Santa Fe unveils high tech car for track condition surveys
The Santa Fe Railroad showcases a special 1949 vintage executive car converted for track testing. It reads every 11 inches to measure rail gauge, alignment, surface conditions, twist, and elevation. Kaelin says the system will accelerate maintenance and improve safety across heavier modern trains.
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Santa Fe Railroad
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R. “Ray
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Topeka
Chicago
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Israel Prisons Close Together but Different In Concept
In Ramle, Massayahu Prison is fenced with no visible guards armed, inmates lounge on the lawn during free time and consider why mass escapes are unlikely. The scene contrasts with typical security features and hints at a more relaxed regime.
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Ramle
Massayahu Prison
Massayahu
Mann
Kozo Okamoto
Lod International
Iais
Arye Nir
Witness Testifies in Prison Killing at Oklahoma Penitentiary
Rob ert Lee Alexander testified at a Monday preliminary hearing that Claude Dee Willis and J D Leigh attacked and stabbed Palmer to death during a riot at the Oklahoma State Penitentiary. The lone witness described seeing Leigh stab Palmer, then Willis, as other inmates were moved behind a latrine building.
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Palmer
Leigh
J.D
Curly
Proxmire Slighly Hurt In Attempted Robbery
Senator William Proxmire was slightly injured when two youths attacked him with a stick during a jog between his home and Capitol Hill. The assailants, aged 14 and 15, were arrested after Proxmire identified them. they face assault on a member of Congress and armed robbery counts under the 1971 act.
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Capitol Hill
William Proxmire
Wisconsin Democrat
Proxmire
Washington
John C. Stennis
D.miss
Tyrone I. Marshall
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Stennis
Senate
Marshall
John
Guily
Gas Producing Device Explodes Killing Wichita Man
A 57 year old Wichita man Earl Shaw was killed when a home made gasoline producing device exploded in his back yard. His wife Edith escaped injury and was treated for shock after witnessing the blast. Fire officials said Shaw had reportedly completed the device on Saturday and was conducting experiments at the rear of his home.
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Wichita, Kan
Wichita
Earl Shaw
Shaw
Edith
Concrete Curtain seals off 18th century bridge in Pettigo Ireland
In Pettigo borders divide the town along the Termon River as a 24 foot concrete barrier blocks the 18th century bridge. Northern Ireland remains British while the Republic uses Free State terms, with prices and smuggling routes shaping daily life and cross border tensions.
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Pettigo
Termon
County Donegal
Irish Republic
County Fermanagh
Northern Ireland
Petigo
Royal Engineers
Bernadette Moss
Free State
Bernadette
IRA
Tragedy Strikes Montana Town As Eight Die In Plane Crash
In Stanford Ford county eight local residents died when a Saturday joy ride ended in flames on a mountainside. Among the dead are a pilot from Phoenix and two Stanford High School graduates. funeral services set for the affected families. The sheriff described the town as dazed with most residents knowing one another.
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Mont
Stanford
Ralph Gentry
Gentry
Arthur Mullymaki
Phoenix
Ariz
Seattle
Mullymaki
Judith Basin County
Charles O. Loberg
Safe driving tip urges headlights with wipers in rain
Bloomington Illinois AP reports that drivers should turn on headlights whenever using windshield wipers. State Farm Mutual says headlights improve visibility to other drivers, even if they do not improve the driver’s view. parking lights are less effective.
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Bloomington, Ill
State Farm Mutual
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