New rail plan seeks 2.6 billion in federal aid to revive eastern lines
The US Rail Way Association unveiled a final plan to reorganize bankrupt eastern and midwest rail lines, calling for 2.6 billion dollars in federal aid and regulatory reforms. The proposal envisions a 13,000 mile system with 5,700 miles of branches slated for abandonment or subsidy, aiming to form ConRail to take over Penn Central and six other bankrupt lines next spring, with private control to return if profitable.
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Congress
Arthur J. Lewis
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John W. Bagnum
Ford Administration
House
Senate
Consolidated Rail Corp
Penn Central
USRA
ConRail
Erie Lackawanna
Jersey Central
Dock workers approve extended pact with wage and work rules
The new contract keeps an eight hour day with two hours paid at time and a half and limits steady men to 176 hours per month per employer while allowing hiring hall workers to step in. A slowdown clause protects steady men to 186 hours monthly. Pay Guarantee Plan remains, ensuring minimum annual payments rising over contract years. A 25 year veteran benefit increases to 400 per month per year.
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Ailing Astronauts to Stay in Hawaii After Hospital Stay
Johnson Space Center officials said astronauts Slayton, Stafford, and Brand will remain hospitalized in Hawaii for rest and recovery before any work. Wives and children may join them if flu risk allows. doctors warn full recovery could take four to eight weeks and test for lung damage.
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Houston
Faye Stafford
UPI
Astronaus
Stafford
Brand
Ynto
Los Angeles Woman Killed After San Diego Concert Incident
A Los Angeles woman returning from a San Diego rock concert died after an incident in San Jean Capistrano where she either fell or jumped in front of a truck driven by a Takewand man. Orange County deputies stated Cheryl Mitchell was pronounced dead at the scene.
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San Diego
Surlay
San Jean Capistrano
Orange County
Deputie
Cheryl Mitchell
Enaine
Turks to operate six U.S. bases in Turkey
Six U.S. bases in Turkey will be operated by Turkish forces after Sunday suspensions. Four intelligence stations and a U.S. 7th Fleet navigational aid post at Incirlik air base along with non NATO activities are halted, while six smaller communications installations will remain under Turkish control.
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Ford in West Germany and Poland Visit Highlights
Ford toured Bonn and West Germany with Schmidt, boosting transatlantic ties and world peace. Crowds cheered as Ford and Polish leaders pledged friendship, and a Rhine river cruise ended with a riverboat banquet hosted by President Scheel.
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Helmut Schmidt
Schmidt
United States
Europe
Kireh Goens
U.S
West Germany
Walter Scheel
Drachenfels
Munich
Streai
Ling
Blanche Weakens Over Nova Scotia After Hurricane Lashes
Halifax AP reports Hurricane Blanche losing its heavy punch as it weakens while moving across southwestern Nova Scotia. Forecasters say winds lessen and the storm track shifts inland, reducing damage potential but keeping tropical conditions in coastal areas.
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Nova Scotia
Brown eyes more ecology camps
Governor Brown weighs expanding ecology corps camps to move jobless Californians from crime ridden cities back to the land. He cites 1930s conservation camps as a model, noting today’s camps host about 530 participants across seven counties in Bishop Sonora and near Chico while urbanization fuels unemployment and crime.
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Seizare
Hostage Smith Freed After Zaire Raid Ordeal
Hostage Smith describes the tense captivity with details of radio chats and a card deck made from Swahili pages. Guerrillas linked to the Pym lar Revolutionary party freed four captives at Kigoma after a May raid and ransom talks. Stanford officials denied contributing to any payment. Smith will undergo three days of medical checks in London.
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Zaire
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Institute of Tropical Medicine
London
Stanford
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Mae Ypuerrillas
Stanford University
University
Richard Lyman
David Hamburg
Pymlar Revolutionary Party
Aris Ait
Tanaania
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