Interstate Commerce approves Pennsylvania New York Central merger
The ICC approves the merger creating a 20,000 mile network valued at over 5.8 billion dollars. The move signals continued railroad consolidation begun in 1957 and aimed at improving efficiency amid competing transport modes. Hearings on related mergers proceed this week, but completion will take time.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
New York Central
Union Pacific
Rock Island
North Western Railroad
Pennsylvania-New York Central
Commission
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
Burlington Lines
ICC
Peace Corps trainees endure rugged Puerto Rico training camp
In Arecibo Puerto Rico 177 of 204 March arrivals remain at Camp Crozier and Camp Radley living in rain and mud while learning Spanish and basic skills. Most are in early twenties with some married couples and a mix of graduates and veterans. Training is intense with four hours daily Spanish instruction and a demanding nine to midnight schedule, preparing them for assignments in Latin America.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Arecibo
Puerto Rico
Rio Abaja
Fromm
Camp Crozier
Colombia
Ecuador
Venaxuele
Camp Radley
Costa Rica
Peru
Dominican Republic
Uno
Dos
Tres
Berkley
Grapes spark local interest as vine demand rises
Our Yesterdays notes growing resident interest in grape culture and a surge in demand for grape vines this season. Also mentions Mrs Mull from Minneapolis visiting, Mrs Woodward and child returning to Chicago, and other brief items from past decades including marriages, travel, and a funeral in West Liberty.
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Henry Mull
Minneapolis
T. C. Price
City
W. H. Woodward
Chicago
Communists Exploit U.S. Viet Nam Divide in Policy Debate
Washington dispatch notes rising antiwar criticism at home and in Saigon, with Communists seen encouraging U S critics while the Johnson administration faces internal strain. Senator Russell suggests withdrawal if Vietnamese public opinion opposes U S forces. May Day crowds in Saigon demand peace, amid claims of Communist infiltration but also noncommunist discontent over inflation and bases.
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Washington
Johnson
Viet Nam
North Viet Nam
U.S
America
Richard B. Russell
D-Ga
Congress
Russell
Associated Press
Saigon
South Viet Nam
Letter to Editor praises housing editorial
Mrs. Muriel Hines of 2497 Mulberry Ave Muscatine commends Saturday Journal for its housing editorial. She expresses support, gratitude, and asks continued thoughtful reporting.
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Muriel Hines
Mulberry Ave
Muscatine
Dead or alive? How doctors decide in a science class
Junior High student Dre Crane discusses how doctors determine death. The class debates pulse, breathing, and revival cases, noting that a feeble pulse or stopped breathing are not definitive, and drowning or rapid artificial respiration can affect tests.
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Bill Wheeler
Ohio
Dre, Crane
The Worry Clinic Discusses Death Tests and Inheritance
Dr George Crane explains eye reflexes as a more reliable death test than pulse or breath. He warns about glass eyes fooling observers and notes inheritance depends on whether a newborn breathed, using lung flotation to determine birth status.
Had It: Letters on PTA Cliques Across Cities
Readers from Leavenworth Glendale Redondo Beach Encino and Seattle criticize PTA meetings as unfriendly clique ridden and unwelcoming. The letters urge welcoming newcomers and question social and time pressures, echoing a single reader’s claim that PTA has become a farce.
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Abby
PTA
Leavenworth
Glendale
Redondo Beach
Cal
Mail Bag Notes Odds and Ends From HAL BOYLE
New York AP column lists quips on global car ownership a woman’s daily foot movements Derby winners and $445000 prize coffee breaks and 167 million cups annual total Canada and US gun orbital artillery project Newton’s gravity idea anesthetic electricity affects personality penny banks discontinued by toy maker Zen Buddhist endurance teen birth rate New telephone every three seconds.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Canada
United States
Daily Prayer and Scripture Message
A short prayer passage reflects on teaching God’s words at all times and a request to be good witnesses for Thee. It cites Deuteronomy and asks for divine guidance in daily life, ending with Amen and a blessing for the world.
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Heavenly Father
Jesus
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