Norfolk and Western reports profitable year and growth
Norfolk and Western Railway announces 1965 earnings near $590 million, up from $550 million the prior year, with a 1966 outlook optimistic. The company plans a merger with C&O B&O and others, expanding a 10,000+ mile network and investing heavily in locomotives, freight cars, and upgrading rail facilities.
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Dramatic Front Line Nurse in Vietnam Profile in Family Weekly
Joan Schwerman, an Army nurse in a dusty jungle hospital near Vietnam’s shifting battle lines, fights gangrene malaria and combat wounds while balancing hard work with off duty hours and occasional Saigon visits. The January 2 Family Weekly portrait highlights a hero of the war and promises a vivid word and picture profile in the Sunday Register.
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Family Weekly
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Allen Garvin
Averett Satisfied With Role
Dr. Bishop discusses private two year colleges for girls and Averett's position. He notes demand for four year colleges near Danville and predicts public funding will shape the private sector. He cites Averett's 544 students, ranking high among Virginia junior colleges, and foresees growth of public universities while private junior colleges decline.
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United States
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Vanderbilt
University of Richmond
Stanford
U.S
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