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...York Central. The Central lost $4.4 million and the Pennsy $1.1 million during 1963's first half. Both badly need to strengthen their competitive positions, particularly since the rich Chesapeake & Ohio has already gained ICC approval to control the Baltimore & Ohio, and the well-run Norfolk & Western appears certain to win an O.K. to merge with the Wabash and Nickel Plate...
...Romper Room headquarters is in Baltimore, where the show was originated ten years ago by Bert Claster, a vaudeville impresario who had spotted longer green in TV. His wife Nancy became the first Romper Room teacher. Soon CBS made an offer to Claster, but Claster had another idea. A Norfolk, Va., TV station manager had asked if he could imitate Romper Room. "No," said Claster in effect. "I'll make a copy and send it to you." He trained a teacher, sent her to Norfolk with a kit of sets and props and kept her supplied with scripts...
Patrick B. McGinnis made a million as a Wall Street railroad securities specialist, but his life became a hotbox when he switched to running rails instead of rating them. McGinnis was tossed out as Norfolk Southern chairman after a federal judge fined the line for selling securities without competitive bidding. He next was eased out of the Central of Georgia for highhanding its directors. Then McGinnis got control of the New Haven Railroad and, in an experience that still haunts its 26,000 daily commuters, brought on frequent delays and breakdowns by cutting maintenance. After leaving the New Haven, McGinnis...
...millions of Americans this is vacation time. Families load their automobile and trek across country. I invite the members of this committee to imagine themselves darker in color and to plan an auto trip from Norfolk, Va., to the Gulf Coast of Mississippi. How far do you drive each day? Where and under what conditions can you and your family eat? Where can they use a rest room? Can you stop after a reasonable day behind the wheel, or must you drive until you reach a city where relatives or friends will accommodate you for the night? Will your children...
...nation's largest railroad, the Pennsylvania, last week reached over to the nation's eleventh largest for its new chief: Stuart Thomas Saunders, 54, a Harvard Law grad ('34) who made an impressive record as president of the money-making Norfolk & Western. He succeeds Chairman James M. Symes, retiring at 66 after 47 years with the Pennsy...