Help For Railroads Pushes National Rehab Plan
A second national effort to rehabilitate America’s worn rail system includes Amtrak revival of passenger service and the Regional Rail Reorganization Act. The act funds $15 billion via the United States Railway Assn. with private investment and a government guarantee, while Consolidated Rail Corp. will take over bankrupt lines with 30 percent local subsidies for survivors. Northeast focus, 15 months planning, 12 months reorganization, changes by 1980 at latest.
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America
Amtrak
Nixon
United States Railway Assn
Consolidated Rail Corp
Party newspaper criticizes numbered works of Beethoven and Schubert
Jenmin Jih Pai in Peking denounces Beethoven's Sonate No 17 and Schubert's incomplete Symphony in B Minor as capitalist and reactionary. The piece argues musical works reflect class struggle, while noting Beethoven supported a nephew and Schubert died poor. The article appears to urge party teachings over cultural exchange.
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Ludwig von Beethoven
Franz Schubert
Jenmin Jih Pai
Community Party
Peking
Beethoven
Schubert
Austria
Drinking Water Safety in the United States
An overview of deteriorating water quality in U S municipal systems. It notes frequent waterborne disease outbreaks, substandard treatment, and aging infrastructure, with experts urging improved safeguards, technology, and possible federal standards funding.
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Washington
J.H. Lehr
National Water Well Association
Ralph Nader
Senate
United States
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
U.S
Texas
Miami Beach
New York
Croton Aqueduct
Lake Superior
U.S. Public Health Service
Daniel A. Okun
University of North Carolina
Canada
Europe
Congress
Rockefeller says 60 cent allowance aids money lessons
Gov. Nelson Rockefeller notes he gives Nelson Jr a 60 cent weekly allowance to teach financial responsibility, stating that accurate two month accounts without a computer will earn extra money. He argues kids miss money values without hands on practice.
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Nelson
Nelson Rockefeller
Nelson, Jr
Britain Faces Economic Brink Amid Coal Derby And Terror Threats
British Prime Minister Edward Heath confronts a coal miners standoff while an oil crisis looms, risking inflation and mass hardship. Terrorists worldwide lash out with bombs and attacks as Britain braces for a 17 day election with tight campaign spending limits.
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Jack Anderson
United Feature Syndicate
London
Britain
Edward Heath
Heath
Nixon
The Gasoline Panic and the Callous Crowd
A reflection on the post Kennedy era fall-out shelter craze and a modern gasoline frenzy. The piece recalls lines of confusion as drivers form long lines, fistfights and violence erupt at stations, and a youth police role ends in confrontation amid scarce fuel. The narrator notes society’s meltdown from fear.
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Kennedy
New York Times
National Guard
United States
Gasoline Shortages, Anarchy, and a Call for Leadership
The author laments chaotic gas lines and accidents as national nerves fray. He argues the absence of community and clear leadership fuels self interest, urges rationing, and calls Nixon to focus on governance while noting past wartime resolve and cautioning about divided official voices.
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Thomas Hobbes
Simon
Washington
The Dilemma Of George Meany Unmatched Power In A Narrow Path
Washington notes George Meany heads AFL CIO and wields veto influence in the Democratic Party while guiding labor’s stance on free enterprise. The piece weighs his role as labor leader, his allies, and whether he will back McGovern Fulbright or Nixon, amid global appeasement concerns.
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Washington
George Meany
Afl-Cio
Mr. Meany
West
Democratic National Committee
Democratic Party
Miami
Meany
Wall Street
David Dubinsky
Western
Europe
Moscow
George McGovern
South Dakota
J. William Fulbright
Arkansas
Senate
Senate Committee
Congress
Sen. McGovern
Sen. Fulbright
Aurelianas
Nixon
Richard Nixon
United State
McGovern
Fulbright
Munich
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Paris
Watergate
Massachusetts
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Kremlin
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