Country Living Near New York City Says Ranger
Pingree Crawford and his family lived in a six room house on Liberty Island for over two years as part of a National Park Service assignment. He says city life had bright lights and culture while remaining close to the Statue of Liberty and Manhattan skyline. The family is moving to Macon Georgia for a new post. Crawford notes island life felt safe and convenient with a 12 acre back yard and easy ferry access.
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Forest Rangers
Pingree Crawford
Liberty Island
The
National Park Service
Crawford
Macon
Manhattan
Upper New York Bay
Four Year License Renewal Plan Starts 1970 in Kansas
Kansas Motor Vehicle Department will start a four year drivers license renewal on January 1 1970 issuing a single type operator license to all drivers under the plan. Renewals in 1970 and 1971 depend on age divisible by four with four year or two year licenses issued accordingly. Fees stay $1 per operator and $2 per chauffeur per year. four year licenses cost $4 and two year licenses $2. The new license aligns with the 1966 Federal Highway Safety Act standards and aims to reduce administrative costs.
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Kansas Motor Vehicle Department
H. J. Ulrich
Ulrich
Kansas
Abernathy Fasts In Memphis Jail
Reverend Ralph David Abernathy, chair of the SCLC, began a hunger and liquid fast in his Memphis jail cell after being indicted along with 18 other civil rights leaders. He vowed to teach Memphis a lesson and planned to remain jailed at least until a Monday court ruling on a suit to halt further prosecution. Civil rights lawyers challenge a new state law criminalizing encouraging students to skip school for protests.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ralph David Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Abernathy
U.S
Embargo Placed on Receipts at Kansas City Stockyards
The embargo on livestock receipts takes effect at noon today at the Kansas City stockyards. J. B. Dillingham, president of Stockyards Co., says operations stop due to lack of an agreement in labor contract talks with Local 576 of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen. The old contract expired November 30, with a temporary extension to midnight Saturday and ongoing negotiations.
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Kansas City
J. B. Dillingham
The
Stockyards Co
Livestock Handlers Union
Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen
Real Estate Rates Probe Opens Antitrust Case
The Justice Department launches an antitrust inquiry into real estate boards over commission rate Fixes. A civil suit targets Prince George's County Board of Realtors Inc for mandating minimum listing commissions via the Multiple Listing Service.
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Justice Department
Atty
John N. Mitchell
Prince George’s County
Board of Realtors Inc
Mitchell
Prince George's
Prince George
Girl Amputee Receives NC Driver's License
Carol Burton, 16, of Mount Gilead becomes the first female congenital amputee in North Carolina to earn a driver s license. She obtained a learner s permit Oct 16 and a regular permit this month after a ride with the chief examiner. A 1966 car with special steering gear assists her driving.
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Mount Gilead
N.C
North Carolina
Carol Burton
George Burton
State Department of Motor Vehicles
Carol
West Montgomery High School
Big Brother Movement Started in New York City 1904
The social service organization Big Brother Movement began in New York City in 1904 to assist vulnerable youths. It marks the early development of organized social aid in urban America.
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Big Brother Movement
New York City
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