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...Midlands of England, Josiah Wedgwood wanted a canal to connect the Trent and Mersey rivers. So he pushed the necessary legislation through Parliament, contributed £1,000 to the cost of the project, and devoted more than ten years to getting it finished. It will open next year, a 93-mile marvel that extends through 75 locks and will reduce transportation costs from 10 pence a ton-mile to 1½ pence...
Nader demanded to know whether standby passengers had been boarded, was told instead that the airline would fly him to Philadelphia by air taxi to connect with another flight due to arrive in Hartford two hours later. This Nader refused, and in due course he filed suit against Allegheny...
Between June 17 and 20, 65 special trains for returning workers within Italy to connect with international trains will be added on routes carrying migrant labor from Brussels, Stuttgart, Munich and other major centers. In addition, 192 special trains will be provided for Italian residents living elsewhere. Although voters must pay the cost of transport to the Italian border, government subsidies will allow them to travel free inside Italy and even get free tickets for ferries from the mainland to Sardinia, Sicily and other islands...
...York's Finest, who agreed to the charity game at Long Island's Hofstra University in order to raise money for retarded children. Despite plenty of support from enthusiastic fans in the bleachers-including a sideline banner proclaiming LET'S GO CROOKS-Quarterback Brown failed to connect with any of his bombs, and the flatfeet walked off with a convincing 34-6 victory. No appeals are pending...
...Crimson team moved off to an early 5-2 lead in the opening minutes of yesterday's game, with platter-flinger Wolfe Futscher displaying finely-honed overhead passes to connect for two long, leading goals...