Needles Faces Financial Disaster If Highway Bypass Wins
Needles California I a desert town of about 5000 sits on Route 66 and fears Interstate 40 routing away. Officials warn a shift via Searchlight Nevada could bankrupt most gas stations cafes and wholesalers and cut a third of local jobs as projections for a highwayless future loom amid river recreation plans and growth projections through 1990.
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Bureau of Public Roads
Needles Department
Bill Claypool
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Colorado River
Desert highway changes stir Needles town chatter
Needles residents discuss the switch in highway routing as Rex Whitton, federal administrator of roads, oversees projects downstream near the Colorado. The area showcases stark mountains, lakes from dams, and emerging recreation sites while flash floods pose occasional road risks. Local talk centers on bass fishing, speed boat races, a new marina, and the golf course developments.
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Needles
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Rex Whitton
Federal Administrator of Roads
Church Plans Weekend Spiritual Life Retreat at Camp Michaux
Grace Reformed Church of the United Church of Christ on East Second Street hosts a weekend activity. The Senior High Youth Fellowship holds a spiritual life retreat at Camp Michaux near Mount Holly Springs, Pa, beginning Saturday noon. Jeannie Houff chairs the youth group with Rev. Joseph H. Clem guiding the book discussion based on The Next Generation The Prospects Ahead for the Youth of Today and Tomorrow by Don ald N. Michael. The group returns Sunday evening with Rev. Clem and Mrs Clem and Mr. and Mrs Jack Linton in attendance. Sunday worship at 1 am features four laymen for Laity Sunday with Wayne E Feaga teaching.
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East Second Street
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Michaux
Mount Holly Springs
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Donald N. Michael
Joseph H. Clem
Grace Church
Clem
Jack Linton
Wayne E Feaga
Grace
Grace Church canvass and youth fellowship report
Grace Church hosts Christian enlistment visitation directed by John W. Solt with about forty five members pledging support for the 1966 budget. Lincoln Engelbrecht and Nevin Waskey will receive team reports Sunday 3 to 7 p.m. Junior High Youth Fellowship meets at the YMCA Sunday 7 to 9 p.m. with swimming bowling gym games for about twenty youths.
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Grace Church
John W. Solt
Lincoln Engelbrecht
Nevin Waskey
Deputy Puts Bite On Accused Youth In Courtroom Struggle
Los Angeles based Sheriff’s Deputy William Saunders says his detainee William Maddox, 19, tried to grab the handcuff key while en route to Superior Court on five kidnapping for robbery counts. Maddox reportedly bit the officer, teeth drawing blood before reinforcements arrived and Maddox was subdued. trial postponed to next week.
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William Maddox
Superior Court
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Maddox
Madox
South Frederick PTA to Meet Monday at Madison Street
The South Frederick Elementary School PTA will hold a meeting in the Madison Street School Auditorium on Monday at 7 pm. After the business portion, attendees may visit the school planetarium.
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Madison Street
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