ICC Begins Pondering Major Railroad Merger
The Interstate Commerce Commission weighs approving a plan to merge Missouri Pacific Western Pacific and Union Pacific into a single system spanning 21 states from Seattle to New Orleans. If approved the new line would span 22 800 miles and could become highly profitable, though critics warn it could harm competing carriers and reduce public benefits.
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Washington
Pacific Northwest
California
Gulf Coast
Interstate Commerce Commission
Missouri Pacific
Western Pacific
Union Pacific
Pacific
Gulf Coasts
Joe
McCartney
Omaha
ICC
Southern Railway
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Burlington Northern
CSX
Seattle
San Franciso
Los Angeles
Chicago
New Orleans
Rocky Mountain
Southern
Norfolk & Western
Western
Benjamin F. Biaggini
Southern Pacific Railroad
Signal Error Cited In Mishap At Swiss Crossing
A signal-woman's failure to lower gates at a Swiss crossing caused the worst rail disaster in a century. A commuter train struck a busload of West German tourists, killing 39 and injuring 10. The driver saw a raised barrier and drove across. the train plowed through, fire spreading to a signal house. All victims were aboard the bus, with two survivors and several hospitalized. The accident occurred near Effretikon between Effretikon and Hinwil, with cleanup continuing. Authorities noted uncertainty about signal lights and whether the signal-woman was inside.
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Pfaeffikon
Switzerland
Zurich
Eugen Thomann
Thomann
Christoph Zuppinger
Robert Leiser
Schoenaich
Stuttgart
Walensee
Reagan Proposes Insanity Revision
President Reagan asked Congress to tighten the insanity defense to deny verdicts of not guilty by reason of insanity. The Meese plan aims to curb tainted evidence escapes and post conviction appeals. Officials say passage this year is unlikely with elections ahead. Hinckley defends the defense while in hospital.
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Washington
Reagan
Congress
John W. Hinckley Jr
Edwin Meese III
House
Senate
Hinckley
Newsweek Magazine
Tavesty of Justice
William French Smith
Smith
ABC
David Brinkley
Fort Riley Soldiers Killed in German Traffic Crash
Two Fort Riley soldiers died in a weekend traffic accident near Mannheim while escorting a tracked vehicle during the 1982 NATO war games. A German civilian truck driver was hospitalized with serious injuries. The victims were with the 1st Battalion 7th Field Artillery, 1st Infantry Division, en route to a field training exercise near Wuerzburg when the jeep behind a tank recovery vehicle was struck and exploded.
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Mannheim
West Germany
Fort Riley
Kan
Army
Rosie McGlynn
7Th Field Artillery
1St Infantry Division
Gerard Maloney
Europe
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
Wuerzburg
Miss America 1983 Debra Maffett vows noblesse oblige
Debra Sue Maffett of Anaheim, crowned Miss America 1983, says she will dedicate the year to charity work for crippled children and cancer victims. The 25 year old former Miss California plans appearances nationwide, expects about 100000 in earnings and a 20000 scholarship, and will travel to New York for TV appearances and wardrobe fittings.
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Atlantic City
N.J
Texas
Maffett
California
New York
Miss Maffett
Bob Bryan
Cut and Shoot
Midwest
Pittsburg
Kaw
Lamar University
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Hinvil
Leiser
Ft. Riley
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Ottawa
Paxson
S. Maple
Kansas
Pittsburgh
Ubeare Eeko
Dre
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