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With that tasteless accusation as a spur to discontent, all the economic and political bills against the regime suddenly began to fall due. Most alarming, in 98% Roman Catholic Colombia, was the displeasure of the church. Crisanto Cardinal Luque. the saintly and unbending primate, considered the Third Force dangerous and its oath blasphemous, and said so in a pastoral letter. The cost of military extravagance-$250 million in one year alone -was revealed as part of a huge foreign debt (TIME, Oct. 22). Citizens grumblingly yearned for the basic freedom that by and large prevailed under Liberal and Conservative politicians...
Railroadmen who try to lop off money-losing spur lines that no longer are really needed often have to run through months or years of hearings. The Chesapeake & Ohio, for example, consistently failed to get permission to discontinue a train that averaged only a handful of passengers daily. Finally the principal objector admitted that he did not ride the train himself; he just liked to set his watch by the train's noon whistle. Regulatory agencies know that every road has similar lines that should be eliminated so that the money saved could be used to improve service elsewhere...
GOODS & SERVICES New Ideas Smoke Now, Pay Later. Larus & Brother Co. of Richmond, Va. announced a "Take your premium now-pay later" scheme to spur the sales of their Holiday cigarettes. Customers select a premium gift (e.g., a Zippo lighter for 255 coupons), make a down payment of 15 Holiday coupons, sign a pledge to pay the balance of the coupons (one to a pack) as they smoke...
...mile pipeline eastward from McAllen, Texas, gather gas from producers along the way and deliver it to Houston's Baton Rouge station. In turn, Houston will build a pipeline to carry the gas to a Dade County terminus at Cutler, south of Miami, with 682 miles of lateral spur lines running off the main stem to supply customers in every major Florida market...
...Integration may spur a general exodus of white citizens from the capital. In one year the number of white students in Washington schools dropped from 38,768 to 34,750, now accounts for only 32% of the school population. "In the not-too-distant future," said the committee, "the District of Columbia will be a predominantly Negro community...