Storm Over Railpax Draws Protests and Inquiry Threats
Washington AP reports protests and a possible congressional inquiry greet Railpax final route map. Rep. Harley Staggers said his House Commerce Committee would review the plan, which starts May 1 and links 114 cities with 184 trains. AFL-CIO officials denounced the plan as shortsighted and ruinous and urged nationalization of the railroads.
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Harley O. Staggers
Dw.va
House Commerce Committee
Staggers
National Railroad
P. Railpax
Afl-Cio Transport Workers Union
Senate
Mike Mansfield
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Mansfield
West Coast
Cleveland
Walker to Seek Reelection to Virginia House
Del. Stanley C. Walker, chairman of the State Crime Commission, announced he will run for a fifth two-year term in the Virginia House of Delegates. He considered a State Senate bid but kept his seniority and crime panel role.
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Stanley C. Walker
State Crime Commission
Virginia House of Delegates
Walker
State Senate
Henry E. Howell Jr
Crime Commission
Hints From Heloise a Pretty Good Solution to a Problem
A collection of reader tips from Heloise including a closet door necklace rack idea, trading stamps for a neighbor moving, a plastic bin as a dog water bowl, winding yarn in a inverted basket, adding food color to bubble bath for bubbles, collar updates for Nehru shirts, trimming loose threads when ironing, using a cereal bowl as a spoon holder, and moving a bulletin board to a bathroom for visibility.
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Heloise
Frances Hunt
Medical Explorer Post 109 Attends Shenandoah Planning Conference
Winchester Memorial Hospital sponsors Medical Explorer Post 109 with high school students attending the Shenandoah Area Council Spring Explorer Planning Conference at the Harpers Ferry Conservation Job Corps Center. Attendees included Ann Ryan Debbie Fitzwater William Grant and Charles Troxel.
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Explorer Post 109
Winchester Memorial Hospital
Shenandoah Area Council
Harpers Ferry
Welfare Aid Settlement Near for Washington Outlook
The House Ways and Means Committee nears a decision on welfare aid for needy families after weeks of talks. A proposed federal takeover would set a basic monthly benefit and replace food stamps with cash, with a flat 150 per person and 200 per couple in each category, funded entirely by the federal government.
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House
Ways and Means Committee
Howev
Federa
Nixon
Atlantic voyage writer sails 20 foot catamaran Sarape
Francis Brenton 43 sets from Portsmouth Virginia in a 20 foot Sarape catamaran. He expects a 45 day voyage to Portsmouth England. He built the craft in Peru from two dugout canoes and sailed the Amazon before heading to Florida. Living space on board is cramped six by four by three feet.
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Middle of
Atlantic
Francis Brenton
England
Brenton
Peru
Amazon River
Florida
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