Comparative Time Table of U S Cities Relative to Washington
A 19th century note explains the lack of a nationwide standard time in the United States and Canada with each railroad using its local time. The article introduces a table comparing local times to Washington DC time to reduce miscalculations and connections, citing Dinsmore's 1857 guide as the source.
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United States
Shiington, D. C
Canada
Washington, D. C
Charles F. Dowd
Saratoga Springs
N.Y
New York
Santa Fe
Dowd
Washington
Railways Pushed Standard Time To Nationwide Adoption
Santa Fe Railway notes the railroad effort that led to daylight saving and four time zones. Beginning in 1872 in St Louis, a series of conventions culminated in the 1883 Chicago vote to adopt Standard Time and set clocks to noon across zones.
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Santa Fe Railway
St. Louis
American Railway Association
Association of American Railroads
Chicago
America
United States
Pacific
Greenwich
Philadelphia
Memphis
Denver
Fresno
Georgia
Savannah
Don’t touch that clock Daylight Saving Time arrives Sunday
Americans set clocks ahead one hour before bed Saturday. Arizona Hawaii Indiana have exemptions or split zones. The 1966 Uniform Time Act requires observation, with Arizona and Hawaii opting out. Railroads established a standard time system on November 18, 1883, without federal law.
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Washington
UPI
Arizona
Hawaii
Indiana
Haig Testifies as Ellsberg Trial Sparks Protest
Gen Alexander Haig testifies for the prosecution at the Pentagon Papers trial. He receives a friendly greeting from Ellsberg, but co defendant Anthony Russo shouts insults in the street, calling Haig a genocidal warrior and thrusting a copy of the papers toward him. A federal indictment and Haig’s Vietnam duties are noted.
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Los Angeles
UPI
Alexander Haig
Nixon
Henry Kissinger
Daniel Ellsberg
Ellsberg
Anthony Russo
Haig
Southeast Asia
Russo
Pentagon
Hig
CIA
Major traffic fines totaled in Scottsdale court
Over a two week period in Scottsdale Traffic Court motorists paid seventy or more fines for major offenses including seven drunken driving cases. Individuals from Cave Creek Brooklyn Tempe Phoenix and Grand Forks faced penalties ranging from 37 to 171.50 dollars for traffic light violations speeding unsafe lane changes and no driver license among others.
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Scottsdale
Robert Rockridge
Cave Creek
Nicholas J. Colartini
Brooklyn
N.Y
Pamela D. Grey
Box
Wallace Austin
Glenrosa
Mark & Blestrud
Pine
Frank G. Alvarado
FE. Harald
Tempe
Steven FE. Simmons
N. 78Th St
Paul C. Johnson
Camelback
Phoenix
Shirley M. Hunter
N. Jokake
Gary C. Kimberly
Kent-Kangles
Edward R. Saunders
Columbus
Dewey I. Breese
Starlight Way
Evert S. Carkin
University
James W. Carpenter
W. Filmore
Wilshire
Rick A. Pulver
E. Belleview
Pepey J. Thomas
Mudslide Buries Homes on Mt Pichincha Destroys Five Dwellings
At least 15 people died when a mudslide swept five houses off the slopes of Mt Pichincha in western Quito. The disaster buried the dwellings under trees mud and rocks in the mountainous area.
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Quito
Ecuador
UPI
Mt. Pichincha
Artisans to display and sell works at plaza
Local artisans will display and sell crafts at the Scottsdale Civic Center on Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. Dolores Dwyer invites interested makers to register and join the monthly program. Displays will set up on the Civic Center grounds and the public may inspect and buy.
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Scottsdale Civic Center
Civic Center
Dolores Dwyer
Great Dane Show Planned by Arizona Club
The Great Dane Club of Arizona will hold a Sunday show at Pierce Park Phoenix. AKC sanctioned Plan B judging begins at noon with junior showmanship and regular classes. Contact show chair Stuart Shannon 3346 W Hearn Rd Phoenix for details.
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The
Great Dane Club of
Arizona
Pierce Park
46Th
Oak Streets
Phoenix
American Kennel Club
Stuart Shannon
W. Hearn Rd
Pentagon Papers Talk Set at Scottsdale Community College
Tempe resident John Kincaid former head of the Phoenix Peace Center will speak at SCC on Monday about Legal and Moral Implications of the Pentagon Papers Trial. The free lecture in Room E-124 starts at 10 30 a.m. Kincaid heads the information office for Ellsberg and Russo defense efforts as the Los Angeles trial nears close.
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John Kincaid
Tempe
Phoenix Peace Center
Scottsdale Community College
E-124
SCC
Chaparral
Pima Road
Kincaid
Nina Mohit
Arizonans For Peace
Phoenix
Ellsberg
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Snakes & Things All Pet
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Thomas Mall
44Th St. and
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