Great Train Robbery Modern Version Friction in Railroad Feeder Drama
A modern take on the Great Train Robbery frames a bitter battle over featherbedding in the U S railroad industry. Railroads claim wasteful rules force pay for idle workers while unions counter with automation pressures and job protection aims. The piece notes wage disputes, potential nationwide strikes, and broader labor automation trends impacting transport and other sectors.
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A. Edison
Villi
New York
Washington
Feather Gedit
Sae
Guy
Brown
Brotherhood of Engineeri
Whe Salon
Los Labor
Mare
War
Chicago
U.S
G. E. Leighty
Alan
Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Physical Check Does Save Life
A University of Pennsylvania report in the Journal of the American Medical Association finds that 40 percent of 1,513 executives studied over nine years had undiagnosed diseases. In 3 percent these conditions could have caused death or disability if unchecked, prompting advice for annual physical exams.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania Diagnostic Clinic
Journal of the American Metical Asem
Tion Mt. Large
Stork Arrives With Baby Girl for Arthur Family
Mr and Mrs R B Arthur of La Porte announce the birth of daughter Kerri Lynn on January 2 at Gulf Coast Hospital. Weight listed as 1x pounds 12 ounces. Grandparents Mr and Mrs EB W Greet of Baytown and great grandmother Mrs B Brown of Baytown. They also have a brother Rob.
Hollywood Movie Review Highlights Fewer Productions in 1969
AP report notes Hollywood produced fewer films in 1969 with limited experimentation and notable but uneven entries. Highlights include The Diary of Anne Frank, The Nun's Story, Room at the Top, Some Like It Hot, and discussions of best performances. also lists disappointments and mentions the Confederate Hunley sinking the Housatonic.
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Hollywood
Good Jones
Anne Frank
George Stevens
Bonard
William ‘Wyler
Fred Zin
Neman
Billy Wilder
Laurence Harvey
Charlton Heston
Fredric March
Paul Munt
James Stewart
Audrew Hepburn
Simone Signoret
Katherine Meburn
Elizabeth Taylor
Marlyn Monroe
Insurance Group Elects Officers in Baytown
Baytown Insurance Exchange sent telegram to the Texas Insurance Commission on Tuesday supporting the new driver insurance regulation. A Monday vote approved the wire. Steele M. McDonald was elected president for 1960 with A. C. Chaddick as vice president and Miss Odena Childers as secretary treasurer. The advertising and public relations committee includes Herbert Y. Herbert as chairman, Jim Bond, and Miss Childers. Chaddick Fahy Godfrey and B. A. Stewart will serve on the school and city advisory board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baytown Insurance Exchange
Texas Insurance Commission
Steele M. McDonald
Exchange
A. C. Chaddick
Odena Childers
Herbert Y. Herbert
Jim Bond
Miss Childers
Chaddick
Fahy Godfrey
B. A. Stewart
Washingtonians mourn ye olde street car transition
Washington mourns the passing of the citys street car system as cable and horsecar lines give way to buses and new subway routes. The 97 year old route, once used by presidents and Supreme Court justices, is replaced amid nostalgia. A new Senate subway between the Senate office building and the Capitol opens, ending the long old system.
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Washington
Senate
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Georgetown
Capitol
Blair House
Theodore Roosevelt
Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
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Kroger Greene
Pren Stall
Gov't
Reed
Swift
Decker
Hildegarde
CANI
Wene Evans
Andme Morel
Malyo Arate
Yellowstone Kelly
Clint Walker
Car Girl
June Kenney
Srila
Escent
Stork
Kathryn Grant
Bing Crosby
Rosalie Porrette
New York University-Ballevue Medical Center
Rosalie
New March of Dimes
Hollywood Movie
Charleston
Insurance Group
Ate Torey
Allen Lawrence Popa
Soldier of Fortune
Jakarta
Pope
Homestead
Fla
Baytown Photos
Sun Building
DA Mars
Highlands, Texas
Washingtonians
Humble
Market St
Crisco
Wilson Oleo
Coca Cola
California
Rosedale Peaches
LIBBY
Rosedale
Campbell’s
Borden's Biscuits
Borden
Borden's
Grocery & Market
Old Baytown
Carmel
Calif
Hormel
Sim
Gordon’s Fish Sticks Swanson TV
Wim
Bacon
Mrs. Fitz's
Hhm
Bis
Arse, Rod
HI and
Lois
Gust
Iu Tonfacius
Emarter
Frank Roberge
Mort Walker
Kik Browne
Walt Kelley
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