Milwaukee Road 1956 budget fuels major expansion plans
The Milwaukee Road outlines a 1956 budget of 35.3 million dollars for improvements and new equipment. J. P. Kiley states 24.15 million for equipment upgrades and 1.15 million for road property, with 211.314 million spent in 1955 for operations and 18.345 million in taxes. Planned work includes 25,000 net tons of rail, bridge work, yard expansions in Chicago Council Bluffs Othello Tacoma and Loweth Montana, plus 44 diesel locomotives and numerous new freight and refrigerated cars.
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Chicago
Milwaukee Road
J. P. Kiley
Western Avenue
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Loweth
Mont
Othello
Wash
Tacoma
Raft Approval Nears for Flamingo Hotel Interest
Nevada's new Gaming Control Board recommended to the State Tax Commission that actor George Raft be licensed for a 2 percent, $65 000 stake in the Flamingo Hotel Las Vegas. The board acted after Raft was cleared on a prior inquiry.
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Carson City
Nev
Nevada
George Raft
Las Vegas
State Gaming Control Board
State Tax Commission
Raft
How Coney Island Got Its Name
The article notes multiple theories on the origin of Coney Island's name, with the most accepted explanation that Dutch settlers called it Konijn Ey sland meaning Rabbit Island due to abundant rabbits.
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Coney Island
New York
Konijn Eysland
Rabbit Island
Stevenson Maintains Long Lead With Party Members
Adlai Stevenson leads among Democrats with 51 percent in the latest Institute poll. Kefauver rises to 17 percent, Harriman at 8 percent. independents favor Stevenson 40 percent to Kefauver 21. Lausche candidacy not reflected yet. County chairmen’ results show similar leads for Stevenson.
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Princeton
N.J
Adlai Stevenson
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
New York
Averell Harriman
Kefauver
Democratic Party
Harriman
Rayburn
Lausche
Douglas
Byrd
No Opinion
Sen
Gov
Russell
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Paul Senator
Stu Douglas
Illinois
Art Symington
Missouri
G. Mennen Williams
Michigan
Harriman Russell
Lyndon Johnson Byrd
Symington Lausche Williams
American Institute of Public Opinion
Santa Claus Missing Report In San Diego
Police report states Santa Claus, fully clothed, in a green sleigh drawn by five reindeer, was last seen on a liquor store roof in San Diego. He disappeared a few hours later. his value is listed at $80.
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San Diego
Calif
Santa Claus
Forgery Charge Claims Employee of Local Firm
Richard Nesseth, 30, of 1534 Rose Street, arrested Monday by local police and charged with forging four Crusade Incorporated company checks. He is jailed and expected to face County Judge Roy Ahlstrom Tuesday afternoon.
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Richard Nesseth
Rose St
Nesseth
Crusade, Incorporated
Roy Ahlstrom
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