Interstate Commerce Act Amended A Rail Relief Bill
The 1958 Transportation Act amends the Interstate Commerce Act to aid railroads with government loan guarantees up to 500 million dollars, clarifies intrastate rate authority, allows cessation of unprofitable passenger trains, and pursues prosecutions of disguised private transportation. It notes railroads faced losses, debt growth, and shifting freight shares away from rails to cars, trucks, and other modes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Adams
Associated Press
Congress
Iron Horse
Senate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Assn. of
American Railroads
State Public Service Commission
ICC
Supreme Court
Utah
Illinois
Mission 66 Drives North Carolina National Park Upgrades
North Carolina unveils Mission 66 projects across blue ridge and coastal parks. Cape Hatteras Seashore adds Coquina Beach day use park with dune restoration and camping areas. Blue Ridge Parkway links near Blowing Rock Moses Cone and Julian Price Park gain new facilities. Wright Brothers Memorial gains visitor center and access road. Great Smoky Mountains Parkway improvements unfold with Pioneer Farmstead exhibits and camping enhancements.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Blue Ridge Parkway
Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Moses Cone Memorial Park
Julian Price Park
Asheville
Soco Gap
Doughton Park
Shenandoah National Park
Great Smokies
Boone
Deep Gap
U.S. 421
Wright Brothers National Memorial
Kill Devil Hills
Kitty Hawk
Solve A Crime Solution Carl Ward Suspect
The text argues Spooner’s fingerprints on the gun prove innocence, suggesting someone wiped the gun after the shooting of Blackwell and that Blackwell’s prints would remain if Spooner were the killer. It implies Spooner did not act, as he would not wipe prints and rehandle the weapon.
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Carl Ward
Spooner
Blackwell
Alcock and Browne's 1919 Atlantic Flight Record
Britain’s Capt. John Alcock and Lt. Arthur Browne completed the first nonstop transatlantic crossing from Newfoundland to Ireland on June 15 16 1919 covering about 1900 miles in a single endurance flight.
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Atlantic
Britain
John Alcock
Arthur W. Browne
Newfoundland
Ireland
War Hero Heads ANC ROTC Unit
Captain Carl Tiedeman, a WWII submarine commander decorated for valor, becomes the commanding officer of the Naval ROTC at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. He succeeds Rear Admiral A M Patterson and arrives from Pearl Harbor, with a notable record including service on the Snapper and Guavina, rescue operations near Corregidor, Yap, and Truk. He is married to Marcella Larson and has two daughters. The couple will reside at 410 E Franklin St after a stay at the Carolina Inn.
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Chapel Hill
Pacific
University of North Carolina
Carl Tiedeman
Pearl Harbor
William B. Aycock
Tiedeman
A. M. Patterson
Manila
Corregidor
Manila Bay
Sioux City
Iowa
U. S. Naval Academy
Annapolis
Maryland
Australia
China Sea
Yap
Truk
Commander In Chief of Naval Operations
Chapel Hill. Capt. Tiedeman
Marcella Larson
Nancy Tiedeman
Bradley College
Peoria, Ill
Susan Tiedeman
Chapel Hill High School
Carolina Inn
E. Franklin St
Sweden Extends Territorial Waters to Four Miles
Nations differ on territorial sea limits with many adopting three miles while Sweden asserts a four mile limit. The statement notes Sweden's position as an exception to the common standard.
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Sweden
Rural Accidents At Crossroads And Night
One in four rural automobile accidents happen at crossroads and over half occur at night marking a pattern in rural traffic dangers.
Death of Melvin Nimer Jr. Shocks New York
Eight year old Melvin Dean Nimer Jr. is described as a normal child yet faces questions as police and psychiatrists weigh whether he killed his parents in their Staten Island home. The case centers on his changing story and possible psychopathic symptoms in a young child.
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NEW York
Bellevue Hospital
30Th Street
First Avenue
Melvin Dean Nimer Jr
Dean
Melvin
Vanderbilt Ave
Clifton
Staten Island
Gregory
Jennifer
Melvin Nimer
Loujean
Little Melvin
Nimer
Braisted
Young Melvin
Nation
Dad
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Lown Farm
Mission 66
War Hero
ANC
Dist. Atty
John Braisted
St. G. Hamlet
W. Washington St
Piedmont
West Washington St
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