Highway safety and future traffic challenges cited
Howard Prye of the National Safety Council warns that accident risk grows with the square of traffic. General Motors funds MIT with a million dollars to study novel highway solutions as Commerce accelerates research to speed answers.
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Howard Prye
National Safety Council
General Motors
MIT
U.S. Secretary of Commerce
Don’t let age be an excuse to retire strong leaders
West Springfield letters urge not forcing early retirement on healthy older people. The writer cites Herbert Hoover Bernard Baruch Winston Churchill and others who continued contributing beyond age 65, arguing the world would be worse off if they had retired.
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West Springfield
Mass
Herbert Hoover
Bernard Baruch
Winston Churchill
Today's Quip about time and patience
A wry line notes some people stretch an hour longer than others achieve in a week. The quip subtly reflects on efficiency and perception of time in daily life.
Cryptoquote puzzle and Lao-Tse aphorism
Daily crossword clue hints form a code system with A for L’s and X for O’s. The sample decodes to a quote about competition from Lao-Tse: The wise man doesn't compete, therefore nobody can compete with him.
They Have Been Bought
A narrator recalls tipping generously for luggage and typing gear, noting two battered suitcases and two typewriters bought repeatedly in gratuities. A trip to Miami International Airport included $1 tips for porter service and another $1 for a red cap in Toronto, before returning to the DEAR ABBY column.
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Miami International
Toronto
Air Canada
Kennedy International Airport
St. Patrick’s Cathedral
Ashley Famous Agency
Sixth Avenue
Jay Sanford
Phyllis Jackson
Hilton Hotel
Merv Griffin
Bellman
Railroad Terminal
Redcap
30Th St. Philadelphia
Kyw-Tv
Mike Douglas
Mike
30Th Street
Kelly
Newark
Porter
Airport
National Airlines
Miami
Gayle
A Mother's Dilemma About Homecomings and Tips
Dear Abby letters recount veterans' homecomings from World War I era to Vietnam era. One writer rejects hero labeling and praises medics and Red Cross as true heroes while another recalls a long, tip heavy journey home and the cost of service related travel and luggage handling.
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Vietnam
San Francisco
Red Cross
Mike Burns
A.E.F
France
Camp Grant
Rockford
Illinois
Chicago
R. R
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