Highway Toll Also Drains U S Economy
An expert from Northwestern University told Southeastern state legislators that US motor vehicle traffic crashes and congestion caused losses of about 14.5 billion dollars last year. He said nearly 41,000 people were killed and 11 million injured, with higher losses expected in 1963 due to continued high accident rates.
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Atlanta
United Shtes
eRobert B. Raleigh
Traffc Institute
Northwestern University
Hje
Traffic Institute of
Raleigh
U.S
Russell I. Brown
Perjury Testimony in Albany Leader Trial
FBI agent William Bolyard testified that Thomas Chatmon admitted perjury before the grand jury on Aug. 5. Elizabeth Holtzman and Ann Butler placed Chatmon in King's office on July 30 as part of a group of about 18 witnesses. The case concerns five Albany Negroes alleged to have lied about attending or remembering meeting a subpoenaed grand jury appearance.
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Macon. Ga
FBI
Thomas
Chatmon
Albany
U. S. District Court
William Bolyard
Chatman
Elizabeth Holtzman
New York
B. King
King's
King
Ann W. Butler
Meigs Briefs Spotlight Local Social News
Meigs briefs report a stream of visits and gatherings across Hawkinsville, Jacksonville, Moultrie, Atlanta, Thomasville, and Monticello. Notables include Mr and Mrs Herbert Thrasher, Mr and Mrs Ray Howell and family, and Lunda Kay and Price Moseley’s Jacksonville wedding.
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Meigs
Herbert Thrasher
Hawkinsville
Ray Howell
Mmaily
L Unda Kay
Price Moseley
Jacksonville
Georgia Outlook in '64 Race Between Geer and Smith
ATLANTA AP officials discussed the Georgia governor race as Lt. Gov. Peter Zack Geer and House Speaker George T. Smith toured 17 towns on the State Chamber of Commerce prelegislative forum. Both urged school consolidation, equitable tax collections, and a statewide property appraisal to fund schools. Geer, 36, and Smith, 46, drew big crowds while hinting at future candidacies amid speculation about former Gov. Ernest Vandiver seeking office in 1966.
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Peter Zack Geer
George T. Smith
State Chamber of Commerce
Geer
South Georgia
Talmadges
Smith
Carl E. Sanders
Ernest Vandiver
Fireman Rescues Cat After Willow Fall in California
In Mill Valley California fireman Fred Foss climbed a 30 foot willow to rescue a white angora cat. A branch broke and he fell ten feet but saved himself. the cat fell thirty feet and both escaped injury.
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Mill Valley
Calif
Fred Foss
Tamalpais Valley
Foss
Atlanta man burns self after misreporting mob attack
William Lanigan, 39, of Atlanta, reported being attacked by Negro youths. investigators say he accidentally set his own clothes on fire while drinking heavily. Fire arson unit found two burned matchbooks. state lab found no flammable liquids on clothing, noting accidental self-immolation as the likely cause.
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Atlanta
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