Investor parlaying money into big transit outfit
New York reports investor Harry Weinberg, claiming not a gambler, has built a private transit empire since 1953 with an original stake of 53 million. He fights Mayor Robert Wagner and the Transport Workers Union over control of Fifth Avenue Coach Lines, seeking to keep the cash cow vs a city takeover amid looming layoffs and fare changes.
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NEW York
Harry Weinberg
Weinberg
Robert F. Wagner
Transport Workers Union
Fifth Avenue Coach Lines Inc
TWA
Warner
Wagner
Transit Advisory Commission
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Austria
United States
Baltimore
Balti
Scranton Transit’ Co
Pennsylvania
Honolulu Transit Co
If Honolua
Dallas ‘Transit
Texas
Fifth Avenue Company
Ahd
Lawrence I. Weismnn
Centre
Fifth Avenue
Senate
Roy M. Cohn
Weisman
Cohn
TWU
Sitike
Manhattan
Bronx
Westchester County
Westchester
Acie
GOP
Rockefeller
Aléo A
Weigberg
Scranton
Dallas
Honolulu
Weinbertg
Bast Armore
Morton
Kappa
Williams College
Harvard
Transit
Canada in Midst of Hot Political Fight
Ottawa reports a sharp election campaign as Prime Minister Diefenbaker’s Conservatives and Lester B. Pearson’s Liberals spar over free enterprise versus socialism. Liberal criticism, U.N. and Nobel laureate Pearson feature, while economic jitters and crop outlook shadow the timing of the 1967 vote.
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Canada
Ottawa
Ottawa Citizen
Pearson John Diefenbaker
Diefenbaker
Liberal Party
Lester B. Pearson
Quebec
Pearson
U.N
Middle East
Conservatives
Hists
Gehant Heli
Texas Tech Tests New Seismologist Equipment In Lab
Texas Tech is testing seismological equipment at the observatory as part of a federal program creating a worldwide network. Geology Prof Deskin Shuther Jr. leads the station with two students James Suggs and Chectes Blumentritt. Equipment is underground. records go to the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey for study. The goal is to study earthquakes to learn about the earth’s structure and history.
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Lubbock
Texas Tech
U.S. Coast and Geodetic ‘Survey
Tech
Deskin Shuther ,Jr
James Suggs
Odessa
Chectes Blumentritt
San Angelo
At Tech
DePierri Advanced to Top Research Post
Dr. W. G. DePierri is promoted to senior research chemist at Humble Baytown R and D. He works on exploratory long range synthesis of new polymers from petroleum. He holds degrees from Vanderbilt and Illinois and serves in ACS Polymer and Organic divisions. He is active in Alpha Chi Sigma and Sigma Xi and lives on North Barnet Drive.
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W. G. DePierri
Humble
Baytown
DePierri
Vanderbilt University
University of Illinois
Polymer Group
Southeastern Texas - Brazosport
American Chemical Society
Polymer Division
Organic Chemistry Division
ACS
DePietti
Alpha Chi Sigma
Land
Sigma Xi
North Barnet Drive
Bayshore Pines Oatiae
Air Force to close two pilot training bases in June
Washington reports the Air Force will shut down two of eight pilot training bases in June. Half of the bases slated for closure are in Texas, with Reese at Lubbock Webb at Big Spring Laredo and Laughlin at Del Rio among those listed.
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Washington
Air Force
Texas
Iave Reese
Lubbock
Webb
Big Spring
Laredo
Laughlin
Sheffield to Install Smoke Arresting Unit at Houston Plant
Sheffield Division Armco Steel Corp announces a smoke arresting device for the electric fur places at Houston Plant will be in operation by April 1. The system, developed after years of research by Sheffield and Joy Manufacturing Co, has been tested in industrial air cleaning and is now proven highly effective for treating smoke from steel plant electric furnace operations.
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Houston
Sheffield
Armco Steel Corp
K, Lp
Campbell
Joy Manufacturing Co
Los Angeles
Dangerous Trend in Home Trades Highlighted by Pamphlet
The Headlines trade publication warns homeowners trading equity into new homes may face two mortgage obligations if the original loan is assumed by the builder or a partner. Some builders allegedly pocket equity down payments and leave the traded-in home mortgaged, prompting FHA and VA to consider legal steps.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
Federal Housing Administration
The
Veterans Ad
Convicted Slayer Is Given Time For Appeal
Dennis Woodbury, convicted Nov. 16 of the murder of Tyler druggist W. W. Carpenter, was granted 20 days to file an appeal to the Court of Criminal Appeals at Austin. A 40th District Court jury found him guilty of murder with malice. he remains in Ellis County jail.
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Waxahachie
Dennis Woodbury
Tyler
W. W. Carpenter
Court of Criminal Appeals
Austin
Woodbury
Ellis County
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Keith Davey
KOTEX
Oi Wenn
KRAFT
Kentucky
Florida
NEW Red
King Feato
Blake
Vermont
Back
van Camp
MINIT
Gulf
Houston Lighting
E5power Company
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