Chitty Car Legacy Remains Real in England
South County readers learn that the real Chitty Chitty Bang Bang cars existed. Three were built starting in 1920 by Count Zborowski near Canterbury, with one surviving today restored by Harris Mayes in Deal Kent. The original machines raced Brooklands, hit 133.45 mph, and Count Zborowski died in 1924.
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South County
Jolly
Old England
Ian Fleming
Zborowski
Canterbury
England
Brooklands
Indianapolis
Count Zborowski
Palm Beach
Florida
Monza
Chitty
Harris-Mayes
Deal
Kent
Beating the System in Montgomery County Housing Scheme
Rep Harold R Gross highlights a dozen Montgomery County youths who reportedly live on unemployment checks of 55 dollars weekly each, pooling funds to rent a six bedroom house with pool and sauna. They allegedly avoid taxes and rely on food stamps and Medicaid, cycling between benefits and short-term jobs. The Richmond News Leader notes the group’s lifestyle and questions the morality of such behavior.
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Fremont
Newark
Union City
Rep
Harold R. Gross
Congressman Gross
Montgomery County
Richmond News
Countdown A Long Island Father Battles For Little League Reins
A Long Island father has taken his court battle to gain control as manager of a Little League team. Bertrand Russell at 97 declares that he is a failure because many causes he fought were losses. He argues that surviving long amid ongoing controversy proves resilience rather than defeat.
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Long Island
Reinsee
Bertrand Russell
Black Manifesto extortion disrupts churches nationwide
A radio and church protest campaign led by James Forman demands 500 million in reparations from white churches and synagogues. Incidents occur in Columbus Ohio and Atlanta with parallels to Riverside Church actions in New York. The drive prompts some churches to reconsider support while warning of potential forced seizure of church property if demanded payments are refused.
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You
King Avenue United Methodist Church
Columbus
Ohio
South
Atlanta
James Forman
Riverside Church
New York City
Progress Creates Urban Devastation in Our County Seat
The letter decries federal urban renewal as ruinous to small towns and city centers. It cites demolition of historic blocks for a hamburger joint and a 28 foot neon sign, arguing out of town chains profit while local charm and economy suffer. It warns other renewals will follow, eroding community character.
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Nixon
Hamburger Joint
Don Maclean Blames Congress for Inaction and Pokes Fun
Washington columnist Don MacLean notes Otis Pike's blunt letter on Congress barely functioning. He cites two weeks of minimal output, nine bills, mostly medal prescriptions, and Pike's quip about the government being irrelevant. He also mentions campus unrest and student protests over a hamburger joint.
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Washington
Otis Pike
New York
Congress
Rep. Pike
Armed Services Committee
House of Representatives
District of Columbia
Militant resolve echoes from World War II home front
The excerpt reflects on wartime mindset urging readiness and patriotism. It recalls a National Guard unit that crossed rugged terrain in World War II to strike Japanese positions on New Guinea's northern coast. The passage stresses civilian preparedness, noting many households own rifles for defense.
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National Guard
Owen Stanley Mountains
New Guinea
Moroccans Keep Tabs On The Reds
In Rabat Moroccan officials track Moscow driven guerrilla networks across Africa. They describe training centers in Kinshasa Brazzaville Tanzania and Zambia run by Moscow Peking and Castro regimes to spread anarchist leadership, with a Khartoum conference tightening unity and accelerating anti US activity.
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Rabat
Morocco
Moscow
Africa
United States
U.S.S.R
Motorcan
Peking
Cairo
Algiers
Cuba
Ethiopia
Liberia
Ghana
Congos
Kinshasa
Leopoldville
Roberto Uolden
Liberation Front
Holden
Kinkuzu
Brazzaville
Castro
Pir
Shikongo
Red Army
Matvei Zakharov
Kropotkina Street
Murza Turzon-Zade
Kremlin
turzon-Zade
Khartoum
Egypt
Cere
Havana
Red
Free World
On This Day In History Highlights
This day marks key events from 1800 building the White House to 1896 Ford’s first car trial, 1942 Midway’s decisive battle, and 1967 Israel Egypt clash. A closing thought cites Terence on finding difficulty by seeking.
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White House
Henry Ford
Detroit
Midway
Israel
Egypt
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Fausta
Rolph Fairchild Editor
Paul Harvey
Ernest Campbell
Campbell
Forman
American Christian Church
National Black Economic Development Conference
American Baptist. Convention
Michiel A. Bent
NLD
Erussell Kirks
Don Maclean
SDS
Coast Guard
South Carolina
Winston Churchill Memorial Library
Diplomatic Courier Service
Wichita
Kansas
American Fisheries Society
U.C S
By Johnholm
Reds
Terence
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