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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 08, 1952
Page
4
An Ohio home builder Julius Kish completed the first local bomb shelter, a 10 by 8 foot room beneath a back porch, costing about 1200 dollars. It weighs over 75 tons when equipped with essentials, and includes a main basement entrance plus an emergency hatch.
Fourteen states now require motor vehicle inspection as a safety step. The Council of State Governments cites Texas and West Virginia as recent additions, with Colorado Delaware Maine Massachusetts Mississippi New Hampshire New Jersey New Mexico Pennsylvania Utah Vermont and Virginia among others enforcing annual inspections. Some states permit city inspection programs. Alabama Iowa Minnesota Montana and Tennessee have such laws. Connecticut offers voluntary and spot inspections. out of state used vehicles must be inspected before licensing in Connecticut and North Carolina. Illinois cities over 40 000 population may require compulsory passenger car inspections, and Ohio requires inspection of school and church buses. Hummingbirds were seen flying at 55 to 60 miles per hour alongside a car.
Chicago dispatch notes growing legislative focus on lobbying regulation since 1950s investigations. By end of 1951 states requiring lobbyist registration rose to 29, with 19 states mandating expense statements. Separate item lists transit trolley counts for major U S cities including Chicago Atlanta Boston Cleveland San Francisco and Milwaukee.
A young man tried to start a car for his girlfriend with a starter in Omaha. After failing at first he rolled the car down a hill and a passing cat offered no aid. A passerby texted help but same result. He finally tried the key, succeeded, and drove away.
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