Duke Endowment Aimed At People Not Just Funds
A veteran Illinois publisher recalls a filmed feature on the Duke Endowment noting it has given 304 million to hospitals orphanages churches and colleges in the Carolinas since 1924. The program emphasizes people education health and thoughtful planning beyond dollars.
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Duke Endowment
Carolinas
James B. Duke
David Dowdy
Duke
Johnson C. Smith and
Furman
Davidson College
Judge Leibowitz Urges Tougher Juvenile Crime Justice
The judge warns that youths increasingly commit severe crimes and urges courts to stop lenient treatment. He argues juveniles who commit adult offenses should face adult justice to protect society.
End of long haul passenger trains nears as Penn Central seeks cut
The Interstate Commerce Commission schedules hearings on Penn Central's request to abandon long distance passenger service from Harrisburg to Chicago. Railroads push to drop 34 east-west trains with 14 more in discontinuance, while freight remains the priority and federal aid fights linger.
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Robert R. Young
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20Th Century Limited
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Royal Blue
Broadway Limited
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Heart of America
Harrisburg
Chicago
New York
Anthony Haswell
The
National Association of Railway Passengers
Canada
Britain
London
Edinburgh
France
Germany
Japan
ICC
Association of American Railroads
Wally Schirra
America
Debts Plague Humphrey in bid for Senate comeback
Hubert Humphrey faces a $9 million 1968 campaign debt and struggles to raise at least $750,000 for a political return. He encounters donor reluctance, with big contributors as risky bank-note lenders and Wall Street circles cooled to new fundraising. Military and energy issues, plus GAO findings on oil leases, frame a wider political backdrop.
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Rep
Clark MacGregor
R-Minn
Nixon
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States
Montana
New Mexico
Federal Land
Wealthy widow remembered in will with stock legacy
A New Jersey widow, once a regular spring visitor, dies at about 92. In her will she leaves small blocks of stock to friends who hosted her, a gesture that echoed a life of warm visits and lasting, if simple, gratitude.
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