Blount outlines USPS modernization and timetable
Postmaster General Blount warns changes won’t happen overnight as the United States Postal Service prepares for a July 1 debut with new eagle imagery. He cites a billion dollar bulk mail program, 21 processing centers by 1974, and a shift to highway and air transport to meet rising volumes, aiming for next-day airmail within 600 miles and possible future rate increases.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Postal Service
Postal Service
Post Office
Blount
Montgomery
Ala
Amtrak
Chicago
New York
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Alvines and Crawfordsville Area Social Roundup
Gene Alvine family returns to Harlan after weekend visit with relatives in Crawfordsville. Cedar Rapids visitors Mark Peterson and Glen Peterson travel from Elgin. extended family from Twinam, Howsare, Cherryholmes, and others join events. Local clubs host meetings, dues plans, and a Trinity United Methodist Church dedication. Youths attend 4-H events in Ames and Washington, D C, with study clubs and library programs noted.
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Marian Waters
Crawfordsville
Gene Alvine
Denisé
Shari Jo
Harlan
Gene
Linda
Lyle Lowe
Larry
Mark Peterson
Elgin
Cedar Rapids
Glen
Merle Twinam
Ellen
Layne
Charles Twinam
Glen Peterson
Charlie
Mark
Galen Howsare
Madrid
Raymond Howsare
Brother Kirk
Kenneth Cherryholmes
Ottawa
Ohio
Cleo Cherryholmes
Steven
Earl Woodward
Burlington
Cherryholmes
Trinity United Methodist Church
Cleo
Bill Mitchell
Judy
Iowa City
Washington
Wayne Williams
Orrin Johnson
Harvey Thomas
Kirk Howsare
Eddie Anderson
Sharon Lee
Ames
Kirk
Eddie
Sharon
Mary Jones
Washington D. C
Ron Coon
Heather
Ron
Terry
Waterloo
Marjorie Davidson
Bruce Hanna
Bob Hanna
Nixon to veto public works bill
President Nixon will veto the $5.5 billion accelerated public works bill backed by Democrats. Treasury Secretary Connally announced the veto, saying Nixon will not engage in further spending not tied directly to unemployment. The measure would fund sewer and hospital construction and Appalachian regional commission support.
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Washington
UPI
Nixon
Treasury
John B. Connally
Connally
Appalachian Regional Commission
Appalachian Commission
Congress
House
Senate
Annual Crawfordsville Pony Show slated for July 2
Lions Club notes at June meeting with 31 attendees including Russ Shaffer of Fairfield. Pony Show set for Saturday July 2 with Lyle Lowe as general chairman and a full committee overseeing grounds tickets entries and food stands. Contests for corn and beans open via Nick Achen or Si Finke Jr. Also reports on Squire Circle Club breakfast and plans for 25th anniversary next March.
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American Legion Auxiliary
Florence Henss
Ethyle Zickefoose
Ruthe Fletcher
Bryn Maur
Paul Sievert Keota
Royal Neighbors
Russell Lillie
Mary Sienknecht
Lincoln
Iowa
Roger Greiner
Gordon Harras
Bud Harras
Larry Sheetz
Bill Cady
Karen
Andy Sheetz
Everette Davidson
Wayland
Jim Sheetz
Kinross
W. H. Barnum
Dean
South Bend
Ind
Bill Mangold
Mayor
Howard Altenbernd
Washington
Hopewell Club
Golden Buckle
Deora Lyle
Haydon Davis
Richard Sheetz
Howard Stoutner
Carl Stoutner
George Stoutner
Pat Hurley
Des Moines
Fred Sheetz
Leonard Sonday
Frank Greiner
Carl Walton
Dennis
LeVerne Sieren
John Sieren
Crawfordsville
The
Lions Club
Russ Shaffer
Fairfield
Cleo McCoy
Orrin Johnson
Herb Rich
Shaffer
Fairfield Police Department
Nick Achen
Si Finke
Lyle Lowe
Si Finke, Jr
Bill Bernau
Charles Wells
Joe Martin
Jim Eubanks
Ray McAllister
Harold Miller
Earl Walker
Jim Jewell
Arvid Anderson
John McNeill
Clarence Moorhead
Russell Williams
Bob Shaffer
Charles Cannon
Nick Aden
Roy McAllister
Larry Fletcher
Clarence Hering
Don Lowe
Gene Lintz
Lyle Paisley
Merle Twinam
Roy Gieselman
Don Johnson
Forrest Eubanks
George Fulton
Darrell Egli
Lloyd Coon
Junior Graber
Merlin Finke
Fred Stone
Marshal Rose
J. W. Evans
Joe Mar
Jerilyn
Julie Finke
Georgia Williams
Joel
Jed Stokel
Davenport
A Major Problem Traffic Growth and Highway Spending
In a UPI commentary from June 29 1971 the author notes 8000 more vehicles on the road by tomorrow and explains America spends over 15 billion dollars annually on highways to support a car dominated society. The piece questions whether life should be defined by endless travel and urges weighing a future with fewer cars and more people oriented cities.
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Washington
UPI
America
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By Isabelle Hall
Winton M. Blount
Cincinnati
Gene Alvines
Mrs. Lillie
Mrs
Louis Cassels
Evening Journal
Main Street
National Weather Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
U.S. Department of Commerce
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