Warning promises and doubts about postal service overhaul
Congress hears Postal Service chief E T Klassen admit delays and a “disgrace” in special delivery urging patience while pledging monthly improvements. He warns cost cuts hinder service but foresees substantial gains in coming years as lawmakers and public demand better performance. General Gale McGee cites expected stamp rise to 28 to 38 cents within a dozen years.
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Washington
E.T. Klassen
Klassen
Congress
Pgo
Post Office
Senate
Warnin
Gale McGee
Wyoming Democrat
Reapportionment Deadlock Prompts Constitutional Change
Sacramento battles over legislative reapportionment persist as the Legislature spins in circles two years running. The state Supreme Court has signaled it will take redistricting duties, the 1970 census data deadline is past, and reforms could shift reapportionment to the courts or a voter amendment to the constitution.
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State Supreme Court
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Greece
Turkey
Ethiopia
Nixon
America
China
American Medical Association
New Library Books Highlight Essays and Thrillers
Sharon Cantrall profiles Contour in Time by Travis Bogard on ONeill’s early plays. Cassie Brown details the Newfoundland disaster of 1914 with 78 deaths. Leonard Wolf’s Dracula history blends philosophy and critique. Peggy Wigton’s Edge of Life marries biology with nature photos. Kenneth Davis offers a nuanced FDR biography. Alice Munro’s Lives of Girls and Women explores landscape and peripheral lives. Colin Forbes sets The Palermo Affair in 1943 Sicily. Dick Francis delivers a racing world mystery in Smokescreen.
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Eugene O’neill
Travis Bogard
O’neill
Cassie Brown
Newfoundland
Leonard Wolf
Thees
Peggy Wigton
Dennis Stock
Kenneth Davis
Alice Munro
Palermo
Colin Forbes
Sicily
Dick Francis
Mister Francis
South Africa
Ten years of wintery county notes and plans emerge
Weekend snowfall blankets Mendocino County as residents, including youngsters and hardy seniors, embrace the cold. County health officer Dr. C R Kroeger flags deplorable dumps while four wildlife board projects gain approval in Sacramento.
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C. R. Kroeger
Board of Supervisors
Mendocino County
Wildlife Conservation Board
Sacramento
Ukiah
State
Perkins
Standley
Boonville Road
New County Hospital
Stone, Mallory and
S.P. Marraccone
Don Muir
California bill eyes 32 hour workweek after 1974
Assemblyman Mike Cullen proposes a 32 hour workweek effective after December 1, 1974, applying to written contracts unless they specify a different schedule. The plan, likely excluding interstate commerce firms, aims to reduce unemployment and boost leisure as production methods modernize. The bill goes to the Assembly Labor Relations Committee.
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Copley News
Sacramento
Mike Cullen
D-Long Beach
Cullen
California
The
Assembly Labor Relations
US tax form allows $1 donations to presidential campaigns
Washington proposes a new tax option allowing any taxpayer to donate $1 to the party of choice without cost. Taxpayers file form 4875 with taxes, choosing a party or the general account, which would be split among major parties. Public funding could lessen campaign dependence on special interests and restore confidence in government.
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Sacramento
Washington, D.C
Younger crime epidemic calls for tougher crime laws
Sacramento Attorney General Evelle J. Younger argues crime has reached a point where public officials must act to clear the streets of the animals. He supports longer sentences for violent crimes and may seek mandatory jail terms for crimes involving firearms or heroin. He also contemplates pushing for penalties including possible death penalties amid ongoing crime waves and police killings. Younger is a potential GOP gubernatorial candidate, weighing whether he is the strongest choice.
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Otto Kreisher
Copley
Sacramento
Atty
Evelle J. Younger
Younger
Ed Reinecke
Houston Flournoy
Robert Finch
Finch
Nixon
U.S
Eugene Wyman
Wyman
Viet civilian advisers replace returning military in Vietnam
About 20,000 civilian ex military advisers, often contracted through ITT Sperry-Rand Lear Siegler Northrop and NHA, Inc., are quietly replacing homecoming military advisers in Vietnam. Pentagon memos show high pay differential, return rights, and urgent recruiting to wind down U.S. involvement. Also notes potential POW risks and broader use of civilian specialists.
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Vietnam
Pentagon
South Vietnam
Saigon
ITT
Sperry-Rand
Lear- Siegler
Northrop
NHA, Inc
Defense Department
Defense Electronics Supply Center
Navy
U.S
Dod
Air Force
Vietcong
Hanoi
Air America
Laos
Cambodia
Merckx Wins 1972 Tour de France for Fourth Consecutive Time
Eddy Merckx of Belgium wins the 1972 Tour de France with a total time of 108 hours 27 minutes 59 seconds for 3840 kilometers. Felice Gimondi of Italy finishes in second place. Race concluded on July 23, 1972.
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Eddy Merckx
Belgium
Barbs By Phil Pastoret on Grudges and Secrets
Barbs by Phil Pastoret notes that clinging to grudges can stiffen posture and warns those who keep plans close to their chest to guard their secrets. The column also mentions missing St. Patrick s Day humor this year.
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Native Sons Organization
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Lee Ling
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