Government hike questions fuel costs and public trust
As the Postal Service seeks a 23.9 percent rise in third class rates and the AEC adds 11.5 percent to nuclear fuel processing, critics argue the moves strain inflation rules. Officials say losses justify higher charges, but public backlash could erode faith in price controls and regimentation.
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U.s.postal Service
Atomic Energy Commission
AEC
Postal Service
Price Board
NATO considers future troop cuts in Europe
NATO defense ministers and Melvin Laird discussed possible shifts in policy toward smaller ground forces and new tactical nuclear options while maintaining U S presence in Europe. West Germany backs stronger support as nations anticipate reductions over time.
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Nixon
United States
Europe
Mediterranean
NATO
Melvin Laird
Brussels
Hazards at the Top in Corporate Ladders
A survey of 237 public companies shows 13.9 percent annual turnover among corporate officers with presidents hit hardest at 16.5 percent. Larger firms exceed smaller ones in turnover and many fired presidents move to vice presidencies on boards.
Castro backs Marxism in Cuba claim
Fidel Castro said he believes absolutely in Marxism and Cuba is on the path to communism. A new shopping center on Valley Pike at Weems Lane will open by March, per Rosenfeld Realty Co. The Winchester Church of the Nazarene will move into a new building at Woodstock Lane and Maple Street. FEDERAL JUDGE Goldsborough said UMW leader Lewis did not obey a restraining order in the soft coal dispute. Janet Jenkins married Leonard Newlin at Cork Street Christian Church. Temperature fell to 17 at Winchester Research Laboratory.
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Valley Pike
Weems’ Lane
Rosenfeld Realty Co
Washington, D.C
Winchester Church of the Nazarene
Woodstock Lane
Maple Street
T. Alan Goldsborough
John L. Lewis
UMW
Janet Jenkins
G. Frederick Jenkins
Leonard Newlin
William E. Newlin
Cork Street Christian Church
W.H. Hadden
Winchester Research Laboratory
Never delay actions that shape your future and health
An old adage urges action today to avoid trouble tomorrow. The piece notes timely tasks from writing a letter to paying notes, pursuing education or a scholarship, maintaining car brakes, vacation, and diverse duties to prevent personal and financial decline.
Nixon presses obstruction charge in Congress over tax bill
President Nixon frames Democratic obstruction in Congress as the Senate tax cut bill, at 27 billion dollars, risks enlarging deficits and inflation. He signals a veto threat, urges the House to align with the 15.4 billion dollar measure, and attacks campaign finance provisions as unconstitutional.
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Washington
Nixon
Democratic Party
Congress
Senate
Democrats
House of Representatives
House
Conference Committee
Department of Justice
Capitol Hill
By James J. Kilpatrick From Greece A Few Impressions
James J. Kilpatrick offers impressions from Athens and Salonika on the Greek military regime led by George Papadopoulos. He notes peace and order, a lack of parliament, the public craving for parliamentary substance, rising industry, low unemployment, and a mixed view of the colonels. He compares Greek stability with New York City’s politics and hints at potential political change.
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Athens
Greece
George Papadopoulos
Colossus
Rhodes
Balkans
Things We Could Do Without Says HAL Boyle
A humorous list noting rising grocery prices stagnant wages and other irritants such as misdescribed clocks in bars, uncooperative pets, expensive modest living, social pretensions, and various everyday annoyances that irk the modern reader.
Direct-Mail Fundraising Lifts McGovern in 1968 Bid
Senator George McGovern builds his 1968 campaign with a half million dollars in small contributions from a nationwide mailing list. He touts a $10 monthly donor club and a grassroots organization while polls show rivals ahead. The piece questions the effectiveness of direct-mail tactics and the elusive rallying point for his primaries.
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Washington
George McGovern
D-Sd
Barry Goldwater
McGovern
Goldwater
South Dakota
New York
New Hampshire
Wisconsin
Nebraska
Florida
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Fidel Castro
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Eugene P. Miller
Winchester Evening Star
Jack F.davis
Douglas B. O'Connell
Winchester
By David Lawrence
By James J. Kilpatrick
Salonika
Stylianos Pattakos
Benjamin S. Rosenthal
New York City
Acropolis
Aegean
Rosenthal
Hal Boyle
Natural History Museum
U.S
By Jack Bell
Edmund S. Muskie
D-Maine
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
Gallup
Southeast Asia
Scoop Jackson
I.Q
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Suez Canal
Denmark
William Sidney Porter
Gold Coast
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