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...President's Council of Economic Advisers. The author of the paragraph is George Bookman, business and economics reporter in TIME'S Washington office, who recently covered one of the capital's most pleasant news assignments: Supreme Court Justice William 0. Douglas' 178-mile hike along the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal...
...began the last lap of his 178-mile, eight-day hike down the old Chesapeake & Ohio Canal last week, Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas wore the air of a missionary savoring a particularly satisfying conversion of the heathen tribes. Some of his 37 original companions (TIME, March 29) had dropped out (only eight walked the whole way with Douglas), and a good many more were physically reduced by blisters, swollen ankles and aching muscles. But along the way, even the Washington Post's Editorial Writers Merlo Pusey (who walked 140 miles) and Robert Estabrook (150 miles) had become...
During the hike-which the Justice proposed after a Post editorial advocated construction of a modern parkway along the wilderness-bordered canal-both came to the conclusion that at least parts of the area should be a protected woodland preserve. But despite this triumph, Douglas was obviously unprepared for the sort of welcome he received as the hikers marched on Washington. A dozen volunteers attached themselves to the party at Seneca, 18 miles from the capital. A group of enthusiastic boys, one of whom carried a large U.S. flag, joined up at Great Falls...
...railroads habitually ask for more than they need. Six months ago, the railroads asked for a 45% increase for carrying first-class mail. But when Postmaster Arthur Summerfield start ed giving more business to planes and buses, the railroads backed down fast, were glad to take a 10% hike. Railroadmen feel that if they could set their own rates and shave them quickly to meet competition, the ICC could concentrate on preventing regional discrimination, stopping cutthroat competition and guarding against shenanigans in railroad management...
...Sunday trillium hunt. Editorial Writers Merlo Pusey and Robert Estabrook of the Washington Post (which advocates building a parkway along the canal) were almost lost in the throng. In the nine weeks since Justice Douglas (who wants the canal area left undefiled) challenged the Post editors to take the hike with him (TIME, Feb. I) and thus see the error of their ways, all sorts of volunteers had joined up for the expedition...