Reorganization urged for seven northeast railroads into Con Rail
The USRA calls for merging seven financially troubled northeastern lines into a single 15 000 mile system led by Penn Central with an all passenger NY to DC line proposal. Abandon 5700 miles of light use track and sell remaining 2000 miles to private railroads to spur competition.
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Jay Perkins
Associated Press
Washington
U.S. Railway Association
Congress
USRA
Con-Rail
Penn Central
Erie Lackawanna
Reading
Central of
Ford visits Poland on two day East Bloc trip
President Ford arrives in Warsaw for a two day visit to meet Polish leaders including Edward Gierek Henryk Jablonski and Piotr Jaroszewicz. He follows talks with Helmut Schmidt in Bonn on global economic slump and signals caution on a Soviet influenced pact while planning Helsinki discussions.
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Frank Cormier
Associated Press
Warsaw
Poland
Ford
Communist Party
Edward Gierek
Henryk Jablonski
Piotr Jaroszewicz
Wilanow
Helmut Schmidt
Bonn
Henry A. Kissinger
Schmidt
Hans-Dietrich Genscher
Gymnich Castle
Gymrich
West Germany
Rhine
Siegfried
David
Goliath
Remagen
Hitler
Old Town
Germany
Helsinki
Finland
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Europe
Newsweek Magazine
Roswell Water Outlook Examines Rights and Options
State Engineer's Office officials say Chaves County has a good water picture but may need additional volume water rights for peak use. They discuss importing water from Lea County, desalinization, and transferring agricultural rights to domestic use, weighing costs, recharge, and impact on local farming.
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Roswell
Tom Halpin
State Engineer's Office
Chaves County
Fred Hennighausen
Roswell-Artesian Basin
Lea County
High Plains
Sherman Galloway
State Engineer's
Roswell-Artesia
Hennighausen
Galloway
Boy Contends With Heat At Carrollton Stream
Three year old John Edwards of Carrollton Texas grabs his swimming suit as he asks his brother for more water while temperatures climb into the high 90s. A nearby truck is being washed and a stream forms a double exposure behind the boy.
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John Edwards
Carrollton
Tex
John
Navajo Refining Judge Opens Challenge to FEA Order
Navajo Refining Co of Artesia contests a Federal Energy Administration ruling that forces crude oil entitlement transfers between refiners. The U S district court hearing before H Vearle Payne was set after a June 5 postponement. Navajo seeks exemption while the suit names the FEA and administrator Frank G Zarb as defendants. A Navajo executive said the agency exceeded legal authority in directing payments among refiners.
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Albuquerque
H. Vearle Payne
Navajo Refining Co
Federal Energy Administration
Navajo Refining
Artesia
FEA
Frank G. Zarb
Fred Hansen
Tulsa Edison to face Denver in Koufax tournament final
Tulsa Edison and Denver meet in the Sandy Koufax tournament final with a Nashville national berth at stake. Edison rebounded by beating Fort Defiance 80 and Roswell 3 1 in prior rounds. House approves seven year Voting Rights Act extension and expansion to Mexican Americans and other minorities sending bill to Ford for signature.
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TULSA
Tulsa Edison
Denver
Nashville
Tenn
Edison
Fort Defiance
Ariz
Roswell
N.M
Washington
House
Ford
Western Governors meet to shape regional energy policy
In Santa Fe the 10 western state governors gather for two day talks aiming to set shared energy development priorities. Chairman Apodaca notes no immediate results but expects clear focus by November as William Guy leads staff and Stanley Hathaway’s replacement William Lyons joins to discuss energy issues.
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Santa FE
Jerry Aca
Western Governors
Apodaca
Denver
North Dakota
William Guy
Guy
Interior
Stanley Hathaway
William Lyons
Interior Department
Lyons
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Interstate Commerce Commission
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Erman Waller
Quay County
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Tucumcari
Gierek
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