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The federal pay board today approved by a one vote margin all but the last six months of a new contract covering 140 thousand railroad traimen. But the AFL-CIO United Transportation unidn his declined to say whether it now will put the long delayed contract into effect. The trainmen's union has refused to gi ahead with streamlined work rules in the pact until the pay board approves all of it. 4 JYAcY A1