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Among the J N.R.'s 256 separate rail lines, only the bullet trains and two of Tokyo's urban services turn profits. The rest lose money at a rate that makes the old Penn Central's losses trivial by comparison. One example: the Biko line, which serves a sparsely populated area on the island of Hokkaido, has outlays of $11 for every 34? it earns. In the past twelve years, the Japanese National Railway has piled up a staggering debt of $34 billion; at present it is losing money at the rate of $8.6 million...
There was something almost silly about all this jostling for an edge, for the most trivial advantage that might make the debaters look or behave better. Except that the stakes were so large, the impact of the 1960 Kennedy-Nixon debates still so sharply felt in every politician's gizzard. This first debate would surely be the most critical event of the 1976 campaign, and both candidates knew...
...politicians who haunt the oaken corridors of Cambridge city hall. On the one hand, there is lovable Al, caring for his tribe and defending the interests of the common man in the realm of city politics. On the other, there is the Al full of bombast, homelife and trivial, lovable sound and fury. The combination must work, because nobody now on the council has been there as long as mayor Al (22 years, as long as this reporter has been alive). I'd love to know if Al uses the same tactics to get through the working...
...Gerald Ford's continuing unpopularity is another matter. It has been pointed out repeatedly that he is not very exciting, gives bad speeches, and now and then shows up in California when he should be behind his desk or vice versa. But this is trivial. If anything has distinguished the American people in the past several years, it has been their ability to disregard such things and get to the heart of important matters and men-like Viet Nam and Richard Nixon...
...relatively trivial matter triggered the massive walkout. This spring Local 1759 of the United Mine Workers wanted an office that was not covered by their contract advertised so it could be filled by a union applicant. After management disagreed, an arbitrator was brought in and eventually ruled against the union. The angry miners first tried to reverse that ruling in federal court. When the court delayed, they protested with their only remaining weapon-an illegal wildcat...