Word: mailings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Last month, Young came before what must have been a very surprised Cleveland, Ohio, City Club, and urged--in effect--withdrawal of American troops in Vietnam. One might suppose that his constituents were a little unnerved by this development, but Young says his mail has been running five-to-one in his favor from Ohio, and twenty-to-one nationally...
...excellent piece on the Berkeley, Calif., Police Department [Feb. 18]. Every word of it is correct. I have special pride in the department because I am the sole remaining member of the University of California group that helped Chief Vollmer establish a modern department. Soon after Vollmer (a former mail carrier) became chief, he consulted Professors Jessica Peixotto, A. M. Kidd and me. Dr. Peixotto was a member of the State Board of Charities and Corrections and taught criminology; Professor Kidd taught criminal law; I, formerly at Stanford, had also taught criminology and been chairman of the probation committee...
Harris, 61, got into the business by chance. Curious in 1950 about the valu able samples a friend received through the mail, Harris wrote to 100 companies for free samples. He got back 82, including a twelve-can carton of tooth powder and a soda-fountain dispenser of headache powder. Harris conceived a toiletries pack, sold the idea to hotels as a convenience for guests. He eventually signed up 4,000 hotels, sold more to banks looking for new-account come-ons, others to airlines (which give the packs to grounded passengers). The Guest Pac Corp. also sells packs...
Kennedy's campaign pledge to send "the best Americans we can get to speak for our country abroad" caused an instantaneous stir across the nation. Mail cascaded into Washington. One of the first things the new President Kennedy did after taking office was to direct his brother-in-law Sargent Shriver to determine whether foreign governments were interested in receiving Volunteers...
...availibility of LSD and the others is creating a drug problem," Prout said yesterday, "You can order them by mail now from Canada and Mexico. They're even getting down to the high schools." He said he favored their use only in supervised research projects...