Highway leveling urged to ease truck travel and spur toll plan
A Pennsylvania columnist argues for interstate routes to level mountains and smooth grades, supporting toll-free and toll roads alike. He cites the Ohio and New York turnpikes, advocates a Washington to Great Lakes highway, and notes Governor and Highways officials showing interest in the plan while warning free routes already meet demand.
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Interstate Highways
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Turnpike
Fevel
Real Commission
Ohio Turnpike
New York Thruway
Ohio
New York
Bedford
Somerset
Erie
Indiana
Washington, D. C
Great Lakes
Eisenhower
Lake Erie
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Allegheny River
Giant Oil Transport System Moves Nation by Land and Sea
Washington reports oil for America travels via unseen pipelines river barges ocean tankers trucks and railcars delivering about 7.5 million barrels daily. The system increasingly relies on large tankers now owned by independents led by Greeks and Onassis while pipelines remain key for U.S. transport and cost efficiency.
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Washington
America
National Geographic Society
Pennsylvania
Wilder
Ness
Stavros
Spyros Niarchos
Daniel
K. Ludwig
Aristotle
Socrates Onassis
Boyne Ee
United States
Record-breaking tankers chase size and beauty milestones
Competitive shipbuilding pushes new giants. The 47,750-ton Spyros Narchos launched in Barrow-in-Furness surpasses last year’s 46,650-ton Al Malik and Al Awal from Hamburg. France has four 50,000-tonners on order and Japan two 83,900-tonners, signaling a fast race to bigger ships.
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Hamburg
West Germany
Burrow-in-Furness
England
France
Japan
Warhead and missile demo at White Sands prompts test claims
A briefing officer described a special Army Ordnance section at White Sands for evaluating rockets for carrying atomic warheads. The Army refused to confirm atomic capabilities, stating tests are engineering and field tests. Five rockets were fired amid controversy over guided missiles, including Nike, Corporal, and Honest John demonstrations in the southern New Mexico desert.
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Army Ordnance Department
White Sands
Army
Nike
White Lands
N. M
Nance
New
Mexico
Norfolk man freed after shoe sale shaves drunkenness fine
In Norfolk a salesman named Wi An or similar shuffled from Police Justice Savory E. Amato's court barefoot. He was three dollars short on a five dollar fine for public drunkenness and returned to his cell, where he quickly made up the shortage by selling his shoes to another inmate.
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Norfolk
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Caratelli Nash
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