ICC approves rail rate hike to offset rising costs
The Inter state Commerce Commission approved a 5 percent across the board rise in railroad freight rates to offset higher labor costs. The increase becomes effective no earlier than June 20 with no conditions, while a separate 2.5 percent hike may follow Oct. 1. The move reflects inflation pressures and railroads reporting a first quarter operating loss for Class 1 lines. Hugh C. Tosteson won the 48th National Spelling Bee for Puerto Rico’s San Juan Star, spelling incisor correctly and taking $1,000.
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Hugh C. Tosteson
Puerto Rico
Tosteson
San Juan
Saloons Win Free Speech Fight In Wisconsin Court Ruling
Wisconsin taverns can label themselves saloons after Circuit Judge Richard Bardwell struck down a state law banning the term and invalidated a Madison ordinance. Bardwell called the era 1975 not 1919 and defended free speech for drinkers and establishments.
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Douglas County water district bids set for July opening
Bids for Douglas County Rural Water District No. 5 construction will be opened at 2 p.m. July 16 in the First National Bank meeting room. Work includes 130 miles of plastic pipe, two booster stations, and two stand pipes with potential separate bids for stand pipes. Walter Kollmorgen chairs the district board and says bids will be examined over several weeks before construction may start summer end and run a year or more.
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U S lagging in research says RCA chief Sarnoff
RCA chairman Robert Sarnoff told a USC commencement address that the United States has fallen from 3 percent to 2.2 percent of GDP in research and development investment, blaming government drift and narrow attitudes for a looming technology gap. He received an honorary law degree. Steven B Fabert, son of Melvin and Laura Fabert, graduates with honors from Harvard on June 12 as a National Merit Scholar.
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Escape weakens case against Saxe
FBI spokesman says Valeri escape reduces the chance for a conviction in the Susan Saxe bank robbery trial. Valeri, 26, a convicted robber, fled Chester County Prison while working in a garden. The escape is described as a royal snafu and may affect testimony readiness for the Monday Philadelphia trial start.
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FBI
Robert Valeri
Susan Saxe
Saxe
Valeri
Chester County
Thomas Frame
Pennsylvania
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