Auto innovations and new safety features gain traction
Ford researchers test a glass coating that blocks heat while pass ing visible light for cooler windshields. Dodge unveils the Sweptside 100 pickup offered with six or eight cylinders. Ford develops a rear horn visualization system using a microphone and electronics. Colorado tests glow in dark license plates for nighttime visibility, while Virginia trials reflective highway signs to cut accidents.
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Dodge
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Telegram taunts Florida lawmaker over auto tax stance
Tallahassee telegram hints at a shift in Rep. Sam Gibbons position by urging him to vote against a sales tax on automobiles. The message, claiming autos are essential for our way of loving, raises questions about sender intent and possible Western Union error.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Sam Gibbons
Western Union
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Dial Services Make Phone Do Most Any Work
A 1920s overview notes how European cities offer dial services for errands prayers and tickets while the U S lags behind in automation Time and weather forecasts remain the common automatic services Americans rely on Neatly contrasting systems show growing telephone usage in Washington D C with 100000 per capita phones and over 100000 dialing Time 4 2525 and Weather 6 1212 in January storms
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Vienna
Alexander Graham Bell
Mr. Watson
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D. C
Man Finds Loot From Trash Dumped Radio Parts
After three days of searching R L Tate located the missing radio and television parts worth 600 dollars at a city dump. A trash collector had accidentally scooped up the items from Tate's shop in Oklahoma City.
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Oklahoma City
R. L. Tate
Tate
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