Autobahn speed debate tests West German safety and policy
West Germany weighs a speed limit on its vast autobahn network amid fierce industry and driver lobbying. A government study finds an 18 percent drop in deaths with an 81 mph limit, while critics warn of safety benefits and economic costs. The piece also notes high speed political convoys and continued lax safety gear in new cars. Thought for Today.
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Bonn
West Germany
Adolf Hitler
Wehrmacht
U.S
United States
Karl-Heinz Lenz
Associated Press
Richard Wuestenberg
TUFV
Wuestenberg
Oldest North American dinosaur possibly unearthed in Wyoming
Wayne State paleontology student Robert Dawley reports 180 to 190 million year old dinosaur remains found in Wyoming. Bones teeth and vertebrae may represent the earliest dinosaur or a direct descendant lineage. Retired sheepherder George Clark alerted authorities. Yale's Dr. John Ostrom calls it potentially unique and very old.
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Robert Dawley
Wayne State University
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Wyoming
George Clark
Big Horn Mountains
Wyoming University
John Ostrom
Yale University
Edsel Patch Grows On Willamette Valley Farm
Albany Ore AP Phil Sperling on a 3000 acre Willamette Valley farm has gathered about 60 Edsel cars from 1958 60 amid wheat mint and corn. The couple keeps five driveable Edsels with plans to restore twenty more or cannibalize the rest for parts.
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Ore
Ford
Edsel
Phil Sperling
Willamette Valley
Sperling
Ford Motor Co
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Castlebar International Song Contest Opens Entries
The 13th annual Castlebar International Song Contest in County Mayo offers a top prize of $5,000. Open to all original unpublished composers, amateur and professional. Closing date June 15 with July announcements for finalists. Contact Mrs. Gisela O'Connor in Dublin for forms and rules.
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UPI
County Mayo
Ireland
Gisela O’connor
Castlebar
St. Helen’s Road
Booterstown
Co. Dublin
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