End of the double decker era and a bicycle revival
The article notes the Fifth Avenue Goac company plans to discontinue many double decker buses, replacing them with single deckers or driver‑only operations. It cites loss of a past scene, top‑deck views, and the socially charged bus top as lovers’ retreats. It also mentions a rising bicycle trend with parking at Cafe Pierre and hopes for bicycle check services.
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Fifth Avenue’ Goac Company
New York
Fiat
Dwéler
Fifty-ninth Street
Governors appoint three police mobilization coordinators
Governor Saltonstall today named a three man board of police officials to act as a Board of Police Mobilization Coordinators for the third region. The local board includes Thomas Foley of Worcester, Michael Kelly of Clinton, and William Framingham. The executive order creates a roster of personnel and equipment for emergency coordination and allows loaned police to assist other departments with state reimbursement for expenses and damages.
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State House
Boston
Leverett Salterstall
Hudson
Thomas F. Foley
Worcester
Michael Kelly
Clinton
William Holbrook
Framingham
Saltonstall
General Court
Man petitions to change name in Middlesex Probate Court
Stanley John Lika, 26 of 6 Sudbury Street Maynard, petitions to change his name to Stanley John Lloyd claiming professional reasons and past spelling pronunciation confusion. Hearing scheduled for May 29 at Cambridge Courthouse.
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Glancy News Service
Cambridge
Stanley John ‘Lika
Sudbury Street
Maynard
Middlesex ‘Probate Court
Stanley John Lloyd
Lincoln Quote on Wisdom and Growth
A concise quotation attributed to Abraham Lincoln notes that a person who is not wiser today than yesterday is not deserving of much regard. The remark emphasizes continual personal growth and the value of ongoing self-improvement.
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Abraham Lincoln
Will Study Transportation Acton Program for Worker Car Pools
Warren H. Liess was appointed local administrator of War Transportation Conservation by the Acton Board of Selectmen. He plans to correlate transportation and gasoline use by arranging group and swap rides for defense workers and general employees at points outside Acton. Liess brings many years with the Rostov Police Commission and aims to maximize the program’s efficiency. The plan follows a request from the state office of Transportation Conservation.
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Acton
Defense
Warren’ H. Liess
Board of Selectmen
War Transportation Conservation
Liese
Rostov Police Commission
State Office of Transportation Conservation
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Intoxicated Cyclist Jailed in St Louis
Warner Baton a St Louis Negro was fined 60 dollars and sentenced to 15 days in the work house for riding a bicycle while intoxicated.
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St. Louis
U. P
Warner Baton
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