Safe Driving Emphasis Warns Sleepy Motorists
A safety blitz urges motorists to check personal fitness before driving and to take rests on long trips. Executive director Pete Harris cites fatigue as a deadly factor, proposing frequent coffee breaks, fresh air, and shared driving to reduce large city crash risk and the highway toll.
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IL. 5
Pete) Harris
American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators
Harris
New York University Safety Center
Ofice
O Dwyer Faces Mud Slings Ahead of Ambassadorship
William O Dwyer, former New York mayor, said he would fight mudslinging aimed at his city administration while he served as mayor. He offered no immediate plan to answer corruption charges or to comment on efforts to remove him as ambassador to Mexico. Senator Kefauver urged his recall amid new revelations from the Senate Crime Investigating Committee.
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Mexico City
William O’diwyer
New York
O'Dwyer
Truman
Mexico
Americans For Democratic Action
Estes Kefauger
D-Tenn
Senate Crime Investigating Committee
SAR Forms Patriotic Education Group nationwide
The Sons of the American Revolution announced the formation of Patriotic Education, Inc., a nationwide movement to seize the initiative in the battle for American minds. President General L. Wallace C. Hall disclosed the plan to 500 delegates at the national convention and named Judge Ben H. Powell II of Austin as chairman of the board.
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Houston
Sons of the American Revolution
Patriotic Education, Inc
L. Wallace C. Hall
Detroit
SAR
Ben H. Powell II
Austin
Shorts Ban Might Get Really Serious
Fort Worth readers push a satirical issue suggesting a citywide ban on shorts for both sexes. A letter from Mrs. F H Wilson decries women's legs as a disgrace to the American race, while Vernie H Barber Jr proposes broader moral controls. In Joplin Missouri, taxis offer free rides to churchgoers starting next Sunday.
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Fort Worth
UBI
F. H. Wilson
Vernie H. Barber Jr
Council
Barber
Canadians Boost Newsprint Price Increase to Export Markets
Two Canadian newsprint producers announced a ten dollar per ton price rise effective June 15 aimed at export markets. Abitibi Power and Paper Co confirmed the hike and notified U S customers of the change, potentially costing American publishers about fifty million dollars annually if matched by rivals. George M. Hobart of Consolidated Paper Corp also signaled a price increase for exports.
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Onlil
Axbitibi Power and Paper’ Co
Montreal
George M. Hobart
Consolidated Paper Corp
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