Rail roadbeds in sad shape hinder Amtrak routes
Don Oakley reports on the deterioration of tracks and roadbeds that slow key corridors like Chicago Louisville Chicago New Orleans and Chicago Denver. NARP chair Anthony Haswell argues for vast track improvements and warns current conditions waste funds while rail rights of way may move toward government control.
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Amtrak
National Association of Railroad Passengers
Anthony Haswell
NARP
Chicago
Louisville
Chicago-New Orleans
Denver
Haswell
Uncle Sam
Federal Spending Clock Captures US Government Outlay
The Federal Spending Clock at the Chamber of Commerce HQ records every 1.2 seconds a $10,000 expenditure and every 12.6 seconds a $100,000 outlay with a 2 minute 6 second beep for each million. The beeps occur about 700 times daily, tallying roughly $250 billion by year end, while Census Bureau data show a new citizen arrives to drive spending.
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Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Census Bureau
Remember Me and Remember Our Best Friend The Customer
Dear Ann Landers praises Remember Our Best Friend The Customer and proposes a counterpart Remember Me for patient patrons. The letter-writer details slow waiters and inattentive staff, asking why businesses fail to notice customers who are already inside.
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Ann Landers
J. Q
Worry Clinic column on fallacies and teen pregnancy pills
Mae argues for giving the Pill to her 16 year old while Dr. Crane critiques the Either Or fallacy. The piece urges daughters to avoid sexual acts, promote self respect and warns about promiscuity, urging readers to request a fallacies booklet from Dr. Crane.
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Mae
Mae D
Night blindness linked to vitamin A and carrots
Dr. Lamb explains night blindness results from vitamin A deficiency and that carrots provide a precursor to vitamin A. He notes fortification of foods and that regular carrot intake can aid night vision, while rapid effects from just before going out are unlikely.
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Lawrence E. Lamb
M.D
Dr. Lamb
Denmark designer Margit Brandt redefines fashion
New York reports Margit Brandt a Lutsky designer unveils wearable underwear as outerwear. Her Format Rogers collection uses European camisole inspired pieces with filigree trim and see through tracery. Nylon knits from Phillips 66 keep shape and resist wrinkling for quick drying and long wear.
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New York
NEA
Margit Brandt
Dane
Margit
Formfit Rogers
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Newspaper Enterprise Assn
THE
Morris Daily Herald
Buddy
Ann
Buffalo
Sioux City
Worry Clinic
George W. Crane
Tom, Dick and
Harry
Esau
Denmark
Helen Hennessy
Format Rogers
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