Penn Central outlines 1972 freight expansion amid bankruptcy woes
William H. Moore reports Penn Central plans for 6 700 new freight cars and 200 locomotives valued at 330 million, rail additions and car rebuilds, plus scrapping. The plan stresses revenue facilities while lamenting lack of funds for passengers and taxes to communities.
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William H. Moore
Penn Central Transportation Co
Penn Central
Amtrak
New York
Buffalo
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Moore
Enola
Still Going Up The Violent Crime Epidemic
The FBI reports nine month 1971 crime data showing violent crime rising 10 percent from 1970. Armed robbery up 17 percent shootings and assaults with firearms up 11 percent murders up 10 percent aggravated assault up eight percent forcible rape up seven percent. Washington DC bucked trend with a 14 percent drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D.C
U.S. Justice Department
Dream Come True as Florida Entertainment Complex Opens
A new Florida entertainment complex opened to crowds with 50 000 patrons inside and another 50 000 attempting to enter. The scene captured the dream of many businessmen as doors closed at 10 am under heavy demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Names and Fame in a Bucks Knicks Game Tale
The piece recalls Kareem Abdul Jabbar previously Lew Alcindor during a Bucks Knicks game. It follows a narrator’s musing on how names arise, inspired by a lunch gathering of wine tasters who share stories about name changes and personal origins.
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Milwaukee Bucks
New York Knicks
Milwaukee
Knicks
Lew Alcindor
UCLA
Je Bar
Jabbar
Kareem Jabbar
Cassius Clay
Mohammed Ali
Nixon's See Through Cloak Of Statesmanship In 1972 Campaign
President Nixon asserts he will refrain from public partisan activities until after the August nominating convention while navigating 1972 primaries. He signals Agnew on the GOP ticket, defends the Taiwan treaty, and expands arms sales to Israel as part of a larger campaign strategy. His TV appearance foreshadows a campaign intensified by economic talks, Vietnam policy, and a forthcoming State of the Union message. The piece also digresses into local humor about names and a florist family, ending with a personal reflection on Mortimer Schvulschvalter identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nixon
John M. Ashbrook
Ohio
Paul N. McCloskey Jr
Calif
Florida
California
Peking
Moscow
Spiro T. Agnew
GOP
Agnew
Taiwan
Israel
North
Vietnam
Congress
1961 Berlin talks and local civic notes
General Lucius D. Clay will fly from West Berlin to Washington to confer with President Kennedy and Secretary of State Dean Rusk on Berlin problems. Local 1961 stories include a major snow event and plans for a five story 130 bed wing at Memorial Hospital.
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Lucius D. Clay
West Berlin
Washington
Kennedy
Dean Rusk
Berlin
Snow
Memorial Hospital
Attire and Morals in a Changing World
A reflective meditation discusses youth fashion and long hair, arguing these styles do not define morals. It questions judgment of Aboriginal and contemporary dress, cites David’s dancing before the Ark as a reminder attire has historical context and continuing relevance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
South America
Jerusalem
David
Michal
Saul
Things They Ought Not to Have Done
James J. Kilpatrick argues against Episcopal liturgical revisions in Advent as pointless tinkering. He defends the traditional Book of Common Prayer and the familiar Lord’s Prayer, warning that changes erode meaning and blunt the immediacy of sacred language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Episcopal Church
Episcopal
Randolph
Warren Court
Memory Quiz Scoring Guide and Quick Questions Set
A ten day 100 question test yields daily grades from Memory Genius to Good. It asks ten sample questions about wombats money olives scoring field goals autobahns war nitroglycerin Holy Year vision blocking and cattle stomachs with true false. Turn to page two for answers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
U.S
Shiloh
We Live in a Throwaway Civilization
HAL BOYLE reflects on modern wasteful habits in a throwaway society. Packaging outpaces value from books to relationships, with examples from diet obsessions to breaded veal cutlets. He notes aging Americans and offers a centenarian tip of resting to cope with life’s crises.
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United States
FBI
Dream Come True
By Jack Bell
By Jack Davis
South Vietnam
Henry Kissinger
Midwest
Herman Grubblestone
Back Creek
Finkel
Winchester
Flower Children
Schmaltz Florists
Grubblestone
Solens
Rosens
Oregon
Solen Burgers
Rosen Burgers
Jack Davises
Mortimer Schvulschvalter
Sch-vul-schval-ter
Germany
Mortimer
Jack Davis
Mort
Mervil Bailey
Friendship Fire Company
Ryland Conner
Joseph C. Haines
Reuss Fire Company
Sarah Zane Fire Company
F. Albert Robinson, Jr
Truman
Tuck
General Assembly
Peter Marshall
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Washington, D.C
Frederick County
Senate
Winchester Evening Star
Eugene P. Miller
Jack F. Davis
Douglas B. O'Connell
By James J. Kilpatrick
Ecumenical International
I.Q
Hal Boyle
India
China
Julie Andrews
Julie
New Jersey
Earth
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