Rail lines profitable with nine of ten profitable says AP
AP Business Analyst John Cunniff reports that nine of the ten largest U S railroads earned profits, with Southern Railway posting seven straight years of record income and profits above 100 million on 700 million revenue. The piece notes public misperceptions about rail profitability and explains regional freight versus passenger dynamics.
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NEW York
Currier & Ives
Penn Central
Northeast
Midwest
Southern Railway
Frank Barton
Southern
Barton
Legal expert loves depth of Revenue Department role
Nancy Sullivan was named top legal counsel for Nebraska Department of Revenue. A 1967 Nebraska Law graduate, she describes her work as layered and versatile, with experience from the legal division to Hall County deputy county attorney and multiple transfers for her husband’s service.
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Dee Ralles
Omaha World Herald
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Neb
Nancy Sullivan
Nebraska Department of Revenue
Sullivan
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Park College
Parkville
University of Nebraska
William Sullivan
Department of Revenue
Grand Island
Hall County
Lt. Sullivan
Columbus
Fayetteville
N.C
Vietnam
Colorado Department of Law
Denver
Army
101St Airborne Division
Nebraska
Mark Buchholz
J.J. Exon
State Workmen's Compensation Court
Opposition to a Consumer Protection Agency grows in Congress
The piece argues that regulatory agencies, including a proposed Consumer Protection Agency urged by Ralph Nader, tend to raise taxes and product costs while reducing consumer welfare. It cites forms, paperwork costs, and potential productivity losses as funded burdens. President Nixon faces congressional pressure to cut federal spending while opposing the CPA.
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George Roche
Congress
Consumer Protection Agency
CPA
Ralph Nader
Roche
Senate
Nader
Nixon
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