Puerto Rico Adopts Mandatory Seat Belts for Cars
Puerto Rico imposes a new seat belt requirement for vehicle occupants including taxi riders with a 25 dollar fine. Police will issue courtesy warnings initially due to understaffing and enforcement limits. Tourists and locals must buckle up though exemptions apply to some public fixed-route taxis and older models.
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San Juan
P. R
UPT
Puerto Rico
Astor Calero
Calero
Seat belt requirements apply to drivers and front seats
The text explains belt use rules for vehicles with front and rear belts, noting exemptions for milk trucks and certain vehicles and people. It mentions historical impairments from 1965 to 1967 affecting belt use, height and weight restrictions, and exemptions for milk trucks and some older or specific vehicle classes.
Kohawk Speech Tourney set at Coe College
The 38th Kohawk Invitational at Coe College January 11 12 draws high school teams from Iowa and neighboring states to compete in varsity and novice debate and individual events. Competition runs 10 am to 8 30 pm January 11 and resumes 8 am January 12 with awards at 3 30 pm and 6 30 pm. Davenport Central leads sweepstakes for points. Cedar Rapids Aegis won last year. Ted L Reis coordinates the event at Coe.
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Iowa
Coe College
Nebraska
Illinois
Minnesota
Iowa High School Speech Assn
Coe
Davenport Central High School
Cedar Rapids Aegis
Ted L. Reis
Bergman Festival At Coe College In January
Coe college hosts a modest Bergman film festival from Jan 7 to 23 as part of an exploratory course The Films of Igmar Bergman taught by Dr Charles W Cannon and Dr Malcolm Peel Public screenings run 7 9 p m in Hickok hall 105 with no admission charge Afternoon showings 3 5 p m on select Tuesdays and Thursdays accompany the public sessions
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Coe College
Igmar Bergman
Coe
Charles W. Cannon
Malcolm Peel
Hickok Hall
South Carolina Parks to Raise Camping Fees
The South Carolina department of parks announces higher camping charges at state parks starting January 1. Land parks will cost $3.75 per night and coastal parks $4.50, reflecting higher operating costs and new sanitation facility expenditures.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina Department of Parks, Recreation and Tourism
South Carolina
Enamel Tops List as Hardest Material in Body
The enamel covering teeth is identified as the hardest substance in the human body, resisting wear and preserving tooth structure through daily use.
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Hallmark
Sally Hopkins
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Smulekoff
Kroehler
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Lone, Hammery, Drexel
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Simmons, Sealy
Englander
Simmons, Kroehler & Others
Winton
Carleton
Haviland
Franconia
Bern
Drexel
Thomasville
Jane
Bassett
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