Death of Secretary Sherlock Shocks Pennsylvania Transport
The death of Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation William H. Sherlock in a plane crash stunned western Pennsylvania and highlighted his drive to improve mass transit for the Philadelphia metro area. He championed rapid transit alongside highways and was deeply connected to bus and subway riders, with colleagues and State Senator Richard C. Frame among the deceased in the crash.
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Mr Sherlock a tragedy and SEPTA loss in Philadelphia
Mr Sherlock, a 36 year old professional engineer, served as a constructive force for Pennsylvania transportation. He opposed politics and patronage and prioritized transportation as a balanced system, while riding SEPTA trains in Philadelphia's subways and opposing graffiti.
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Postal Service Crisis Questions Reader Choices
A reader poll asks if Americans would accept lower mail service or higher stamp prices to preserve the Postal Service. It queries willingness to curb curbside deliveries, pay higher taxes, or loosen the monopoly to improve service and costs amid a looming crisis and surpluses.
Postal Service facing mass move to electronic and private delivery
Banks, consumers, and federal agencies push to bypass the Postal Service using electronic funds transfers, telecopying, direct deposits, and private delivery. The Treasury plans direct EFT transfers within three years, reducing costs from 17 to 2 cents per transaction. Other agencies already use electronic deposits. private firms offer rapid bill delivery and private couriers handle substantial parcel traffic. The Postal Service faces growing competition as junk mail declines and advertisers shift to TV, radio, and catalogs. The Commission on Postal Service must deliver recommendations to Congress by March 15.
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Independent stations back new prime time venture
In a bold move to boost independent and affiliate stations, at least 75 outlets will air a star studded six hour miniseries Testimony of Two Men as part of Operation Prime Time. The project aims to counter network competition with first run quality programs funded by shared costs from independents and affiliates totaling nearly 3 million dollars.
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Eddie O'Donnell and the Hundred Dollar Window Bets
Jim Bishop profiles Eddie O'Donnell the man behind the hundred dollar window at East Coast tracks in the 1940s. It recounts wave of bettors including Frank Hague and his deputies, John V. Kenny, Saul Silberman, and Joe E. Lewis, detailing their rituals, bets, and rivalries at Monmouth, Belmont, Gulfstream, and Tropical Park.
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Damaged memorabilia from Freedom Train voyage revealed
A 1975 76 Freedom Train journey damaged priceless items including Franklin’s 1775 Articles of Confederation and the Battle Hymn manuscript. Many exhibits suffered wrinkling, cracking and corrosion while several items vanished. Smithsonian warned about on board climate, and repairs were made amid mixed donor tensions and ransom ties.
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