Amtrak Needs Cuts as Congress Stalls Support
The article notes Amtrak has lost nearly 2 billion in five years and could triple its deficits in five more. It reports planned Northeast corridor service cuts of about 22 trains daily, sparking protests from Washington to Baltimore. It cites political routing losses and debates on mass transit viability and energy use.
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Amtrak
U.S
Northeast Corridor
Washington
Boston
High Point
Mike Mansfield
Montana
Southern Railway
Southern
Baltimore
Sun
Congressional Curiosity Defeat of Oil Bill in House Noted
The House voted 257 to 165 against a bill to require a small portion of imported oil be carried on U.S. ships. North Carolina members split with Rose and Jones voting yes, others no. Analysts call it a consumer victory and a setback for shipowners and labor groups.
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North Carolina
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S
Jimmy Carter
Carter
Charles Rose
Walter Jones
Congress
Mizra Ali Muhammad Birthday Observed Worldwide
Dr. Carlyle Adams notes the anniversary of Mizra Ali Muhammad founder of Baha ism in 1844. The Baha i temple sits in Haifa Israel with a principal western temple at Wilmette Illinois. Q A about Paul and Christianity contrasts ancient customs with today. The Iron Crown of Lombardy relic is kept in Monza Italy.
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Mizra Ali Muhammad
Bab
Haifa
Israel
Wilmette
Ill
Zoroaster
Mohammed
Buddha
Moses
Jesus
Mizrah Husayn Ali
Baha'ullah
Abbas Effendi
Abdul-baha
Apostle Paul
Paul
Lombardy
Monza
Italy
Crown of iron circlet and early church history Q&A
A discussion of a royal iron circlet believed to contain a nail from the cross, its origins with Queen Theodelinda and the Lombard crown, then a note on the first Christian church at Edessa around 201 A.D. and early meeting places. The Beatitudes translation is debated, with makarios meaning more than happy and tied to grace.
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Jesus
Edessa
Syria
Makarios
Cyprus
Raleigh exhibit highlights North Carolina furniture history
A Raleigh museum show chronicles two centuries of North Carolina furniture and design 1700 to 1900. It surveys 71 pieces including a Thomas Wolfe table, Gov. Burke dressing table, and High Point makers like Peter Thurston, with related local and national collections on display in Washington and Raleigh.
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Washington
State Department
North Carolina
Wolfe
Gov
Thomas Burke
Orange County
High Point Museum
Peter Thurston
Treasury of
Philadelphia
George Washington
Rembrandt Peale
Pembroke
America
Raleigh
N.C
Newport
R.I
Northampton County
Carter's Peanut Farm Falls Into Red Amid Drought
Jimmy Carter's former Plains Georgia farm drags into losses as overseer Leonard Wright bears higher seed and fertilizer costs while drought drives down corn and peanut yields. Wright warns farm disaster loans may be needed as fertilizer prices rise and farm prices fall.
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Washington
Jimmy Carter
White House
Plains
Leonard Wright
Carter
Wright
Petrochemical
Hal Bernton
Ian Vehi
Leonard
Mary
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
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