Word: railings
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Appearing before the ICC, Assistant Attorney General William H. Orrick Jr. surprised his listeners by attacking the Pennsy-Central proposal as a blow against "beneficial rail competition." Basing its stand on a report of a presidential advisory group on mergers, the Administration argued that the two lines should remain separate so that each may serve as a framework for future consolidations with smaller carriers. The smaller carriers would probably include the New Haven and the Boston & Maine, which are both in such a sorry state that no one wants to merge with them...
...right (winnings: $1,197,115). Willie Shoemaker was riding Never Bend, and his strategy was simple: get out in front and stay there. Driving out of the gate, he opened up a four-length lead at the clubhouse turn. Aboard Kelso, Jockey Ismael Valenzuela tucked in along the rail and patiently bided his time. In the backstretch, Carry Back began to challenge, but Kelso moved alongside-and Carry Back wilted. Valenzuela clucked to Kel so, and the champion went after Never Bend. For a few brief seconds the two horses raced head to head. Then Never Bend bent. Without ever...
...done nothing more than delay the day of reckoning. There is nothing in the railway unions' record to indicate that they will reach a negotiated settlement on the issues that are not to be arbitrated. That being the case, the U.S. may again be confronted by a ruinous rail strike in six months-during a presidential election year, when passions run high and reasonable solutions are even more difficult to achieve...
...invitation to Teller raised angry protests that it was merely another device to embarrass the President. Conference Chairman Faubus, who had gone along with the invitation to begin with, changed his mind, rescinded the invitation. But Teller was already on the way. Messengers raced to intercept him at rail stations along the way. They missed him. But somehow, it seemed, Teller got the word. He never appeared in White Sulphur Springs and next morning was back in Washington. Teller explained vaguely that he had just gotten tired, decided to turn back, and left the train-just where, he could...
...light with a glove, activated the red one with four flashlight batteries. In uncoupling the cars, they had deftly operated both the hydraulic and steam-brake systems without raising an alarm. In choosing Bridego Bridge as the transfer point, they picked one of the most deserted spots along the rail line, and further safeguarded their escape by systematically cutting all telephone lines in the vicinity. Borrowing a bicycle, a trainman pedaled to the nearest police station in Cheddington, and reached it an hour after the crime...