08 Oct 1967
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Newspaper
Danville Register
Location
Danville, Virginia, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1967
Page
1
Britain launches a tough new drunk driving law starting Monday at midnight. Police can perform roadside breath tests. those with over 80 milligrams per 100 milliliters face a 1 pound fine or four months in jail or both. Tavern keepers sell DIY breathalyzers as a curb on drinking drivers.
The article links Maclean's spy activities to Anglo American exchanges on the North Atlantic pact and Korea. It notes Philby’s possible Moscow role and describes the breathalyzer debate as Britain enacts a new driving-law regime. Historians warn of a machine-driven safety push. Brewery reps discuss impact on drinking behavior and transport.
A flurry of traffic disasters across North and South Carolina leaves fourteen dead and many injured. Multiple crashes on highways in North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania reflect a weekend of deadly tolls as trucks and cars collide. Authorities report truckers, civilians, and soldiers among the victims with investigations ongoing into the widespread crashes and associated fatalities.
A stabbing collapsed into the arms of Mrs. Walter G Bryson, 61, widow, crying Oh mother. Detectives found an 8 inch butcher knife believed to be the weapon. A young couple walking saw the killing and the husband chased the killer but lost him in an alley.
Rhodes sentenced Brunner and Fleming to hard labor and the girl to such labor for three years. Kinon urged death for Fleming, arguing he was not a child when he fired at Trooper Steele, who was gunned down in 1966. The Brysons lived nearby and Miss Bryson was to be in a bridal party when she died. State officials testified Fleming spoke of the slaying shortly after Steele’s death. The trial's outcome hinges on premimediated murder charges and defense claims of inconsistencies.
Washington AP reports a Senate subcommittee urged renewing presidential authority for tariff talks and expanding non tariff trade barriers review. It backs continuing move toward world trade liberalization with emphasis on agricultural grains and a shift away from tariff like selling price systems.
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