Metroliners Amaze Old Rail Passengers
Washington reports that since the prior year over one million travelers rode the new Metroliners between New York and Washington aboard Penn Central trains. The six daily round trips reach 120 mph, achieving just under three hours with stops in Baltimore Wilmington Philadelphia Trenton and Newark. First class club cars require advance reservations and offer meals at seats, while coach sections provide drinks and snacks. Passengers praise cleanliness comfort and punctuality, challenging railroad claims of no demand for air like rail service in America.
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Washington
UPS
New York
Victorian Wall Street sisters and their daring 1870s rise
In Ishbel Ross Charmers and Cranks the Woodhull and Claflin sisters Victoria and Tennie are profiled as pioneering Wall Street figures who ran Woodhull Claflin & Co and Woodhull & Claflin's Weekly. The piece notes Victoria as a presidential hopeful and links their actions to suffrage leaders, National politics, and financier circles, including Vanderbilt Fisk and Gould.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
Jim Fisk
Jay Gould
New York
Wall Street
Victoria
Susan B. Anthony
Ishbel Ross
Harper & Row
Tennessee
Buck Claflin
Homer
Ohio
Vicky
Tennie
Hicktowners
Woodhull, Claflin & Co
Woodhull & Claflin's
Equal Rights Party
Metroliner subsidies and Penn Central push for high speed rail
The Penn Central joined the Metroliner project after a promised $10 million federal subsidy, but payments have not begun as the service fails to meet government standards. The company has spent about $57 million of its own money, seeking subsidy refunds amid ongoing congressional debates and a lack of urgency from Washington about modern rail for the eastern seaboard.
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Penn Central
Metroliner
Eastern
Seaboard
Congress
Capitol Hill
White House
Unleaded Gasoline Sparks Mixed Industry Reaction
Oil firms split on unleaded gasoline with Comoco and other majors aiming to cut smog while Conoco cautions against hasty shifts that could raise costs and slow pollution control tech. McLean and Burnap warn of billions in equipment costs and potential stifling of lead-compatible solutions.
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Tulsa
Okla
UPI
Continental Oil Co
John G. McLean
Conoco
Burnap
McLean
Fort
Continental
Detroit
May 12 Almanac note and automotive pollution debate
May 12 1970 marks the 132nd day. The text notes historic events and discusses a debate on removing lead from gasoline, highlighting concerns about refinery investments, pollution control, and industry positions including Continental and other firms. Burnap urges refiners to consider action while noting varied stances.
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Burnap
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Daybook of America
Thomas Nast
Victoria Woodhull
Satan
Harper's Weekly
Clark Kinnaird
King Features Syndicate
Roberta Romaro
San Francisco
Tokyo
Victor
Rowena
Reuben
Anne Wasse
England
Anna Maria Victoria
Montreal
Roel Romero
McGill University
Sociaty
Lax
Cuero
Cuero Record
By Guy A. Goodine
W. H. Burnap
the Almanac
United Press International
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Mercury
Venus
Mars
Jupiter
George VI
Edward
Wallis Simpson
Berlin
Kennedy
Birmingham
Ala
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