Kansas City Southern Cuts Pullman Fare July 1
The Kansas City Southern Rail road will allow Pullman passengers to ride on regular coach tickets starting July 1, cutting the fare about 29 percent on the 561 mile Kansas City to Shreveport run. Current first class round trip is 38.95 while coach is 27.85, with space charges for Pullman cars. The move aims to bolster passenger business amid airline and bus competition.
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Huell Warren
Kansas City
Kansas City Southern Railroad
W. N. Deramus
Pullman
Pullman Company
Shreveport
C. H. Taylor
Kansas City Southern
Morning Outing calendar piece draws wry bar chatter
In a Bridgeport bar a 1906 Stevens Duryea calendar titled The Morning Outing becomes a bright talking point. Patrons discuss the vintage two seater, the car’s features, and the odd treasure found years earlier in a Black Rock building, 30 calendars preserved since 1906.
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Harrisburg
Norman ‘Stump
Mr. Aville
Mr. Avillo
Lynch
Seabright Avenue
Black Rock
60 000 Ton Carrier Is christened in New York
The Navy christened the 60 000 ton aircraft carrier Independence in a Brooklyn drydock with Mrs. Gates Jr. breaking a champagne bottle. No launch occurred. the ship will be completed after further work and is set to carry over 100 jet planes. Defense Secretary Quarles called carriers a deterrent against Soviet submarine power.
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New York
Navy
Independence
Navy Forde
Brooklyn
Thomas S. Gates Jr
New York State
Defense
Donald A. Quarles
Russia
Rainiest spot on Earth named Mount Waialeale Hawaii
The world’s rainiest place is Mount Waialeale in Hawaii with about 489 inches of rain yearly. Nearby Waimea on the coast averages only 20 inches annually. Ettore Solimani retires after 20 years as custodian of Verona Italy’s Juliet tomb long a tourist draw.
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Hawaii
Mount Waialeale
Waimea
Ettore Solimani
Verona
Italy
Juliet
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