Penn Central to use space age plastic for train windows
Penn Central announces a switch to Lexan, a durable space age polycarbonate, for passenger cars and locomotives. VP Robert Flannery cites 250 times stronger than safety glass and bullet resistance during Cleveland tests. President William Moore approves making it standard, replacing vandalized glass during overhauls nationwide.
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Penn Central Transportation Company
Robert G. Flannery
Penn Central
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William H. Moore
Cleveland Laboratory
General Electric Company
Kennedy Dole Duels Frequent on Senate Floor
In Washington Democrats Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts and Republican Robert Dole of Kansas clash on the Senate floor during Vietnam debates. The duels shape the chamber into a tense political arena as Kennedy seeks whip role and larger ambitions while Dole defends administration policy. In Pittsburgh a tractor trailer toppled on a parkway ramp killing a driver and injuring others. Also noted is the world’s tallest living California redwood, 367.8 feet high near Humboldt City.
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Rudy Cincala
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James Koimans
New York
Allegheny General Hospital
John Douglas Kendrick
Monticello
Penn-Lincoln Parkway
Monongahela River
California
Redwood Creek
Humboldt City
Calif
Bandits Rob London Bank in Gangland Style Heist
Three robbers in wide-brimmed felt hats and overcoats staged a bank robbery in London’s financial district using a sawed-off shotgun and iron clubs. They wounded three people, one critically, and escaped with 4800 dollars. A guard was shot in the head and two messengers were injured.
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London
National Westminster Bank
Thai prime minister confines son amid police box incident
In Bangkok, Prime Minister Field Matghal Thamoiti Kittikeehorn confined his son Narong, a colonel, to barracks after the police box incident where soldiers from Narong Kittikachorn's unit forced a private from the scene and tipped the box into a canal. Deputy Defense Minister Kris Sivata said the action orders came due to subordinates' misconduct. The report notes political tension and regional influence connections.
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Field Matghal
Thamoiti Kittikeehorn
Jie Tod
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Narong Kittikachorn
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Royal Guards Infantry Regiment
Kris Sivata
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