Report Raps Penn Central Tells Heavy Loss in Airline Venture
Washington AP report on the House Banking Committee's study cites Penn Central's $21 million投入 in a worldwide air service now valued at $2 million. It details $6 million sunk into Executive Jet Aviation, personnel issues, and alleged personal entanglements involving railroad officials. The railroad remains in bankruptcy and faces CAB actions and ongoing litigation over EJA control.
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Penn Central
Washington
Penn Central Railroad
Wright Patman
Texas
House Banking Committee
Executive Jet Aviation, Inc
EJA
Civil Aeronautics Board
Aviation Company
Air Force
Olbert Lassiter
David Bevan
Bevan
EJA Control
U S to Cut Forces in Japan Okinawa Plans Military Reductions
U S and Japan announce a 17 000 man force reduction over six months with about 12 000 troops and equal numbers of Japanese employees affected in Japan and 5 000 U S servicemen and 2 800 Okinawan employees on Okinawa. Thousands of aircraft and units relocate to Korea or against Okinawa as part of postwar realignment amid Nixon Doctrine.
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Tokyo
U. S
Japan
Okinawa
Joint Security Consultative Committee
James Lampert
Gordon Graham
South Korea
Misawa
Korea
Yokota
475Th
Kunsa Air Base
Tactical
Itazuke
Kwangju
Mail Volume Drops in Holiday Pattern at Cedar Rapids
Postal officials note a seasonal decline with Dec 15 peaking at 844,461 pieces, down from last year's 891,438 on Dec 17. Supt. Frank Teply says service returns to regular schedule with stampmobile ended, no city or rural delivery Saturday, window service 8:30 to 12, Saturday collection on Sunday schedule, and Christmas Day hours follow usual holiday patterns.
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Cedar Rapids
Frank Teply
Teply
Federal Building
Milwaukee Tax Burden Tops Survey Of Major Cities
A fresh study shows Milwaukee households pay the highest non federal tax bill among 35 large cities. For a $10,000 income with a wife at home and two children, Milwaukee’s tax bill runs about 1,586 compared with 400 in Houston. The report notes sharp, varing burdens across cities due to income, property and sales taxes and cites factors such as local services, climate, and state oil taxes in New Orleans and Texas cities.
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Washington
Milwaukee
Houston
District of Columbia
New
Boston
New Orleans
Dallas
San Antonio
Memphis
Seattle
Jacksonville
Fla
New York
Philadelphia
Denver
Pittsburgh
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CAB
Suit
J. W. Ricciardi
Miami
Ricciardi
Lassiter
Charles Hodge
Hodge
Nixon
Pacific
U.S
Gazette
Marion
Cedar Hills Shopping Center
Thomasville
Sequoyah
Permalux Charles S
Maly le Furniture Et Methae
Mount Vernon Road
UCT
Irby
Orleans
Kentucky
James B. Beam Distilling Co
Clermont
Beam
Jan Koehner
Merchants National
Third Street
Merchants National Bank
Vance McKinnon III
Madison School
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