Illinois adopts European style road signs for faster recognition
Illinois DOT will replace about a quarter of traffic signs with a symbol based system to match European practice. Do Not Enter and No Turn signs gain red circle symbols. two way traffic and school zone alerts appear as new shapes and colors, with mandatory signs by December 1974 and optional signs to follow.
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Europe
William F. Cellini
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Secretary of State
Vincent Toolen
Bureau of Motor Vehicle Services
Harvin Cook
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Superintendent of Public Instruction
Elm trees and Dutch elm disease impact World Almanac notes
The American elm is a tall shade tree facing widespread decline due to disease and insects. Dutch elm disease arrived in the United States from France via Carpathian elm burls, as noted by World Almanac Facts.
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United States
France
The
Lyndon Johnson Senate election year 1948 runoff win
The reader asks when Lyndon Johnson first won elected to the Senate. Answer: 1948, in a runoff by 87 votes.
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Lyndon Johnson
Senate
Propose Chicago lakefront expansion plan alternative
Chicago could extend public parklands along the entire 29 mile lakefront by adding peninsulas and manmade lakes. A preliminary study by Johnson Johnson Roy urged buying private land and landfill usage to grow the 2956 acre park system, with mayor Daley releasing the plan and integrating it into a definitive lakefront master plan this fall.
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Johnson, Johnson & Roy
Ann Arbor
Mich
Lake Michigan
Department of Planning and Development
Richard J. Daley
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