Bicycles and rolling chairs on Atlantic City Boardwalk
A brisk spring Boardwalk scene in Atlantic City shows early 6am bicycle rentals and a steady stream of riders from businessmen to seniors. Rolling chairs, once curiosities, are now a Boardwalk staple, with regulation urging chairs to move against pedestrian flow, a rule the author questions while noting frequent near misses.
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Atlantic City
Boards
Philadelphia
New York
Plaza Hotel
Central Park
Strictly Fresh A Girl's Face Is Not Fortune
A father's remark on urban life shows a daughter's image being evaluated in a way that undercuts her value beyond appearance. The piece notes that city downtown routines expose social attitudes, including outdated chivalry, as a fading ideal in buses and trains.
Big Trucks Destruction of Iowa Roads Highlighted on Floor
Linn County Senator Ernest Kosek cited an Illinois study costing 27 million dollars over 24 years showing a double bottom truck with 18 000 pound load causes wear equal to 10 000 cars on a single trip. He urged stricter weight enforcement to protect highways and noted trucks drive most freight, paying highway taxes and employing millions hourly.
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Linn County
Ernest Kosek
Senate
Iawa
Kosek
Rach
Citizen Times
United States
Citizen-Times
Service news from San Diego Marines in Vietnam
Portraits of Cedar Rapids area servicemen stationed in Vietnam. Private John Hubert Dougherty graduates eight weeks of combat training and will report to his first Marine assignment after home leave. Private first class Leonard L. Pferfer serves with the First Light Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion at Da Nang. Gordon O Conrod, with the 11th Engineering Battalion, is six miles from the DMZ at Dong Ha. Sergeant Eugene R. Knox earns the Navy Commendation Medal at New River MCAS Jacksonville.
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San Diego
Calif
John Hubert Dougherty
E. P. Dougherty
15Th St. NW
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Marine Corps
Danang
Vietnam
Marine Pvt
Leonard L. Pferfer
Lumir
11Th St
da Nang
First
Marine Aircraft Wing
da Nang Air Base
Pe Gordon O
Conrod
The
United Sates Mhuire Se
Dong
Sith Engineering Battalion
Oliver G. Coonrod
32Nd Street
Gordon Coonrod
11Th Eng. En. Co. Equipt. PLC
FPO
San Francisco
California
Jacksonville
N.C
Eugene RK. Knox
Thomas J. Knox
Ceda Drive
Navy
Marine Corps Air Facility
New River
Jackserville
Marine Med
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