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Sandpoint Daily Bee in Sandpoint, Idaho

11 Mar 1971

Page 9

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Sandpoint Daily Bee

Location

Sandpoint, Idaho, United States of America

Date

Mar 11, 1971

Page

9

Rainmaker Nears Pay Off Deadline in Small Texas Town

In Aspermont Texas the droughted Stonewall County ranchers hired Homer Berry at 2000 per inch to conjure five inches of rain within 30 days. With a deadline by midnight and a potential 10000 payout, Berry and partner Charles Abernathy use a smoke pot and charcoal to "rain" the sky while locals debate the stunt and hope for rain amid clear skies.

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Aspermont Tex Frazier’s Ellison’s Air Force Homer Berry Enoch Wickware Fllison Weather Bureau Sally Frazier Stonewall County Berry Joe Fra Zier Ross Winters Charles Abernathy
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Billion Dollar Mail Handling Facility Plan Unveiled

Postmaster General Blount announced a nearly one billion dollar program by the Army Corps of Engineers to build 33 bulk mail facilities nationwide. He also proposed ending the one year residency requirement for postmaster appointments in major cities and aims to complete 21 major facilities and 12 satellite units by June 30 1975. Blount will continue as postmaster general and chairman of the Postal Service board as the new independent agency becomes official on July 1.

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Washington UPC Winton M., Blount Army Corps of Engineers Blount House Post Office Committee U.S. Postal Service
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