Highways May Change Faces Of U S Cities
A MIT associate professor warned at an American Society of Planning Officials meeting that highway expansion over the next two decades could reshape metropolitan areas more than any postwar planning. John Howard criticized the 1955 act for neglecting planning and urged engineers to heed planners to avoid harming livability.
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San Francisco
John Howard
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Howard
American Society of Planning
Cafe Operator Makes Atonement For Hiking Prices
Moe Batchin, longtime owner of a small mid-city lunch counter, raised prices earlier to sustain the business. After an expansion, the luncheonette celebrated a “grand reopening” by selling hot dogs and hamburgers for a nickel all day and into the night, inviting all comers.
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Philadelphia
Moe Batchin
Moe
Speed Limit May Jump Five MPH in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City March 20 Senate tentatively raised speed limits for state roads by five mph delaying final action. An amendment proposed by Sen. Byron Dacus would boost daytime limits from 65 to 70 and nighttime limits from 55 to 60 for all highways, not just four lane divided roads.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Senate
Byron Dacus
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A Fitting Promise for Women of All Sizes
CHICAGO (UP) Designer Emilie Pucci plans to market a pantie girdle for women of all sizes and shapes who wear slacks shorts and bathing suits. The product targets a broad market and reflects inclusive sizing trends.
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Chicago
Emilie Pucci
Ruth Handler: Toy Boss Beats Jesse James in Yearly Take
Ruth Handler, top woman executive in the 114 billion toy industry, says 1957 will see more toy guns sold than dolls, a rise she attributes to girls wanting guns. She and husband Eliot built a 100,000 dollar first year into a 1000-person Los Angeles operation.
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Hal Boyle
New York
Ruth Handler
Jesse James
Los Angeles
Ruth
Handler
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