City moves to curb freeway hazards with patrol cars
City Council and Police Department launch a freeway safety campaign after persistent high speed driving and weaving. Chief Bichsel reports six new white patrol cars with electronic speakers and dual rotating lights will patrol 16 hours daily. Ordinances ban parking on shoulders and medians and limit slow moving equipment. enforcement may set minimum 45 mph on all city freeways including funeral processions.
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Acheson Critics De Gaulle and NATO Survival
Former Secretary of State Dean Acheson told a Senate committee that NATO can endure without France and warned that De Gaulle’s withdrawal could invite Soviet aggression. He likened NATO to tiger cage bars and called De Gaulle backward looking on West Germany.
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Doubt Deepens Over Soviet Handling of Mott Death
U S accuses the Soviet Union of withholding details about the suicide of Newcomb Mott, an American tourist from Sheffield Massachusetts. He died on a train bound for a labor camp after an 18 month sentence for illegal border crossing.
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Sheffield
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Newspaper Losses Reach Forty Million Amid Strike
Victor Riesel notes the ongoing New York press strike has produced at least 40 million dollars in losses across three merged papers. He cites annual losses of 5 to 10 million in recent years, with a prior swing to profits before the long walkout, and describes the industry’s damage as a costly sacrifice to keep journalism alive.
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Unions Seek Cushion for Laid Off Newspaper Workers
Bert Powers leads unions seeking a severance plan and hardship fund for 400 to 450 workers facing layoffs as the Journal American World Telegram Sun and Herald Tribune merge operations. Estimated need runs near nine million dollars, with publishers offering about 1.5 million and possibly another half million.
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Hall Syndicate, Inc
Health Talk Protecting Homes From Hidden Drug Dangers
This health column urges spring home safety by clearing medicine cabinets of outdated or unlabeled drugs and hazardous substances. It warns that stored medicines and drops can harm children and stresses discarding unlabeled or degraded items, and notes driving risks from negative emotions.
Three Views of Viet Nam Stir Debate in Washington
Public figures including Vice President Humphrey and Senator Russell weighed US policy in Viet Nam. Humphrey hinted at stronger action while Russell urged naval blockade and bombing of Hanoi to win the war. Economist Galbraith dismissed the domino theory as irrelevant to US interests in Indochina.
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In the Mailbox column letters from The Light
Readers debate Vietnam policy and wages. They question tax funding for raises and praise or critique Goldwater and Nixon era stances. The letters reference Santa Rosa Hospital wage discussions and historical parallels. Addresses and partisan remarks appear alongside public notices.
Viet Nam Mr. Warren Rogers Good Article in Sunday's Paper
A Sunday feature by Warren Rogers covers public sentiment on the Vietnam war era. The piece titled Everybody's Talking examines varied views from readers, reflecting a broad cross section of opinions.
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