Detroit’s First Stop Sign Designed to Control Auto Traffic
Detroit introduced the nation’s first stop sign in 1914 to regulate automobile flow. The milestone marks a turning point in traffic management and road safety.
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Newspaper
Ukiah Daily Journal
Location
Ukiah, California, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1963
Page
4
Detroit introduced the nation’s first stop sign in 1914 to regulate automobile flow. The milestone marks a turning point in traffic management and road safety.
Alfred Sheinwold uses a personal bridge anecdote about Uncle Throckmorton to illustrate how brilliance can backfire. A club finesse and strategic misreads lead to contract defeat, while a flexible colonel contrasts with rigid play. The piece muses on timing, strategy, and the dangers of showing off at the bridge table.
A reader asks how to handle a coworker who repeatedly hits others with blows, causing bruises and fear. Ann Landers replies the behavior is unconscious and suggests firm correction, noting the person may learn when not joked about. The column then discusses a sitter's visitors and a teacher in Canada facing an emotional dilemma about marrying a fiancé while attracted to another.
Almanac notes Friday May 10 1963 as the 180th day of the year with 235 remaining. Historic events include the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis in Georgia in 1865 and the start of the 1940 German invasion of Belgium Luxembourg and the Netherlands. Also mentions Eisenhower and a quote by Robert Ingersoll.
Prime time listings show KRON and KTVU with a mix of news, dramas, and westerns. Notable programs include Whiplash, Bay Region Report, Rawhide, and The Price is Right, with late night movies and cartoons finishing the Friday slate.
TV listings showing day parts from morning to night with multiple channels and a dense slate of programs, including Popeye Rin Tin Tin Cartoons Santa's Village Beany and Cecil and sports and talk shows across numerous time slots. The log continues into Sunday May 12 1963 with more daytime and evening programming listed for KPIX KGO KHSL and others.
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