Phoebe Snow Joins Long List Of Passenger Train Casualties
A long list of classic passenger trains has vanished or been downgraded as rail travel fades. Phoebe Snow, a New York to Buffalo glamour liner, joins Zephyr Rockets Nellie Bly and others, with eras ending amid reduced patronage and rising losses.
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Phoebe Snow
New York
Phoebe
Deluxe Railroad
Commodore Vanderbilt
Nellie Bly
Erie- Lackawanna Limited
St. Louis
St. Paul
Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Zephyrs
Rock Island
St Louis
Atlantic City
Pennsylvania, Reading
Sea Shore
Baltimore and Ohio
Buffalo
Lehigh
New York Central
Moon program at risk as CAB hearing adjourns
A Civil Aeronautics Board hearing on United Air Lines service to Huntsville was adjourned until next Monday. Dr. Wernher von Braun warned loss of Huntsville air service could hinder production and research for the national manned lunar program and other space work. Eastern and Delta seek to serve Huntsville if United loses its route. Testimony was presented in writing and NASA officials are due to appear January 14 in New Orleans.
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Phil Oramous
Birmingham
Civil Aeronautics Board
Wernher von Braun
Marshall Space Flight Center
Huntsville
Ala
United Air Lines
New Orleans
Bureau of Economic Regulations
United
Seaboard
Atlanta
Bureau
CAB
Eastern
Delta Airlines
von Braun
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Merritt Ruhlen
John R. Moore
Atomic Energy Commission
Oak Ridge, Tenn
AEC
United Service
Knoxville, Tenn
John J. Duncan
Duncan
Aubrey J. Wagner
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Tennessee and
Capital Air Lines
Delta
Alabama Delegation Faces Possible Special Hearing
Ruhlen indicated a ruling would come later on whether a special hearing session in Washington would be called regarding the Alabama congressional delegations dispute.
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Alabama
Ruhlen
Washington
Congress
Empire State Building Fire Eyed as Smoldering Insulation
Fire crews responded to smoke on the 31st floor of the Empire State Building amid renewed concerns after a smokey insulation fire the previous day. Deputy Chief Eckert noted smoldering insulation while investigators consider possible causes and assess yesterday’s incident.
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New York
Empire State Building
Albert Eckert
Shaker Heights Tops for Average Family Income
Shaker Heights Ohio, a Cleveland suburb, records the highest average family income of 14000 dollars in the region, highlighting its affluent status among nearby communities.
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Shaker Heights
Ohio
Cleveland
Steam Plant Plans Speed Up Construction Near Jackson
Aisbene Electric CooperativePresident Maury McWilliams says a rapid plan is in place to accelerate a $12 million steam plant on the Tombigbee River near Jackson Alabama after state approval of a $20 million loan. Alabama Power and Gulf Power oppose the loan and plan to appeal the approval.
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Maury McWilliams
Prattville
Alabama Power Co
Gulf Power Co
Pensacola
Fla
Alabama Power
Albatrosses Seek Shade Balance on Midway Island
Young albatrosses on sunbaked Midway Island cool themselves by standing on their heels with outstretched webbed feet beneath shaded bodies.
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Midway Island
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