Railroads in America Face Deep Structural Strain
The piece argues railroads remain financially ailing due to management, labor, and Congress. It cites the 1973 Regional Rail Reorganization Act and its protections, which officials say preserve earnings for bankrupt lines but prop up long term income for veterans and workers.
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Congress
Regional Rail Reorganization Act
America
A More Goodly Country shines amid Bicentennial books
Harriet Van Horne praises John Sanford's A More Goodly Country A Personal History of America as the standout Bicentennial work. She lauds its lucid prose and use of diaries and letters to evoke Washington Jefferson and others, noting sharp portraits and a searing slave narrative, with the book offering a vivid early American chronicle despite other propaganda volumes.
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Harriet van Horne
New York City
People’s Bicentennial Commission
America
John Sanford
Carl Sanburg
John
Quincy Adams
Paine
Hamilton
Bar
Jefferson
Lafayette
Czar
Sanford
Our Sweet Land
Leif Ericson
Greenland
Greenhorn
United States
Federal Writers’ Project
Correction on District Allegiance and Zoning Critique
The editorial admits a misidentification of Rep Mac Carvalho’s district, noting he is from District 28, not 26, which affects coverage north of Shea Boulevard and east of Scottsdale Road. It maintains main points on North Scottsdale zoning aligning with the master plan and urges Carvalho to propose constructive alternatives and address legislature conflict of interest safeguards.
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Mac” Carvalho
Carvalho
Shea
Scottsdale Road
North Scottsdale
Council
Ford aides snub wage price policy as Burns warns
Washington insiders report the Ford administration resisting Arthur Burns urging a reconsideration of incomes policies to curb inflation. Burns argues for cautious government guidance while officials push nonbinding measures and budget restraint. Treasury Secretary Simon rejects any policy of wage and price controls.
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Ford Administration
Arthur Burns
Ford
Dr. Burns
Federal Reserve Board
Micawber
Burns
Federal Reserve
Democratic Congress
Senate
House Economic Committee
Council On Wage and
Ely S
Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
Nigxon
Treasury
William Simon
The
Alan Greenspan
James Lynn
White House
Donald Rumsfeld
William Seidman
Labor
James Dunlop
Greenspan
Rumsfeld
Scottsdale minors buy cigarettes at 24hour market
A reader reports children ages 10 to 13 bought cigarettes at a Scottsdale 24hour market. They say the store and police claim the law against selling to minors is unenforceable and that courts would overflow with such cases. The reader urges action to protect youth.
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Scottsdale
Scotsdale
Residents oppose Riley townhouse project at city hall
Lyndag Hopkins reports residents in Scottsdale oppose Martha Riley property development proposing townhouses and patios. They warn of higher density traffic, school crowding, shopping impact, canal bank access, and safety concerns from increased teen activity and police incidents.
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Martha Riley
City Hall
Riley
Hayden
82Nd Street
Lyndag
Hopkins
Scottsdale
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