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least three motels we are using have mountain brooks running right
through their yards!
There is much history as well in the area. It was the setting for
the popular novel Last of the Mohicans,. There are many remaining
vestiges of the Mohican and Mohawk Indian nations still apparent in
the area. Early French Indian wars dating before the Revolutionary
war have their landmarks here as well.
Mineral baths natural to the area have attracted visitors from all
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over the New York area, as well as the entire eastern portion of the
United States. The Festival Office will accept your request for trans
fer to Saratoga Springs even though your application has already been
submitted. Obtain a "reservation action request form" from your
Festival advisor and mail it to Big Sandy as soon as possible.
It you are interested in a site rich with early American history,
Indian lore, lakes and beautiful mountains, then you will certainly
enjoy Saratoga Springs.
--Festival Office
MAIL BEGINS SUMMER SLOW-DOWN Mail during the summer months tends
to decline almost every year and the mail count for June reflected
this seasonal decline. Around 143,000 letters were received during
the month.
There are a number of factors contributing to the slow-down: 1) Sub
scriber Development mailings were "on hold" until Mr. Herbert Armstrong
was able to make recommendations on the program; 2) Renewal mailings
for The PLAIN TRUTH were less during June; and 3) the combined June
July issue of The PLAIN TRUTH means that subscribers have a month
without magazine-literature offers. Plus, many subscribers begin
their summer vacations at this time and that affects responses also.
There is an interesting point, however: Donation mail is holding up
reasonably well. It has not followed the decline experienced by the
media mail mentioned above. This is a very positive sign -- and we
are grateful to the loyal members and co-workers who help maintain
the income for the Work.
WATS calls for the month of June were approximately 27,000 -- bringing
their year-to-date total to 247,287 registries. Total yearly mail
now stands at 957,940 letters.
--Richard Rice, Mail Processing Center
PURLISHING SERVICES UPDATE By the time you read this the August
edition of the Plain Truth will be coming off the presses at a new
location. The printer is still R. R. Donnelley, but we are now
printing at the Glasgow, Kentucky facility. The change was made at
our request to give us better service.
A small point of interest regarding the Plain Truth on the Newsstands.
As you know, the magazine has a card inserted for readers to return
to us for a regular subscription. The interesting point is that cards
from magazines from October and November of 1977 are still being re
turned to us. This conveys the vision of a would-be subscriber