Turbo Train Runs Night West Virginia Mountains
Amtrak and the DOT back a costly high speed trial pushing $69 500 monthly expense to run a Turbo Train at half speed along Staggers district. The effort aims to revive a dim route with aggressive advertising and improved service. The Turbo carried 26 riders into Washington after a midnight run from Parkersburg.
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John S. Lang
Associated Press
Washington
Amtrak
Department of Transportation
Harley C. Staggers
D-W.va
House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Transportation Department
United States
West Virginia Mountains
Parkersburg
W.va
D.C
West Virginia
Martinsburg
Boston
New York
New England Governors’ Conference
Staggers
Keyser
Phi Beta Lambda Leaders Highlight Arkansas Chapter
Miss Linda Beene spoke to the Rho Epsilon Chapter at Red River Vocational Technical School outlining Phi Beta Lambda’s founding and progress. She reviewed Arkansas Chapter achievements, presented PBS slides, and shared highlights from the June Miami Beach National Convention where she was elected National President.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linda Beene
Phi Beta Lambda
Rho Epsilon
Red River Vocational Technical School
Arkansas
PBS
Miami Beach
Florida
Wite-Swapping Ring Revealed in Trial
Jacksonv ille AP reports Chaplain Andrew F Jensen faces court martial on adultery amid a claimed Cecil Field wire swapping ring. Jury of six officers to deliberate soon. maximum penalty two years in prison and dishonorable discharge.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Cecil Field Naval Air Station
Andrew F. Jensen
Navy
Jensen
Lora Gudbranson
Mary Ann Curran
Explosion and violence hit Belfast amid NI crisis
A car bomb exploded on Wellington Street near City Hall killing Maj. Bernard Calladene, 39, and injuring others as British steps to formalize control deepen unrest. Police blamed the IRA for the blast while gunmen and bombings struck in Londonderry and Belfast, prompting 600 more troops and heightened sectarian tensions ahead of Easter.
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Associated Press
Belfast
London
Northern Ireland
House of Commons
Edward Health
House of Lords
British Defense Ministry
Ulster
Wellington Street
City Hall
Bernard Calladene
Lower Falls
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Londonderry
Ivan Cooper
Cooper
Good News Man Gabriel Heatter Dies at 82
Gabriel Heatter, famed radio newscaster who opened broadcasts with there’s good news tonight, dies at 82 in Miami Beach after a five year illness. Heatter, retired from national nightly Mutual broadcasts in 1961, suffered a stroke earlier and long linked Churchill and Roosevelt as friends. In Texas, Texas Tech Foundation reports over 1.5 million dollars in support raised in 1971, up nearly 250 thousand from the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami Beach
Gabriel Heatter
Miami Heart Institute
Heatter
London
Winston Churchill
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Cotton Exports Held Down This Year
Washington AP reports tighter supplies and higher market prices are trimming cotton exports for 1971-72. Upland cotton prices are about ten cents higher than a year ago and reserves have fallen to a 20 year low. Exports may total just over three million bales, down 750,000 from last year. Farmers plan 10 percent more cotton plantings in 1972-73 to cover use and bolster carryover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
Unwed Mothers Back in School Opens in Sheridan District
District Court Judge Oren Harris ruled that two unwed mothers may return to Sheridan District schools while their suit against the district proceeds. They claim a regulation excluding unwed parents and married students is unconstitutional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
USS
Oren Harris
Sheridan
Boyle Case Deliberations Start for UMW Leaders
A federal jury begins deliberating the fate of United Mine Workers President W A Boyle and two officials in the first such case against union officers for illegal campaign contributions. The defendants face charges of conspiracy and participating in 11 contributions totaling 49250 from 1966 through 1969.
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Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Associated Press
Washington
United Mine Workers
W.A
Tony” Boyle
UMW
U.S. Dist
Charles R. Richey
Boyle
John Owens
James Kmetz
Labor
League
W.A. Boyle
Arthur J. Hilland
Hilland
Montana
Charles Ruff
Ruff
Union
Kmetz
Owens
Snow Eating Safe Snow Ice Cream Health Q&A
Dr Lawrence E Lamb answers a reader asking about the germ content of new fallen snow and whether children who eat snow get sick. He cautions that surface contamination varies with depth and layering, but fresh deep snow with top crust removed is generally safe for eating and even for making snow ice cream. He notes germs do not propagate in frozen material and has not seen illness from this practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Lamb
Astrological Guide for March 30 1972
Today stresses partner or associate pacts and mutual aims. Compatibility and concessions guide decisions as the day emphasizes cooperative action. Aries and Taurus show emphasis on collaborative gains, with numbers hinting at practical steps and shared outcomes.
Barbs Nu and Gwendolyn on Equal Rights Parody
A fragmented item from Newspaper Enterprise Association mocks gender equality rhetoric with wordplay and misspellings. It hints at social commentary on drinking norms and ambition, mentioning women seeking parity and consequences of defiant behavior.
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Hope (Ark.) Star
Wite
Ralph B. Levy
Ben N. Cole
Charleston
S.C
Jack R. Blackmon
Corpus Christi
Tex
Cecil Field
Ireland
Lubbock, Tex
Texas Tech
Texas Tech University Foundation
B.K. Beckwith
Foundation
H & R Block
We Are
H&r
Lawrence E. Lamb
Lawrence Lamb, M.D
Bernice Bede Osol
Aries
Taurus
LEO
VIRGO
Inscorpio
SCES
Vant Nes
Lodz
NEA, Las
By Phil Pastoret
Gwendolyn
Hopscutele
Iit
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Moore Bros
Mlinois
Turkeys
Delicious Swift
Borden
Oleo
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