Traffic Deaths Decline Prompts Cautious Optimism
The national Thanksgiving toll of 615 traffic deaths compares with 748 in 1966, suggesting the impact of new highway safety measures. Officials such as William Hadden Jr. and Alan S. Boyd note a break in the year-long rise, with nine month deaths down slightly from 1966. A new safety standards program and ongoing research are expected to strengthen the downward trend.
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Congress
William Hadden Jr
National Highway Safety Bureau
Transportation
Alan S. Boyd
Hadden
Highway Safety Bureau
Aerosol Can Era Promises Full Course Dinners
Industrial pros envision an aerosol age where hair spray to food and medicines are dispensed from spray cans. Paul Welsh predicts a housewife serving a full course meal from a single can, a claim met with disbelief. The piece reflects awe at aerosol potential and skepticism about feasibility.
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Paul Welsh
Scoville Manufacturing Co
Army and Navy stars face Vietnam, same grit endures
A veteran-lean column recounts West Point legends like Eisenhower and Olds, and their wartime paths to Vietnam service. It recalls Robin Olds playing through severe injuries in a 1942 Navy game, and coaches marveling at his resolve to return to the field.
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New York
Vietnam
Philadelphia
Army
White House
Eisenhower
Creighton Abrams
West Point
Monk Meyer
Doc Blanchard
Maj
William Carpenter
Lonesome End
Congressional
Robin Olds
Air Force Academy
Earl Blaik
AVCO
Apollo
Robin
Navy
Annapolis
Olds
Ollie Niess
Air Force
Ollie
Lyndon Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Philip Graham
Peace Corps
Moyers
Graham
We Start a Christmas Decoration Movement
In a lighthearted note the author urges neighbors to begin outdoor Christmas decorating now. The piece jokes about the annual wreath debate with Mrs H and T over the round wreath and red bow, suggesting many homes show festive cedar displays and inviting others to join the spirit.
McNamara Resignation Tied to World Bank Move
Washington notes reveal McNamara sought relief from Defense duties for over a year and favored the World Bank post. Johnson supported the switch but kept McNamara largely uninformed about the nomination, amid cabinet pledges and Kennedy era hogwash rumors.
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Washington
Robert S. McNamara
McNamara
McGorge Bundy
White House
Ford Foundation
Bundy
Defense Department
George Woods
World Bank
Defense
Johnson
Woods
Mr. Johnson
U. S
Robert F. Kennedy
Middletown Journal subscription details and rates
The Middletown Journal outlines subscription options with per copy, weekly, and annual rates. Rates vary for city and suburban delivery, mail within and outside trading areas, and international rates, with all subscriptions payable in advance.
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USA
How To Remain Married A Look At Long Associations
The piece surveys long married couples across American towns, noting many are devout churchgoers and describe marriages as “bigger than” individual partners. It lists several couples with years married, all praising faith and church attendance as common denominators, concluding that these unions are “whom God hath joined.”
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