Local service airlines face heavy losses since 1968
Frontier Airlines president Paul Burke cites losses totaling about 88 million dollars across local service carriers through 1969 and into 1970, blaming inflation and inadequate subsidy support for collapsing short haul routes while urging Congress to fund a remedy to avert a broader loss of vital air service to small towns.
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Ning Airlines
Paul Burke
Frontier Airlines
Burke
Columbus
Frontier
Columbus Telegram
Aiilines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Uee
Suosidy
Incak
Fromm Congress
U.S.A
Crescent City Faces Rebuilding After Rail Derailment
Funds from the Small Business Administration unlock reconstruction loans at 3 percent for Crescent City after a Toledo, Peoria West O railroad derailment. Two propane tank cars burned for over a day, destroying the business district, 20 homes, and injuring at least 70 as the mayor and railroad officials negotiate rebuilding timelines.
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Crescent City
UPL
Toledo, Peoria — Western Railroad
Small Business Administration
Ster
Herbert J. Sterrenberg
Gilman
Sixeiniles
Call letters KBON to switch to KLNG July 1 in Omaha
Manager Frank Scolt announced KBON will adopt the KLNG call letters on July 1 in Omaha. The station will move from the ABC Network to CBS, effective with the change.
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Omaha
UPI
Frank Scolt
KBON
KLNG
ABC
CBS
Fire destroys dental office in Tilden
Firefighters found dense smoke pouring from the roof of Dr Id Griffin's dental office in Tilden about 10 am. Griffin said he left at 9 am for Tilden Hospital and did not notice trouble. Only a few instruments saved. his dog perished in the blaze. Roosevelt Jr. birth noted as a separate line in the report.
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Tilden
UPI
Chadron Couple Faces Medical Bills for Infant in Denver
A Chadron Nebraska couple saved 800 for their newborn daughter Deanna born May 12 with an incomplete esophagus and a dangerous airway connection. She travels 20 miles by ambulance to Denver's Children’s Hospital due to weather. Medical bills total 19,000 and rising as doctors hope for a hopeful recovery after more than 40 days on an artificial respirator. The father Jerry Jacobs, a Chadron State College senior, has no medical insurance and learned crippled children's funds cannot cross state lines and he does not qualify for Medicaid. The family plans to stay in Chadron while pursuing care options.
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Denver
UPL
Jerry
Dianna
Jacobs
Chadron
Neb
Nebraska
Children's Hospital
New Born Center
Colorado
Bn Jacobs
Chadron State Carter
Sterling, Coln
Deannia’s
Glacier land area tops ten percent of Earth surface
Britannica notes glaciers cover 6.8 million square miles, about 10 percent of the planet's land area. The statistic highlights the vast scope of glaciated regions and their global significance. Renowned reference work emphasizes scale in its entry on glaciers.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Kuntsler Beaten by Right Wing Group in Toronto Speech
Mary Kuntsler, trial lawyer for the Chicago Seven, was struck and knocked down by about 30 right wing supporters in Convocation Hall Toronto as he attempted to address a crowd of 1,000. He was not seriously hurt though blood and tears marked his appearance, and the incident paused his talk briefly before he continued. He had arrived from New York and left after the speech, having posted a $15,000 bond on contempt charges linked to the Chicago Seven case.
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Toronto Mary
William Kunsler
Chicago Seven
Dow
Kunttler
Bis
P Uile
Kunstler
Toronto
New York
Ife
United States
Chicago
Udi
Edmund Burke
Burke
Ite
The
Audlence
Public land law overhaul urged by federal commission
A five year seven million dollar study by the Public Land Law Review Commission urges a thorough overhaul of federal land laws to resolve conflicts and reflect modern needs. Proposals include reimbursing states for lost tax revenue from public land, new land use fees, environmental protections, and selling some areas for timber. The report also suggests dissolving outdated policies like the Homestead Act and streamlining overlapping agencies.
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Washington
UPI
America
Public Land Law Review Commission
Nixon
Alaska
California
Oregon
Utah
Nevada
Montana
Wyoming
Idaho
Arizona
New Mexico
Colorado
Commission
Conscience Fund History Lights Up 1811 Donations
The conscience fund began in 1811 under Madison after an anonymous donor sent five dollars claiming to have defrauded the government. Since then citizens have contributed over $500,000, with funds directed into the Treasury’s general account.
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Madison
Conto Eaton
Treasury
Iowa corn and soybean crops show strong progress in weekly report
Des Moines dispatch notes Iowa corn crop 41 percent in excellent condition and soybeans 27 percent excellent, 68 percent good, 5 percent fair. Corn crop mostly good with 2 percent in fair. weed control generally good though east central Kansas faces heavy rain. Local hail damaged corn in several areas. Yellow Leaf blight reported in eastern counties. Alfalfa harvest 85 percent complete, ahead of last year. clover at 55 percent, below last year.
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Tawa
When aclumn comes Marmigan grow snowshoe tires
When aclumn arrives marmigan and other grasses grow appendages on their tires that function as snowshoes in winter, aiding mobility on snow covered terrain.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Campohetlo
New Brunswick
Canada
Shelce Stasrs
Seady
Bob Loshbaugh
Jack van Berg
Kuntsler
Atlas
Roy Tie Ene
Pollee
Plylde
IGP
Wayne N. Aspinall
D. Cole
Sommnisson
Conscience Fund
Wen
Yelier
Gene Arnold
John Miller
Jjul
Lees
Equitable
Equitable. Savings & Loan Association
13Th Street
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