Court Okays Rail Merger Linking IC and GM&O
A three judge federal panel approved the Illinois Central and Gulf Mobile and Ohio merger forming Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company. Appeals by Missouri Pacific and Kansas City Southern were dismissed. KC Southern lost a bid to annul the ICC order. The new line would span 14 states with about 9400 miles of track, serving Mississippi lines and connecting Great Lakes to the Gulf.
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Kansas City
Illinois Central
Gulf, Mobile & Ohio
Interstate Commerce
New Company
Illinois Central Gulf Railroad Company
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City Southern
St. Louis
Southern
ICC
Kansas City Southern Railway
Jackson
Miss
Mississippi
Columbus and Greenville Railway Co
Bonhomie
Great Lakes
Gulf of Mexico
IC Industries
W. B. Johnson
Chicago
Johnson
Alan S. Boyd
Gm&o
Roads
Benefit Show Slated For Kidney Foundation at Blues Stadium
MEMPHIS AP The producer aims for 50 000 fans at Blues Stadium Aug 18 for a 12 hour benefit from sundown to sunup for the National Kidney Foundation. Stadium seats 7 000 but seating infield and outfield will be used with turnover. J D Sumner of the Stamps Quartet will headline gospel after flying in from Las Vegas. The country segment features Jim Ed Brown of the Grand Ole Opry and RCA recording artist.
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Memphis, Tenn
Blues Stadium
National Kidney Foundation
Terry Bock
J. D. Sumner
Stamps Quartet
Elvis Presley
Las Vegas
Presley
Jim Ed Brown
Brown
The
Grand Ole Opry
Nashville
RCA
Hospital Manager Dislikes Setup
CHICAGO AP There is debate over community participation in hospital boards at a joint annual meeting of four national associations. Dr James Haughton Cook County Hospital and Mary Alice Henry Garfield Park Hospital Chicago support community involvement while Elton TeKolste Indiana Hospital Association argues against it. Henry notes many board members are from the community and says involvement has made hospitals more responsive to local needs.
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Chicago
Hospital Association
American Hospital Association
Catholic Hospital Association
American Nursing Home Association
Hospital Industries Association
James Haughton
Cook County
Mary
Murder Suspect Arraigned in Slaying near Austin
Michael David Sanders of Ruston La 19 was to be arraigned today on charges he shot and burned 19 year old Mathleen Matzilevich in a wooded area near Austin Texas on July 16 He is held on 100000 bail and indicted only for the woman s death as the slayings were one transaction No motive disclosed Thomas Matzilevich a 21 year old TCU student from Natick Mass was married to Mathleen The couple lived in Fort Worth while he studied at Texas Christian University Police recovered .22 and .45 pistols from Town Lake believed to be the weapons
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Austin
Tex
Michael David Sanders
Ruston
Worcester
Mass
Sanders
Mathleen Matzilevich
Here
Matzilevich
Thomas
Texas Christian University
Natick
Dist
Atty
Bob Smith
Town Lake
Matzilevichs
Fort Worth
TCU
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Thurs
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SI RS
Sportswear
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Prout A
Miata
Fabric World
County Rd
Dia Selos
General Electric
Darville Company
Memphis Blues
Haughton
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