Texas passenger train relic of the past
Texas rail leaders warn that passenger trains, once vital to cities like Dallas Houston Corpus Christi and Fort Worth, are vanishing as the ICC allows abandonments. Officials note 6 000 miles of service collapsed in five years and urge coordinated modern terminals to bolster tourism and travel while unions seek public-need proof and legislative checks.
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Ernest Stromberger
Nacogdoches
Lukin
ICC
Austin
Vechern
Eae
Fort Pout
Rocmia
Tnt
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita
Tegan
Corpus Christi
Missourian Pacific
Texas Railroad Commission
Tyler
Mopac
Houston
Beret
Cotton Belt
New Orleans
Texas Supreme Court
Commission
Earl Jergins
Jerging
B. R. Cowan
Brotherhood of Trainmen
Cowan
Brotherhoods
Tenxas Senate
House
Herbert Paul
Br: of
Locomotive Engineers
Audi Jlor
Paul
Murray
Walter Caven
The
Railroad Association
Texas
United States
Caven
San Antonio
Waco
San Angelo
Missouri Pacific
Iponchés
Austin-Washington
Fort Worth- Denver
Dallas-Fort Worth
Roy Kimole
San Francisco
New York
Paw
Misplaced trivia and quotes trigger wide range of tidbits
HAL BOYLE surveys quirky facts from spelling quirks to daily life. Topics include Khrushchev name misspellings, average phone time, counting large sums, oysters with pearls, Holmes, golf tee speeds, home ownership, beauty quests, Cleopatra hair tips, card odds, giraffe size, spider speed, and aging changes.
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Don Herold
Architects Opposed To Razing Of Penn Station
In New York, architects protest plans to demolish Penn Station to replace with a 34 story office block and two arenas. Picket lines form outside the station while leaders urge preservation, citing Rome inspired design and want action from the Landmarks Preservation Commission.
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New York
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Beern
Penn Pal
Pennsylvania Station
Rome
McKim, Mead Hotel
White
Stanford White
Manhattan
Penn'Station
St. Peter's
Philip Johnson
Miles van der Rohe
Seapram
Park Avenue
Charles Evans Hughes
Norval White
Action Group
Madigan Square Garden
Pennsylvania Railroad
Seventh
Eighth Avenues
3Rd
31St Streets
Robert F. Wagner
Idlewild
Landmarks Preservation Commission
What In The World Does A Heat Pump Pump
An old Houston Lighting & Power Company flyer explains heat pumps move heat out of homes for cooling in summer and bring heat in during winter. It notes automatic operation with low-cost electricity and promotes a Free Gift Check from Roddy Kitowatt to help install a central unit.
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Houston Lighting & Power Company
Roddy Kitowatt
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