Right of way at a stop and yield intersection Q A
A reader asks who is at fault when a driver ignores a yield sign at Mangum and Kearns. The answer: if you stop completely and proceed with caution, a collision is usually the other driver’s fault. Lt Hartley notes each wreck is case dependent and court decisions may vary. Traffic studies say signals aren’t justified yet and redesign awaits funding.
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Mangum
E. Kearns
Kearns
A. K
Stewart Hartley
R. V. Moss
Newlyweds Lynda Johnson Robb Wedded at White House
President Lyndon B. Johnson attended the marriage of his daughter Lynda Bird Johnson to Marine Captain Charles S. Robb in the East Room ceremony at the White House. The 20 minute service featured a brief religious rite, gold bands, and a kiss ending the vows.
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Washington
Lynda Bird Johnson
Charles S. Robb
White House
Vietnam
George Hamilton
Johnson
Gerald N. McAllister
Lynda
Robb
Luci Johnson Nugent
Bride
Charles
Mrs. Robb
LBJ
Johnson City
Tex
Meany Promises To Back Johnson In 1968 Bid
AFL-CIO leader George Meany pledged full federation support for President Johnson and liberal candidates to deter a Republican victory in 1968. A 90-seat swing strategy aims to strengthen liberal seats while highlighting dangers to Johnson’s social programs from a conservative Congress.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Johnson
Labor Federation
George Meany
Federation
91St
Congress
Organized Labor
Liberal Congress
Doctors report signs of no heart transplant rejection
In Cape Town, doctors say Louis Washkansky shows no clear rejection after a week with a donated heart. They intensified drug therapy and cobalt radiation while noting minor signs may not indicate rejection. Washkansky, 55, left his room for a cobalt treatment and appeared in good spirits.
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Cape Town
South Africa
Louis Washkansky
Washkansky
Marius Barnard
Groote Schuur Hospital
Barnard
Christian
Corning Ware pot cleaning and parking safety update
Readers ask how to handle a burned Corning Ware coffee pot and preventing curb hazards on Ardmore Circle. Bill Gray at High Point Hardware suggests contacting Corning Glass Works for possible reconditioning. Ardmore Circle parking on both sides prompted traffic reviews. north side parking has been removed and permanent signs installed after a test period.
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Bill Gray
High Point Hardware
Corning Glass Works
Corning
N. Y
Ardmore Circle
J. R
Local Store Sells Fortune Cookies Regular Stock
Younts Grocery at 790 North Main sells fortune cookies as regular stock. The note imagines a fortune reading about avalanche of calls and asks readers to be kind.
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Younts
N. Main
Correcting statement on pruning sugar maples and other trees
Sound Off presents corrected guidance from Thomas Tree Service of Greensboro on pruning heavy bleeders such as sugar maples yellow wood walnuts and birch family trees. It recommends pruning Nov through April when sap bleed occurs and applying water based asphalt emulsion to wounds, followed by repainting with petroleum asphalt base compounds in summer to reduce decay risk. Edwin A Haapajoa certified arborist and landscape architect signs the notice.
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Thomas Tree Service
Greensboro
Edwin A. Haapajoa
Viet Cong Battalions Split and Strike Back in Delta Fight
In the Mekong Delta three Viet Cong battalions split into smaller units after heavy losses and attacked South Vietnamese troops backed by U.S. helicopter gunships. Reports say 365 Viet Cong were killed as fighting subsided, with the war’s latest allied gains noted across the delta.
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Saigon
Mekong
U.S
They Remember Big Fire and the Messiah Tradition Debate
A concise report notes a historic blaze and the long running Messiah tradition amid discussions of air safety. Officials and residents recall impacts of the fire and debate modern safeguards.
Full Employment Urged by Presidential Advisory Panel
A 25 member commission led by Edward Breathitt urges federal full employment for rural poor even if government must provide jobs. It estimates rural poverty affects about 14 million people and argues current programs are outdated, costly but worthwhile to close the income gap, with potential 1964 cost near $12.5 billion.
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Washington
Edward Breathitt
Kentucky
White House
Mendation
Breathitt
America
United States
South
Two Women Found Murdered in Hollywood Cove
In Hollywood Florida two unidentified young women were found murdered, their bodies dumped in a hidden cove with concrete blocks wired to their necks. Detectives suspected they were killed on a boat and dumped overboard. Jewelry on the victims included rings, a wedding band, bracelets, earrings, a pendant, and a stopped wristwatch.
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Hollywood
Fla
Glenn Lightle
Florida
Lightle
Fred Rohloff
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Coalition of Retreat
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al Barkan
Committee On Political Education
John Kraft
New York
Nelson Rockefeller
New
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Ohio
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Palm
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Lewis M. Simons
Associated Press
Thac Lac Canal
Allied Opera
U.S. Americal Division
da Nang
Messiah
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