Shrewdies acquire $1.25 million stereo card collection
University of California buys Meadville based Keystone View Co. stereographs, the world’s largest 3D photo archive from 1850s to 1950s. Allegheny College and former Gov. Shafer lament loss as critics note lack of vaults and funding. California vaults, climate control secure 147,000 negatives moved to Fresno.
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Meadville
University of California
Smithsonian Institution
George Eastman House
Pennsylvania
Raymond P. Shafer
Allegheny College
Keystone View Co
Museum of Photography
Gifford Mast
Mast-Keystone Co
Davenport
Iowa
Mast
California
Fresno
Riverside
University
Eastman House
Smithsonian
Meadville High School
Shafer
Keystone
Harold T. Johnson
Johnson
Underwood & Underwood
Marsh gas as energy in China sparks cautious adoption
Chinese press touts marsh gas or methane generated from farm waste as a clean, home based fuel. In communes like Mrs. Kuo Lien hui’s, a courtyard pit feeds a kitchen stove, cooking for seven in about 20 minutes. Authorities push pilots, manuals, and local tech teams to spread this self reliance energy, though experts warn it remains a small part of national needs.
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Hong Kong
China
Kuo Lienhui
Kuo
Industry and Trade
United Kingdom
London
University of Hong Kong Industrial Engineering
Anthony Renolds
Rails, subsidies and a plea to Conrail in Mayville
In Part 2 of a three part series on railroads, Ethan Allan Furniture Co asks Conrail not to end freight service to Mayville, Brocton, and Corry amid rails being torn up. The piece critiques rail service neglect, credits some lines like Florida East Coast Railway for reliable daily runs and profitability, and argues railroads bite the hand that feeds them.
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Mayville
Ethan Allan Furniture Company
Conrail
Ethan Allan
Brocton
Mayville Corry
Florida East Coast Railway
FEC
Jacksonville
Miami
Ed Ball and the Florida East Coast Railway Rise
The piece credits Edward Ball with reviving the Florida East Coast Railway after 1961 by ending union overstaffing and fighting back against violent union opposition. It notes FEC’s assets reaching high Class One status with revenues near ten million, argues government railways like Conrail or Amtrak lack efficiency, and praises Ball’s common sense and tenacity in rebuilding profitability.
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FEC
Edward Ball
Ball
Ed Ball
Crusty
Florida East Coast Railway
Conrail
Amtrack
Forced retirement to go
Boston considers ending mandatory retirement for older workers as laws in many states and cities allow longer service in public jobs. Maine recently overrode a veto to ban forced retirement in public employment and study potential private industry extensions.
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Boston
Maine
State Senate
House
State Planning Office
Los Angeles
Seattle
Kevin H. White
New York Assembly
Empire State
Albany
Office For
Hugh L. Carey
Pennsylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Busiess
Massachusetts
Profits and Taxes Drive The Economy And State Relief
A detailed look at how corporate profits impact prices, investment, and jobs argues profits fund expansion and government programs. It notes taxes claiming nearly half of earnings, with capital investment and dividends shaping growth, plus Michigan and California budget issues and a Washington safety proposal.
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Churchill
U.S
Michigan
William Milliken
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Corry Journal
Rick Martin
Erie County
Sacramento
Walter Friel
State of Washington
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