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Show MIX'S &K1 mm llll on-- s railroad passenger service. At the time the railroads were losing almost $240 million in passenger operations. Although Amtrak failed to halve that loss, its immediate goal, it is still trying to build passenger volume and reach solvency. With luck and patience and continued government sidy, it if it, the gasoline shortage continues, and people stop driving cars. their Amtrak has improved its service by providing better food in dining cars, offering films on cross-count- ry and trying to bemore responsive to trains, come passenger requests. Unfortunately, the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (Amtrak s offi- cial title) is plagued by a plethora of inadequacies not of its own making. The roadbeds on which its trains travel are old and 77 . , -- " its rolling stock cases is old-fashio- ned in many and needs replacement. Congress, of course, is reluctant tu provide funds for modernization. Even so, more people are once again resorting to train travel, especially between New York and San Francisco and and New, Boston Denver, and Ios York, Angeles and Florida, Oakland. sub- may yeb make especially worn, causing delays, and As the gasoline shortage becomes worse, chances of Amtrak s survival become better. oiiiODoeuii ART LINKLETTER WITH SOME FRIENDS AND ADMIRERS. sussr Am Previously, TWA AT,mO!l revealed and Pan President Richard Nixon had offered him the job of U.S. Ambassador to Australia in 1969. could land only at to take a local Irish airline to Dublin, this despite the fact that Aer Lingus had landing rights New Ue- recently that Shannon and passengers had for ZSZ, - nOUWH) haggling, but Ireland has finally agreed to let American airliners land in Dublin. a multimi- linkletter, llionaire landowner of Australian acreage, says he turned down the offer. York, Boston, and Chicago. Linkletter has long been one of Nixons staunchest supporters, and the President has used him for many functions. Several years Linkletter s ago one of daughters, addicted to LSD, flung herself to her death from her Hollywood apart- ment. Since then Linkletter has worked diligently to protect U.S. youth from the ravages of drug addiction. 'v ?- - . Mmipaste that gives you it Sycutiiis list 4 d t teeth,and freshest breath from yoii can buys. 1 . ,ket tnstamatic camera plus film, magicube and flash r extender for just 175. Comparable value $25.00. Offer expires August 31, 1974. If you hav' y questions about your order, please write to: Close-U- p Camera Offer, P.O. Box 1912, Baltimore, Md. 21203. Allow4 weeks for delivery. ", Buy the v Kodaks Hawkey Close-Uplan- . $ t t 1 s if mm mm m m bm mm Close-U- p Ive got srrtilenow want Kodak's, Hawkeye pocket camera kit. ' Im enclosing $12 75 check or money order plus proof of pmphase (side of the box with Lever Guarantee) from Family or Large size tube of regular or frrinJCIose-USend to: Close-U- p Camera Offer, P.O. Box 16, Baltimore, Mdl?03. m mm mm mm mm mm mm mm 1 mmmmmm mm mm . lk i i , I t"-- " p. ( jt i , i ' S l i i i t Y SLOjfcLlJ .1, |