Rails Biggest Hauler How Coal Is Moved
Southern Illinois faces a coal transport battle as railroads barge lines and pipelines vie to carry the most coal. Railcars last year moved 24,634,962 tons, about 90 percent of nine county production, with barges handling 452,631 tons and local loads at 2,502,265 tons. National measures seek lower bulk-rate transport, while pipelines remain limited. CIPS plans a Coffeen power plant to move coal by conveyor direct to boilers.
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Illinois
Chester
Alton
Ohio
Mississippi
Iinois
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
Sahara Coal Co
Harrisburg
CIPS
Ilinois Public Service Co
Coffeen
Montgomery County
Rend Lake
Coal Company
Big Muddy River
Beaucoup Creek
Saline River
Southern Illinois
Shawneetown
Saline
A Coal Company
Western
Kentucky
Green River
Hatucky
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Steeleville
Waltonville
Benton Lesser
West Frankfort
Spartal
Joppa
Cave-in-Rock
Shaw
JFK Readies Plea For Test Ban Approval
President Kennedy prepared an appeal to the Senate for ratification of the East West limited test ban pact as diplomats from at least 30 nations signed the treaty in Washington London and Moscow. The message was read at the Capitol after Kennedy paused for family matters including his newborn son in Boston. Ambassador Beale led a parade of diplomats at the State Department to sign the pact banning nuclear tests except underground with 26 signatures planned and three more from Brazil Argentina and the United Arab Republic to follow.
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Kennedy
Senate
London
Moscow
Capitol
Boston
Otis Air Force Base
Howard Beale
State Department
Germany
Kennedy Visit Highlights Donor Airman For Kennedy Son
An Airman from Jersey City donated two pints of blood to Jacqueline Kennedy during her son's birth at Otis hospital. Airman 2C John M. Bolger, RH positive, is among several standby volunteers in Washington and Moscow. The report notes blood bank levels and mentions broader Cold War signatories.
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Jacqueline Kennedy
Johm M. Bolger
Jersey City
N. J
Air Force
Washington
London
Moscow
Edward
Courtade
United
Otis Hospital
Britain
Russia
Ifsue
Kennédy
Not So Duvalier Says Haitian Exiles Deny Defeat
Haitian exile groups reject defeat claims and say their forces are advancing despite government reports. Paris and Port-au-Prince observers note ongoing activity near key towns as exiles maintain pressure in the political crisis.
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Francois Duivalier
Haiti
Dominican’ Republic
George J. Figaro
Duvalier
Leon
Cantave
Dominican Republic
SEC Views Stock Break 1962 In-Depth Panel Report
A SEC study committee and a NYSE report found no single group or circumstance caused the 1962 stock market drop. The accounts say no evidence of manipulation or illegal conduct, with the tremor in late May not traceable to a specific actor or event.
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Washington
Securities and Exchange Commission
New York Stock Exchange
Korean Front Cools Down Says New 1st Cavalry Leader
Maj. Gen. Charles F. Leonard, recently named commander of the front line unit, stated that the Korean front line has cooled off. Leonard, who took command of the 1st Cavalry Division Wednesday, predicted no major stirring for some time. He noted North Koreans tested the division’s alertness and found the unit ready.
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Charles F. Leonard
Leonard
1St Cavalry
Tewsman
Commuters Ride Baggage Car On New Haven Line
About a dozen men rode the baggage car on the 9:34 from Stamford to New York City, 318 aboard overall, venting at crowded trains and ticket prices. Howard W. Long Jr of Rudder magazine commented on the chaotic ride as passengers searched for seats and baggage car space.
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Howard W. Long, Jr
Rudder Magazi
Walts
New Haven
Stamford
New York City
Connecticut
Robert A
Cline
Cary
New
Irregularities Charged in Aid to Dependent Children
Chicago August 8 AP a former chairman Arnold H Maremont charges an audit found irregularities in one fifth of 1019 public aid cases checked. Hosteny, now with Illinois Public Aid, rechecked one eighth of the federal audit sample. State Public Aid Director Harold Swank said he would be alarmed if 20 percent of ADC cases were ineligible, though he doubts Hosteny’s exact finding.
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Chicago
Illinois Public Aid Commission
Arnold H. Maremont
Hosteny
Illinois Public Aid Department
Harold. C. Swank
State Public Aid
Maremont
Holteny
Swank
Arlene May Stronger as Bermuda Storm Hits
Tropical storm Arlene regains hurricane strength near Bermuda as the system tracks toward the Atlantic. Miami reports increasing winds and rain with officials warning of dangerous conditions as the storm intensifies.
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Miami
Fla
Arlene
Decoy Mail Train Heist Shocks Britain With $2.8 Million
In England a band of 20 to 30 masked men decoyed and bound mail clerks during an audacious mail train robbery. They hijacked Glasgow to London sacks containing registered mail, moved two cars and an engine, and escaped as investigators pursued clues. A child hospital closure near Cambridge was mentioned in the commotion.
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Cheddington
England
London
Davids Whitby
A. Teres
Lonis Whitby
Chiba
Medical Center
Gina Mills
Epmpound
Patrick Kennedy Baby In Serious Condition At Boston Hospital
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy, one day old son of the President, remained in serious condition in Boston after premature birth. Doctors noted slight improvement overnight as Jacqueline Kennedy recovered at Cape Cod after the birth at Otis Air Force Base. The baby was baptized in the operating room and Patrick was named for the President’s grandfather and Mrs Kennedy’s father. The White House released updates through press secretary Pierre Salinger, with the condition described as idiopathic respiratory distress syndrome.
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Boston
Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
Boston Children’s Medical Center
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
White House
Boston Children’s Hospital
Otis Air Force Base
Cape Cod
Kennedy
Jackie
Jacqueline Kennedy
Hugh Auchincloss
Otis Air Force ‘Base
Cleveland
Joseph P. Kennedy
England
Patrick
Bouvier
John Y. Bouvier
New York
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Wisconsin Electric and, Power Co
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Southwestern Illinois Coal Corp
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Commonwealth Edison Co
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SEC
Adrien Raymond
Foreign Office
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