Rock Island Rail Line Faces Federal Loan Rejection
Rock Island President John W. Ingram says the USRA denial of $100 million in loans to rebuild deteriorating tracks leaves the railroad facing bankruptcy risks. Texaco will halt fuel deliveries for 26,000 Chicago area commuters. about 450 workers laid off as actions loom amid possible government takeover options and routing changes.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Mississippi River
John W. Ingram
Midwest
mid-America
Penn Central
Northeast
Ingram
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co
U.S. Railway Association
White House
Ford
Federal Railroad Administration
USRA
Thas
Texaco, Inc
Texaco
New Mexico
Minneapolis
Gulf of Mexico
Memphis
Amarillo
Tex
St. Louis
Denver
Great Plains
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Congress
Commission
Subway Train Engineer's Body Found
London officials report the body of engineer Leslie Newson, 55, found among wreckage after a deadly subway crash at Moorgate. Rescue workers faced extreme heat and fumes as they removed 26 bodies and treated over 80 injured while investigators probe brakes and the dead man’s handle for clues.
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London (Ap
Leslie Newson
London
Moorgate
Financial District
Dead End
Subway
Judge Farley Delivers Papers on Summit Avenue Route
In St Paul Minnesota AP report Judge Roland Farley Municipal Court, aged 40, delivers about 50 Minneapolis Tribune papers along a four mile morning route. He started helping his children and now exercises due to a heart condition, keeping evenings quieter.
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ST. Paul. Minn
Summit Avenue
Roland Fariey
Chris
Beth
Minneapolis Tribune
Farley
February AP survey shows some grocery price drops
An Associated Press survey in 13 cities on March 1 1973 found general price declines in February for a market basket of 15 items with beef the standout savings. Sugar fell slightly while cookies rose. Overall prices dropped about 0.9 percent, with beef and sugar leading declines as wholesale costs eased and sugar demand shifted.
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Louise
Cook Associated Press
Associated Press
Chicago
National Association of Food Chains
Clarence Adams
U.S. Department of Agriculture
U.S
Auto rebates fade as Detroit makers trim prices in February
Detroit motorists face a week with no widespread cash rebates as GM, AMF and Ford end plans, while Chrysler holds a $200 rebate on select 1974 models and 75 Duster and Dart cars. Analysts say rebates boosted roughly 100,000 sales, though many buyers still chose nonrebated models. Domestic car sales through Feb 20 total 794,482, down 11 percent from last year. Queen Elizabeth II returns to London after a Bermda flight following a Mexico Caribbean tour.
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Detroit
Chrysler Corp
General Motors
American Motors
Ford
Chrysler
R. K. Brown
Expect Fewer For Costlier Lunches
The Ford plan to end school lunch subsidies for all but the neediest could cut student lunch participation by about 24 percent, raising costs for some families and shifting funding to states via block grants. The Agriculture Department cites costs rising to nearly $2.3 billion next year, with 25.2 million children served in January. Concluding paragraph notes continued hospital diagnostic tests for Mrs. Connie Pickering at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, with a one-week stay expected.
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Washington
Ford Administration
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Richard E. Feltner
Congress
Feltner
Connie Pickering
Barnes Hospital
St. Louis
Queeny Towers
Columbian Killed In Store Holdup
In Columbia Roy Bradley 27 was shot to death by a Boone County deputy after a liquor store holdup outside Nowell's Liquor Store. About 1100 dollars was recovered from Bradley's body. The deputy ordered him to halt and fired when he continued to run. Authorities reported the incident on Saturday night.
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Columbia (Ap
Roy Bradley
Columbia
Boone County
Bradley
Nowell
Missouri Auditor Warns Lincoln Uni Losses Reach $200000
Missouri Auditor George Lehr says weak accounting controls at Lincoln University may cause at least $200,000 annually in unpaid student fees and related losses, according to the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Jefferson City
Missouri
George Lehr
Lincoln University
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
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Wellsville, Missouri
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Sirhannana Vargas
Folger
Golden Grain Mac & Cheddar
Lehr
Lawrence Drug
Jackson
Lawrence Drive-In
Shoppers Discount Shoe Repair Center
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