Rock Island line battle stirs high stakes rail drama
In New York and Stillwater Oklahoma two parcels of power clash over the Rock Island line assets valued at 485 million dollars. Crown Harriman and Heineman lead competing camps as stockholders vote on the Union Pacific bid with a possible C&NW counteroffer looming.
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Rock Island Line
Marquis of Queensbury
Mirage
Henry Crown
Empire State Building
E. Roland Harriman
Edward H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Ben W. Heineman
Illinois
Adlai E. Stevenson
Chicago & North Western Railway
David Vs. Goliath
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Heineman
Crown
Harriman
Crown-Harriman
Rock Island
Southern Pacific Railroad
Rock Island Management
Crown and Close Associates
C&nw
Chicago Police Count 976 Dead in Gang Warfare
Chicago police officials testified before a Senate subcommittee that 976 people have been killed by professional killers in the city since 1919 with only two murders solved. They blamed corruption, inefficiency, courts, and indifference and urged tougher laws and wiretapping to break the Chicago Italian mob.
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Washington
O.W. Wilson
Outfit
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Famed Texas Rangers Enduring Image Through History
A profile of Col Homer Garrison and the Texas Ranger spirit. The piece notes the six foot plus tall figure in a white Stetson, compares past and present Rangers, and cites stories from Rusk State Hospital riot and a lynching incident. It highlights Rangers as tough, frontier lawmen with modern crime detection skill and borderland endurance.
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Homer Garrison
Garrison
State Highway Patrol
Rusk State Hospital
Bob Crowder
Dallas
Crowder
East
Texas
Rangers
Paris Ball on Video Pretty Dull Affair
New York AP review of the April in Paris Ball broadcast on NBC. The taped hour shows Liza Minnelli Frank Sinatra Jr and Peter Duchin performing with guest hosts and debutante mentions but few names. NBC previews Paar and a new daytime hour Sunday while CBS airs East Side West Side.
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New York
Liza Minnelli
Frank Sinatra Jr
Peter Duchin
Lisa Kirk
Kirk —Chance Rooster Feathers
Jack Jar
NBC
Paar
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Washington
Hollywood and the Stars
al Jolson
East Side
West Side
CBS
World Today Tensions Eased Yet Leaders Must Press On
Washington reports say the limited nuclear test ban treaty reduces a major headache for President Kennedy and Premier Khrushchev but challenges remain. Khrushchev faces strain from Red Chinese denunciations and poor Russian agriculture. He abandoned the moon effort yet may still hope the US will pause funding. Congress may resist the lunar program, hinting at broader trouble for Soviet leadership and Moon ambitions.
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Washington
Kennedy
Khrushchev
United States
Congress
Kennedy 1964 Campaign Goals and Civil Rights Tensions
The article notes Kennedy faces a tight 1964 agenda with civil rights bills, a potential tax cut, and foreign policy strains. It cites the March on Washington, congressional hesitation, and possible voter impact if bold actions lag. It also mentions Latin American upheavals, Castro, and De Gaulle tensions shaping U S strategy.
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Washington
Congress
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