High Speed Train Plan Behind Schedule in Northeast Corridor
The Washington New York Boston high speed rail project is about a year late with no firm start date. Washington New York run faces electrical problems and a Budd Westinghouse dispute, while Boston New York run awaits approval and faces noise and ride issues. Officials say breakthroughs are needed for long term viability and two year trials will test demand and costs.
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New York
Boston
New York City
Robert A. Neleson
Department of Transportation
Nelson
Gordon Allott
R-Cole
The
Transportation
Westinghouse
New Haven Railroad
New Haven
Organized Drug Traffic In Prisons Report Emerges
A legislative committee report quotes State Sen. George E. Snyder that organized drug programs may supply narcotics to inmates at the Maryland Penitentiary in Baltimore. He notes up to seven percent of inmates use narcotics, though he questions the figure, citing loose security aiding drug access within the pen.
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Annarolg
George E. Snyder
D-Washington
Maryland
Baltimore
Snyder
Legislative Council
Committee On Correctional Administration
Clifton T. Perekins State Hospital
Language lovers study slang and word origins in interview
New York AP interview with Stuart Flexner, editor of the Random House Dictionary, analyzes slang as language from cultural subgroups and traces how new words enter common usage through areas like space exploration, war, politics, sports, music, science, and fashion.
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Joy Stilley
New York
Stuart Flexner
Random House
Flexner
Flemer
Pees Wey Osee LT
Paar Family Lion Stirs Radcliffe Campus Notices
Radcliffe College tells Bardy Paar daughter of Jack Paar to find off campus housing for a 10 week old lion cub. House chaperone at Shepard House reported the animal’s presence after hearing a funny noise. The cub reportedly lived with Randy and about 30 upperclass women, even on neighborhood leash walks.
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Paar
Cambridge
Mass
Radcliffe College
Bardy Paar
Jack Paar
Gerald Peabody
Shepard House
Randy
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