Minnybus experiment cuts car use in Westport transit push
The federally funded Minnybus program in Westport moving people from private autos to a growing fleet of minibuses since 1974 aims to cut air pollution ease traffic and aid those unable to drive. About two million riders have joined the system and surveys show 23 percent have sold a second car while half of the remainder still own but use fewer vehicles.
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Michael Knight
N.Y. Times
Westport
Conn
Carter
Public transit shift dents car use in 30,000 town
In a town of 30,000 people with 19,000 cars, half of residents might switch to mass transit. Gasoline sales show a decline for the first time in decades, partly tied to a growing bus system that runs every 35 minutes. Jim Steele of Steele's Texaco notes a 10 percent drop in gallons sold as transit expands.
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Jim Steele
Steele
Texaco
Westport Gasoline Retailers Association
Minny
Rich Bradley
Westport Transit District
Bradley
Urban Mass Transit Administration
Washington
James A. Bautz
Pregnant Women Warned On Alcohol Risks
The National Council on Alcoholism urged pregnant women to avoid alcohol. Dr. Joseph Cruse of USC warned that any drinking can cause fetal alcohol syndrome with defects in face brain and limbs. He cited risk figures for various alcohol intake levels and called for broad medical support to campaign against drinking during pregnancy.
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Patricia MC Cormack
New York
UPI
National Council On Alcoholism
Joseph R. Cruse
University of Southern California
Cruse
American Medical Society
Council
Eisenhower Medical Center
Palm Springs
Calif
American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Family Physicians
Farm prices rise 2 percent in May amid broad gains
UPI reports the Agriculture Department says farm prices jumped 2 percent in the month ending May 15 marking the sixth straight gain. Higher cattle hogs soybeans potatoes and peaches led the rise while wheat corn and eggs fell. Farmers warn prices below production costs threaten viability despite looming beef price increases.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Unexpected fast Atlantic current found near Florida edge
Steven Riser of the Rhode Island Graduate School of Oceanography reports a new fast moving current at 6600 feet depth along the Blake Escarpment east of Florida. It flows at about one knot, faster than the surface Gulf Stream, and was tracked for a year using 20 foot floats transmitting signals to underwater listening devices.
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Washington
Riser
Blake Escarpment
Continental Shelf
Florida
Atlantic
mid-Atlantic
First Automobile Accident In New York 1896
Henry Wells driving a Duryea Motor Wagon struck bicyclist Evylyn Thomas on May 30 1896 in New York. Thomas suffered a broken leg and Wells spent the night in jail.
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New York
Henry Wells
Duryea
Evylyn Thomas
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