Erie Canal lock 4 lifts more than Panama single lift
In Waterford New York last week the writer observed Lock No 4 of the Erie Canal high risk locks, part of a five lock series famed for large lifts, comparing it with another lock at Little Falls. The Erie Canal remains the longest division of New York State Barge Canal System, carrying substantial tonnage in 1964 and early 1965 traffic improving. A second craft, a long barge with contractor gear, was seen passing through the lock pulled by a tugboat.
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Evie Canal
Waterford
N.Y
Panama Canal
Erie Canal
Little Fails
Panama
Erie
New York State
Lindsay
Beame
Buckley
Quayle
New York
Erie Canal Chapter II Shows Modern Barges and Pleasure Boats
The piece notes Sore Quebec’s life preserver bilingual hinting at canal evolution. It describes engines built into bowless barges freeing tug use, projecting petroleum and related freight, machinery, iron, steel, grain, salt and chemicals as major cargo today. It observes WWII delays, ongoing deepening and widening of locks, and toll-free state operation. It details an Ohio cabin cruiser stuck briefly on Mohawk River, its high fuel use and a long walk to fuel. notes rising recreational lock permits, speed limit of 10 mph, and honeymoon canal travel trend. It compares modern pleasure boating with historic canal worker houseboats and recalls passenger dominance in early Erie Canal history. It ends by inviting a Waterford Locks visit as rewarding.
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Sore
St. Lawrence
Quebec
Toledo
Ohio
Mohawk
New York State
Lock No. 3
Great Lakes
Florida
Waterford Locks
Buckley Helps Lindsay Win New York Mayor Race
The 1965 New York mayoral contest viewed as a protest against urban decay, with William F Buckley Jr playing an unintended role by boosting John V Lindsay. Analysis shows Buckley’s campaign drew conservative voters from Beame and attracted cross-pressured Black and Jewish voters toward Lindsay, securing a narrow Lindsay victory.
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New York
William F. Buckley Jr
John V. Lindsay
Mr. Buckley
New York City
Lindsay
Buckley
Letters to the Editor on draft cards and justice
A letter writer denounces the burning of draft cards and questions whether lawbreakers receive protection while others act, urging ending bombing in Vietnam, self-determination for Vietnam, and a moral stance aligned with duty, freedom, and dignity. The piece favors peaceful civic action and recalls historical quests for liberty.
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Viet Nam
Saigon
Mississippi
Hiroshima
H. V. Kafka
Wendell Ave
Pittsfield
David Miller
Itis Cross
Peter
America
William Penn
Lord Baltimore
Hancock
Henry
Paine
Washington
Jefferson
Germany and NATO status in postwar nuclear sharing
The piece argues West Germany seeks reassurance about its status in Western Europe amid NATO renegotiations. It asserts the US holds dominant nuclear power, making true independent nuclear capability impossible for Britain or France. It urges Germany to accept shared consultation over nuclear matters and abandon envy of allies.
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Ludwig Erhard
Europe
America
Economist
London
Britain
France
West Germany
Hitler
United States
Western Alliance
Ileaven
Far East
Paris
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Berkshires
Richmond
Joseph Alsop
Abraham Beame
Oliver Quayle Jr
Rockefeller
Democratic Party
Lawless Act
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EAGLE
Charles II
Najimy
Shadrach
Meshach
Abednego
Nebuchadnezzar
Israel
Jeremiah
Isaiah
North
South Viet Nam
National Liberation Front
Viet Cong
the Eagle
Arthur B. Phinney
Lenox
FAGLE
CBS
TV Week
Donald P. Shildneck
League of Women Voters of
Central Berkshire Lenox
Peggy Lambert
Pitts
Eleanor
Peggy) Lambert
Second &T
Pittsfield High School
U.S. Army
Fort Lewis
Los Angeles
Wilbur Bryte
F. Ft. Lewis, Wash
Ku Klux Klan
Richmond Flowers
Alabama
Look Magazine
James A. Perkins
Cornell University
Princeton University
Eravin D. Canham
Christian Science Monitor
Lenox Road
Germany
By Walter Lippmann
Erhard
Johnson
de Gaulle
NATO
CSB
Dalton
Devonshire
Peter Pitts
Pittsfield Plaza
West Housatonic St
the Money Tree Office
North St
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