Opening Schools Call For Increased Care Campaign
The Auto Club of Missouri launches its 42nd Annual School's Open drive to remind motorists to slow and watch for children returning to classes. Posters and bumper strips will urge drivers to yield to pedestrians, observe school zone speeds, and stay alert near schools during opening and closing times. Local law enforcement and school staff coordinate to keep this a safe year for students.
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Roof leak drives $700,000 fix for St. Louis post office
USPS asked the Army Corps to solicit bids to repair a $700,000 leak in the roof of an addition to St. Louis main Post Office. The $21 million addition, intended to support a 386-car parking area, faced fissures that require replacement. Corps spokesman Gary Turner cited design changes as the blame rather than the contractor.
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Veterans May Get Bigger School Pay
Veterans using the GI bill would receive a 23 percent rise in monthly payments this fall under a conference approved plan. A new $1,000 annual federal loan, an extra year of benefits to 45 months, and tuition grants of $720 were dropped for next year amid House opposition. Kate O'Brien, 76, Irish novelist and playwright, died Tuesday near her Kent home.
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Bolli Warns Motorists To Watch Children Buses
Public Safety Director Don Bolli urges drivers to watch for more children in school zones and near buses as the new term begins. He notes signs alert motorists and reminds that traffic laws require cars to stop for school buses and to yield to bikes at intersections. He concludes vigilance by drivers and students should prevent safety problems.
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Motorcycle deaths surge as energy crisis boosts buyers
New York AP report notes rising motorcycle fatalities through the first four months of 1974, outpacing 1973 by over 30 percent while overall traffic deaths fall. Industry groups cite a 50 percent jump in sales to 700,000–750,000 new bikes, lifting the on-road fleet toward five million.
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Cycle Sport Magazine
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St Brendan School Sets Fees and New Staff for Term
Parents must pay matriculation fees Aug 17 after 5 30 p m mass or Aug 18 after masses. Classes start Aug 26 with 7 45 a m arrival and noon dismissal first day. New principal from Quincy TI succeeds Sr Joan Oberle. New teacher Kay LaCour joins upper grades alongside a full faculty and Rev Brendan Griffey teaching Religion.
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Quiet Stability For Justice Dept Is Goal
President Ford vows quiet stability for the Justice Department after three years of scandal. He asks William Saxbe to remain attorney general and says the department will operate free from political pressure. Saxbe and Deputy AG Laurence Silberman outline a crime fight strategy while Ford focuses on economic policy. Saxbe notes no major policy changes and says he warned against politicizing the department.
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Saxbe outlines FOI reforms amid Watergate probe
Senate panel weighs Nixon ITT involvement and Mitchell Watergate case as Leon Jaworski leads the inquiry. Saxbe says the Justice Department will focus on nuts and bolts issues and urges pending legislation to strengthen government access to documents under the Freedom of Information Act.
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