Traffic Toll Down Chicago Deaths in March
The nation's traffic death toll in March was the lowest for any March in 11 years with about 2,400 highway deaths nationwide.
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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1960
Page
6
The nation's traffic death toll in March was the lowest for any March in 11 years with about 2,400 highway deaths nationwide.
A 16 percent fall reduces the March 1959 total to 2,860, marking the steepest monthly decrease since 1947 according to the council.
Vice President Richard M. Nixon plans to run as an individual and sell himself for the Republican nomination. Analysts say he would avoid tying himself to the Eisenhower record, aiming to appeal to independents and Democrats by campaigning as a conservative. He sees national security as the top issue and hopes to keep core Republicans aboard while courting a broader center.
Four year old Joseph Metzler set off a false alarm by pulling the alarm on his brother’s tricycle. Police struggled to untangle the resulting traffic jam in Philadelphia as officers investigated the incident and sought explanations for the malfunction.
Special today on a 1953 Dodge four door sedan marked R and H. The car needs minor touch ups but is offered at 295 dollars as a daily special.
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