Marriage of Railroads and Postal Service Ends
The post office plans to cut back on railway post offices signaling a break in the historic railroad postal partnership. Railroads led by New York Central protest lost revenue from mail and fear discontining passenger service as regulators may receive numerous applications. The shift reflects modernization with zip codes and changing mail routing alongside airline competition and truck use.
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John Cunniff
New York
Railroads
Postal Service
Thhe Post Office Department
New York Central
Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Post Office
Woolar
Airlines
Dan River Queen Launch Draws 600 At Stuart Lake
At Stuart Virginia a crowd of about 600 gathered Sunday to watch the Dan River Queen's maiden voyage on a lakeside site. The event marked a milestone in a Patrick County tourist plan by Hennis Freight Lines head Del W C Dan Daniel of Danville. The replica paddlewheeler can carry about 100 passengers and accompanies a zoo expansion attracting thousands each weekend.
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Stuart
Here
Shirley H. Mitchell
Charl
Del
W. C
Dan
Daniel
Danville
Mitchell
Winston
Salem
N. C
Hennis
Patrick County
U.S. 58
Tidewater bridge tolls rise to new high in 1966 67
The State Highway Commission reports Tidewater toll revenue reached nearly 7.8 million dollars for 1966 67, an 11 percent increase. The toll system carries a 65.19 million dollar debt from 1954 bonds, with plans to retire bonds by 1975 as maintenance shifts to the state highway department. The network includes the Hampton Roads Bridge Tunnel, James River Bridge, Coleman Bridge, and Norris Bridge.
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Richmond
State Highway Commission
Tideter Bridge
State Highway Department
Hampton Roads
James River
Newport News
George P. Coleman
Yorktown
Robert O. Norris
Rappahannock River
Dear Abby advice column excerpts from 1967 edition
A collage of Abby messages discusses office ethics with a married coworker, ministerial invitations, age-related relationship issues, and guidance on legal and moral responses. Included are Reader letters from Sao Paulo and La Crosse, plus references to Abby’s books and mailing address for personal replies.
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Abby
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Woman Slain During Holdup Man Shield Incident
Mrs Lawrence M Kelly 31 was shot and killed at a Kansas City grocery during a robbery when a holdup man used her as a shield from police. Silas Blue Taylor 23 of Kansas City Mo was captured and charged with murder and armed robbery. Mrs Kelly left a husband and four children.
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Kansas City
Kan
Lawrence M. Kelly
Mrs. Kelly
Silas Blue Taylor
Two Fauquier Boys Drown In Farm Pond Accident
In Goldvein near U S 17 two Fauquier County youths Harry Parker aged 18 and Arthur Watson aged 19 drowned after boating at a farm pond. Fredericksburg Rescue Squad recovered both bodies late Sunday.
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Goldvein (Ap
Fauquier County
U. S. 17
Stafford County
Lines
Harry T. Parker
Arthur J. Watson
Goldvein
Fredericksburg
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