A Texan Lost in Texas Toll Road Tales
A 1972 Texas essay recalls toll road culture and traffic quirks from Dallas Fort Worth to Houston. It critiques traveler attitudes to travel on toll roads, notes the Turnpike Authority, and lampoons booth antics from change games to mistaken payments. Dudley Gideon, toll collections chief, cites incidents including a woman tossing a brooch into a basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Ford
Associated Press
Texas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Houston
Galveston
Texas Turnpike Authority
Fort Worth
Dallas
Arlington
Grand Prairie
North Dallas Tollway
North Dallas Speedway
Dudley Gideon
Servicemen urged on key deadlines after service
Vietnam Era veterans receive a sequence of important deadlines outlined by VA Regional Director Jack Coker. The notice lists actions with time limits including reporting to the Selective Service in 10 days, registering within 30 days, reemployment in 90 or 106 days, and applying for GI life insurance, dental care, training, and unemployment benefits within specified periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Coker
Veterans Administration
Selective Service
Carnival mischief at tollway basket mess in Dallas Fort Worth
Dick Turner notes carnival chaos as items from drivers spill into tollway baskets. Coins, gum, stones, bottle tops, ice cream cones and even a pie complicate the change counter while Gideon explains drivers add money atop the mess. The tollway stays with drivers despite the quirky disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gideon
Mama
Papa
Dallas and
Fort Worth
Pistol Point
Fragmented OCR Grocery Ad Sparks Teasers and Prices
A damaged OCR reads like a Philadelphia grocery ad, listing brands and prices such as Purina Dog Chow and various 14 to 39 cent items. The garbled text mentions shop names like BEL-AIR and CAPTAIN'S CHOICE with scattered figures and product names.
Natural cosmetics boom based on edible ingredients
Deborah Rankin reports on health food inspired cosmetics where edible concepts fuel profits. Revlon sells skim milk based skincare claims milk could be drunk, with Ultima division showing the strongest growth. Other firms like Max Factor and Lauder use avocado, lemon, honey and safflower oil in new lines, targeting youthful buyers with natural ingredients and two year shelf life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deborah Rankin
New York
Revlon
Stanley Kohlenberg
Ultima
Max Factor
Azuree
Lauder
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Pecos Enterprise
Dick Turner
Philadelphia
Lucerne Versus
Kraft Velveeta
Purina Tender
Purina
Rase
KRAFT
Ars. Wright
Lain S
Can
Safeway
SDA 40Ice
Wile
Chuck Roast
USDA
Usda Choice
Frankfurters
Ocopyright
T0—Safeway Stores, Incorporated
Ashley
Lucerne
Kay
Bel-Air
Lott
Brussels
Apr Sarvy
Eo Leet
Hark
Dus
Sonny SE
LE Pink Ngy
Birds Eye
Soree
BEL AI Slicea
Ox. Pt
Atomic Energy Commission
Brookhaven National Laboratory
Helena Rubenstein
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