perceptions tied to hair and beards amid concerns of judging by appearances in a violent era.
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Eritor
California
Treasury
Willy
Pdice
Mr. Woolsay
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Wren M. Blount
Lawrence F. O'Brien
Bruce Biossat
Rey
George Kennan
Harold Conrad
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Ben J Roelofs
Apenii
Barbara Thorne
Farnum DE
Weld
Saypoon
Agvena Silva
Ste
George
Uelline di Independent
Press-Telegram
New York Times Service
James Reston
Yale
United States
Albany
Senate
Hudson River
Harlem River
East River
Cape
Gayl
Long Island Railroad
New Haven
Open Forum
Lakewood
Cattell
Cheryl Redding
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