Expect No Miracle From Railpax
Rail pax, the government-backed group created to save passenger trains, starts May 1 with 184 of 285 trains left, mainly on the East Coast. With scant funding and a $100 million first-year deficit, Railpax relies on marketing and tackling minor service flaws while awaiting newer cars and long term improvements.
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Osaka
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Boston
Washington
Iowa Routing Seen by Student as Most Logical
Pat Bad of the Gazette reports Coe College history senior Bruce Williams, 21, assess the Railpax routing for Iowa. He notes Burlington provides the east-west link with Ottumwa stop while Des Moines and Cedar Rapids are bypassed, and criticizes Rock Island for bad road beds and poor passenger cooperation. Milwaukee serves Cedar Rapids with a slower, curved route.
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Burlington Railroad
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Ottumwa
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
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Burlington
Chicago
Washington, D.C
Bob Faxon
Cedar Rapids- Marion Chamber of Commerce
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Photos Return To New Orleans
A long feature reviews Bellocq photographs at Delgado Museum, noting the photographer's New Orleans subjects and the era depicted. It blends historical portraiture with commentary on rail travel, transportation policy, and the broader fate of American passenger trains.
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Henri Toulouse- Lautrec
Paris
Bellocq
Museum of Modern Art
New York
Delgado Museum of Art
Kirkwood Publish Employer Aid Brochure for 1971 Graduates
Kirkwood Community College released a brochure listing 40 vocational and technical programs along with arts and sciences offerings. It provides interview access for nearing graduates and will be distributed by college departments. employers may request copies from W J Graichen at Kirkwood.
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Kirkwood Community College
W. J. Graichen
Bowling Street
Cedar Rapids
Red Cross launches protest over POW treatment
Linn county Red Cross launches a campaign linked to Reader's Digest urging protests to North Vietnam President Tan Duc Thang. Messages signed by readers will be sent to Hanoi. Dove letters are available at the Granby building. local groups distribute letters to members. Lakers face Bulls in NBA playoff game at 1:00 live on Channel 9.
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Marie Clancy
National Red Cross Organization
Reader’s Digest Magazine
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Cedar Rapids
Military Wives Club
Red Cross
Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority
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Chicago ‘Bulls
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Channel 9
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