Texan bid to buy Cincinnati rail line halted
Wealthy Texans proposed purchasing the Cincinnati New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railroad, a 390 mile line leased to Southern Railway. City officials cited court oversight, existing leases, and legal commitments preventing sale. The railroad's annual city rent and profits fund regional highways, with an estimated value around 150 million dollars.
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Willam Wichtman
Army engineer awarded Meritorious Civilian Service Award
Cincinnati report says William PF Lail chief of operations for the Ohio River Division of the Army Engineers received the Meritorious Civilian Service Award at a luncheon. He plans August retirement after 33 years with the Army Engineers 29 as a civilian.
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Cincinnati
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William PF. Lail
Ohio River Division
Army Engineers
Department of the Army
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Parochial schools in Cincinnati may drop first four grades
Cincinnati and Hamilton County parochial schools face space, teacher, and funding shortages and may close the first four grades in about 162 elementary schools. Archbishop School Board chair Bishop Paul Liebold says eliminating these grades would require roughly 25 million for new public buildings and 16 million for operating costs.
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Hamilton County
Paul Liebold
Archdiocesan School Board
Ohio
Pittsburgh Man dies at 107 in Titusville
John H. Quick of Pittsburgh, one of Pennsylvania's oldest residents, died Wednesday at the home of a daughter in Titusville. He was 107.
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Titusville
John H. Quick
Pittsburgh
Motel and parking project approved near Medina amusement plan
Columbia Township zoning panel recommended three amendments to allow a motel and parking lot for Stephen Holda near his proposed Disneyland style amusement park in Medina County. The plan faces a Regional Planning Commission disapproval until progress on the amusement project is evident, with taxes estimated at about 22 500 annually and a 1964 opening target.
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Columbia
Stephen Holda
Columbia Township
Medina County
Columbia Zoning Commission
Holda
Boone Rd
Regional Planning Commission
Ile
Lorain County
Fair Lady film set work under way at Warner Bros
Hundreds of carpenters electricians and stage designers work on the My Fair Lady production at Warner Bros Studio as filming nears. Studio head Jack Warner hosts a lunch on the lot honoring Audrey Hepburn Rex Harrison and Stanley Holloway and outlines plans.
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Hollywood
UPI
Warner Bros
Jack Warner
Audrey Hepburn
Rex Harrison
Stanley Hiolioway
Window Hot Spot in Atlanta Raises Heat Through Glass
In Atlanta officials note that an average glass window transmits about 150 times more heat from the sun into a house than the adjacent insulated wall, highlighting efficiency concerns in older homes and the demand for better glazing options.
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