One Picture Traffic Textbook Shows New Devices at Mt Vernon
A Mercy hospital roof view captures Mt. Vernon road SE with a pedestrian overpass at Tenth Street and Eighth Avenue SE. Median strips were added during recent widening under a federal program to improve traffic flow. Left turn storage lanes appear along Cedar Rapids streets and overhead traffic lights rise above busy intersections. Trees in the upper right point to Oak Hill cemetery.
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Mt. Vernon Road
Mercy
Oak Hill Cemetery
Two Children Die in Des Moines Area Gasoline Blast
DES MOINES AP A gasoline explosion caused by children playing with matches killed Steven Eugene Greif four and his brother David two in Saylor township just north of Des Moines. The boys were sons of Dale and unnamed Greif. A shed housing a gasoline can ignited, destroying the shed and damaging the nearby barrage housing and two vehicles. Mrs. Greif was hospitalized for shock while the father was at work.
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Des Moines
Saylor Township
Steven Eugene Greif
David Greif
Dale Greif
Paul Womack
Polk County Sheriff's
Charles Peters
Saylor
Greif
FDA urged to ban fluorocarbon aerosols over ozone fears
The Natural Resources Defense Council petitioned the FDA to ban aerosol sprays using fluorocarbon propellants. New NOAA measurements show fluorocarbons destroying the ozone up to 26 kilometers, releasing chlorine atoms that erode the protective layer and may raise skin cancer risk. States New York Michigan Oregon joined the request.
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Washington
The
Food and Drug Administration
Ruby Compton
New York
Michigan
Oregon
FDA
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Judge Sirica Named Outstanding U.S. Trial Judge
Toronto AP reports Judge John Sirica, known for presiding over Watergate trials, was named outstanding U.S. trial judge by the Assn of Trial Lawyers of America.
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Toronto
John Sirica
Maany
U.S
The
Assn. of Trial Lawyers of America
It's a Sin To Tell a Lie Should It Be a Crime
Washington opinion polls show two thirds of Americans feel government ties to them. Rep. Donald Fraser with 49 co sponsors proposes a five year prison term and ten thousand dollar fine for public officials who lie publicly. Critics warn of First Amendment issues and enforcement chaos while noting existing perjury and libel laws may cover such lies. The piece argues voters ultimately judge honesty at the ballot box.
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Washington
UPI
Congress
Donald Fraser
D-Minn
Americans For Democratic Action
House
Fraser
Siberia
Paraplegic swimmer falls just short of Channel cross
Paralyzed American swimmer Jack Robertson endured 18 hours of choppy water and nearly reached Cap Gris-Nez before stopping near the French coast. Escort Don Philabaum cited a late start and fog as the main reasons for the failure, noting Robertson was exhausted and “very, very tired.”
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Folkestone
England
UPI
Jack Robertson
Jack
Ike
Don Philabaum
Cap- Gris-Nez
Philabaum
Robertson
Lloyd Estates Sold to Iranian Business Man
Beverly Hills case marks sale of Harold Lloyd’s Greenacres, once a symbol of Hollywood’s Golden Age. Trustees approved $1.6 million bid by Nasrallah Ashfani, who plans to subdivide the 44 room Benedict Canyon estate possibly turning parts into a museum. Lloyd’s granddaughter calls the sale a major crime against the industry.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Harold
Lloyd's Greenacres
Lloyd
Susan Lloyd Guasti
Miss Guasti
Harald Lloyd Foundation
Hollywood
Shacre State
Nasrallah Ashfani
Ashfani
Benedict Canyon
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Natural Resources Defense Council
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
National Center For Atmospheric Research
United State Bank
United State Bank Courteous Banking Service
16Th Ave
F.dac
F.D.1
Bomrile
Solomon
Minnesota, Inc
Lloyd Estates
Vermont
Northfield
Alexander Salzhenitayn
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Britain
Lord North
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