Lighting the Way to Safer Highways in 1966 Editorial
In the national push to reduce auto deaths Congress backs two major bills. The highway safety measure would set minimum design standards to prevent crashes, while the car safety bill focuses on vehicle structure and design. The piece highlights lighting on highways as a key, noting Chicago’s well lit corridors and citing studies from Indianapolis and Virginia showing dramatic drops in fatalities with better lighting.
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Congress
Bottled Bliss Love Letter Bottles Reach Coast to Coast
A young oceanographer Alan Ruffman tossed four marriage proposals in bottles into Hudson Bay. One message reached Cornwall England after 11 months and was forwarded to his fiancée in New York. Her telegram of acceptance arrived, sparking a tale of romance and a wry dig at swift conclusions.
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Alan Ruffman
New York
Hudson Bay
Cornwall
England
Marmaroneck
N. Y
Profit Realities in Small Business and Profit Share
A think piece explains the profit motive in business, noting typical profit margins, overhead costs, and how consumers often misjudge markups. It cites surveys showing industry profit around 50 cents per dollar spent on raw materials and services, with smaller margins for small businesses who stay rooted in their communities.
National Teacher Shortage Hits Schools Across Nation
The worst teaching shortage in two decades strains public schools as vacancies rise from New York to California. States report thousands of openings, with high pay in industry drawing teachers away. Efforts include recruiting campaigns, emergency licenses, and reclassifications amid calls to raise salaries and attract new entrants.
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Chicago
UPI
America
New York State
Finois
Missouri
Ohio
Georgia
Wisconsin
Kentucky
Philadelphia
Los Angeles
Maine
Connecticut
California
Somes Bar
Paul Fisher
Oliver Hodge
Oklahoma
Harry M Sparks
US Office of Education
National Education Association
NEA
Boeing
Job Corps
Peace Corps
Project Head Start
Floyd Herr
Kansas Department of Public Instruction
Kansas
Sparks
New York City
National Teacher Corps Program
Thaddeus Lubera
VFW plans Buddy Poppy sale in Washington event
Chairman Richard Davidson named Mary M. Hayes to lead the VFW and Auxiliary Buddy Poppy sale. Poppies will be sold in Washington on September 23 and 24 to aid hundreds of orphans at Eaton Rapids National Home, with contributors urged to be generous amid the Vietnam War and high living costs.
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VFW
Richard Davidson
VEW
Mary M. Hayes
Washington
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Vietnam
Contract Bridge strategy cuts luck from tough hand
South after taking the ace of diamonds should draw two rounds of trumps, cash the queen nine of diamonds, discard a heart from dummy, then play the ace and another heart. This sequence forces the defender to return a heart or diamond or a club, limiting club losers and guaranteeing success without relying on luck.
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Bast
Res Syndicate, Inc
Riverside Women See Films Cancer Society Program
The Womens Society of Christian Service met in Riverside with 13 members and 12 guests from St Marys parish. They viewed Cancer related films led by Mr. and Mrs. Joe Knotek, received program books from 1966 and 1967, and shared literature. Other society activities included potluck and meetings with hostesses named, and plans for an October gathering with Mrs Dean Yates.
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Riverside
Womens Society of Christian Service
St. Marys Parish
Joe Knotek
Washington
Ola O'Laughlin
Jack McClain
Lyle Gerot
Ernest Krantz
Hubert Malichky
Zitta Duwa
Melvin Duwa
Lost Nation
Karen Duwa
Davenport
Tony Morgan
Famil
Leroy Duwa
Iowa City
Ed Duwa
Lamont Duwa
Robert Duwa
Ross Secrest
Vera Escher
Larry Kron
Santa Barbara
California
Mary Kron
Ray Reiland
Thur ‘Aay
Charles Skubal
John Tener
Leroy Hardy
Mary Colbert
Theresa Libenguthy
Ida Skubal
Omer Strabla
University Hospital
Eva Heitzmans
Father Boeckmann
Lillian Yeggy
Gert Shebek
Earl Hart
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United Press International
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South Dakota
Arkansas
Mississippi
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