Piggyback Rail Service Growth Drives Global Cargo Links
American railroads push piggyback freight using trailers and containers linked to seaports and air terminals. Trailer Train Co. President James P. Newell says yearly growth accelerates, with 366 new 82 foot cars entering service by summer and a land bridge concept to Asia and Europe reducing transit time.
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Philadelphia
America
James P. Newell
Trailer Train Co
Newell
Southern Railway
East St. Louis
Asia
Europe
California
New York
Panama Canal
Pennsylvania
Norfolk & Western
African Supermarkets Much Like Those In Good Old USA
In Nairobi a modern supermarket offers diverse imports from over two dozen countries with bargains for the discerning shopper. Prices show savings on meat, fruit, and vegetables versus the U.S. while staples like rice and noodles run higher, and potatoes cost under six cents a pound.
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America
Milton
Kenya
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Scotland
White Plains
N.Y
Cheshire
Cincinnati
Ohio
Elephant Soap Factory Ltd
U.S. Peace Corps
Communist
China
Italy
Tel Aviv
Machakos
U.S
Sterling All Star
Corry Area
Sterling “Family
Spring Creek
Sterling Dairy Products
Wright School
Sterling Erie
Camera to Peer into Tubing in Hamburg Postal System
A specialized Agfa recording camera will be installed in Hamburg’s new pneumatic postal tube network to photograph tube interiors for water leaks dislocations and damage. It moves at 21 mph and captures six pictures per second without hindering bulk mail flow.
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Hamburg
Germany
Diggers Seek Aged Pavement Near Temple Mount
Archaeologists in Arab East Jerusalem uncover a marble pavement laid by King Herod about 2500 years ago beneath the western and southern walls of the Temple Mount. Led by Prof. Benjamin Mazar, the dig aims to reveal Ophel and the biblical City of David as work proceeds.
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Jerusalem
Temple Mount
Arab East Jerusalem
Herod
Benjamin Mazar
Sacred Mount
Second Temple
Ophel
David
Death of God debate fades but stirs theology anew
New York AP reports that the death of God controversy is subsiding yet still provoking thought in theology circles. Clergy like Bishop John A Z Robinson and scholars argue the upheaval pushes believers to reexamine divine reality, discard simplistic images, and confront primal questions about God’s presence in a science driven world. Cardinal Leo Suenens and theologians emphasize avoiding idolatrous images and embracing negative theology to acknowledge God as ineffable.
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God
John A. Z. Robinson
Thomas C. Oden
Graduate Theological School of Philip's University
Enid, Oklo
Lste
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Nietzsche
Oden
Motive
Leo J. Suenens
Belgium
Oakland
Calif
Toronto
GM To Use Device To Cut Car Thefts
GM plans to produce an anti theft steering column lock in 1989 in Michigan to deter thieves. The device locks the transmission and steering when ignition is off, promising to make cars hard to steal. The Sag inaw plant will add 300 jobs and cost about 4 million dollars yearly in labor and parts.
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Saginaw, Mich
Michigan
General Motors Corp
Saginaw
Scholarships Favor Low Income Students in PA Plan
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency proposes a priority scholarship system favoring families earning under 8000 dollars. Chairman Paul Wagner confirmed the plan after a Lan caster New Era report. A trial run projection will guide final decisions before Monday executive committee review.
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Lancaster
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Paul L. Wagner
Lancaster New Era
Wagner
Battle Of Brush Gets Nowhere
In December an artist painted a utility pole with brown and yellow flowers symbolizing peace. The Gas and Electric Co covered the artwork with aluminum, saying the pole needed repainting anyway. The artist returned and painted flowers again.
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Annapolis, Md
The
Gas and Electric Co
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