Amtrak critique by editor questions rail passenger viability
Our Daily Bread editor Alex H Washburn attacks Amtrak as a government funded failure. He argues passenger rail declined long ago and that freight should be sole focus, citing Amtrak losses in fiscal 1972 and skepticism about public subsidies reviving ridership. He recalls a mo thored passenger experience and laments shuttered stations and airport expansion.
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Amtrak
America
Pony Express Mail
California
Arkansas cities reject governor’s 7 percent compromise
Little Rock mayors and county judges voted unanimously to spurn Gov. Dale Bumpers offer and press for 7 percent of state general revenues for cities and counties. Officials will decide next after Bumpers veto deadline and the legislative proposal. The plan proposed $18.2 million first year and $19.5 million second year, versus the 7 percent goal of about $25 to $28 million annually.
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Little Rock
Dale Bumpers
Bumpers
J.W. “Buddy” Beaafield
England
Lafayette
Beanfield
Prisoners release to start soon in Vietnam war
U S officials said the first batches of American prisoners of war in South Vietnam could be released this week while mines planted by the U S Navy in North Vietnamese waters may be cleared soon. Cease fire violations fell below 100 as truce observers fanned out to regional HQs.
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U. S. Pacific
Honolulu
U. S
An Loc
Saigon
Joint Military Commission
United States
Mekong
Paris
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Laos
U.S
International Commission
Joint Military Commission For Control and Supervision
Hanoi
Eyewitness notebook from Hanoi Tet amid ruins and hope
Eyewitness report from Hanoi during Tet notes severe damage at Bach Mai Hospital and extensive destruction in parts of the city, yet life appears normal elsewhere. The piece highlights rebuilding efforts, Tet celebrations, and mentions Kissinger’s anticipated Hanoi visit as disclosed by editor Huang Tung of Nhan Dan.
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Louise Hickman Lione
Philadelphia Inquirer Hanoi
Hanoi
Bach Mai
Huang Tung
Nhan Dan
Henry Kissinger
Washington
Nixon Budget Sparks Peace Talk In North Vietnam
The excerpt notes Huang criticizing President Nixon's 81 billion defense plan while arguing it undermines the claimed era of peace. He calls for explanation to visiting American women from peace groups and reports fear in Hanoi of Thieu cracking down on opponents. Prisoner interviews reveal injuries and cease-fire reflections.
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Gie
Kissinger
Huang
Nixon
Women’s International League For Peace and Freedom
North Vietnam
Women's International Democratic Federation
Nguyen van Thieu
Viet Cong
Hanoi
Low key welcome planned for returning POWs in Memphis
Memphis AP report says no honor guards or bands for the first repatriated prisoners arriving at Memphis Naval Air Station. Navy Lt Cmdr Rich Gaillard says the quiet reception aligns with lessons from past repatriations and notes uncertainty about how many will be processed locally. The base offers a 42-unit Navy Lodge for POW families. officials stress it is not hospitality for many. Agnes Fite confirms readiness for any number of arrivals.
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Memphis, Tenn
Memphis Naval Air Station
Navy
Air Force
Cmdr
Rich Gaillard
Gaillard
Memphis
Pentagon
Navy Lodge
Agnes B. Fite
Farm Bureau Week Launches Nationwide Membership Drive
Farm Bureau Week underway as workers contact current and prospective members in a county drive led by Membership Chairman Ralph Montgomery. Teams will reach farmers with most work by Feb 12, 1973, and 755 members have renewed so far, 145 more needed to hit the 900 goal.
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Farm Bureau
Ralph Montgomery
Nolde Funeral Today at Arlington With Full Honors
Col. William B. Nolde, 43, the last American killed before the Vietnam cease-fire, will be buried today at Arlington National Cemetery with full military honors. He was killed when a Communist artillery shell exploded near An Loc one hour before the truce took effect. One U.S. soldier has been killed since the cease-fire.
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Washington
William BP. Nolde
Arlington National Cemetery
Nolde
Loc
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