Shorter Days Darkness Double Traffic Troubles
Austin reports Texas Safety Association and Texas For Traffic Safety urge motorists to sharpen night driving skills as days shorten. Nighttime crashes claim 1,805 Texans last year. Tips urge cautious merging, watch for poorly lit or parked vehicles, pull off road if disabled, and ensure headlights function with proper beams.
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Austin
Texas Safety Association
The
Texans For Traffic Safety Today
Night Driving Safety Precautions for Poor Visibility
Advice emphasizes delaying driving at high speeds when headlights are dim. Stop distances at 60 mph extend to about 370 feet while visibility remains only 200 feet. Do not use parking lights, dim bright lights when approaching traffic, and signal early. Keep windshields clean to reduce glare and improve object visibility at night.
Home Prices At New High
A national survey by the National Association of Real Estate Boards finds higher prices for existing homes. May 1967 median price reached 19,313 dollars versus 18,625 in May 1966, with sales volume 21 percent higher year over year and continuing to rise into June.
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National Association of Real Estate Boards
For Sale Six-room House in Good Location
Six-room house with bath for sale by Lee Wilson. Night phone 364-2426. Also notices: Annual Swiss Steak Supper by the Fire Department on Nov 11 with tickets adult 1.00 child 0.75 to fund fogging machine and fire equipment. Also ads for Life and Hospital Insurance, barbershop specials, new and used appliances, rebuilt Chevrolet motors, and card of thanks for hospital stay and funeral support.
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Bath
Lee Wilson
The Man Who Knows Land Ad for Farm Ranch Sales
Want to sell your farm or ranch we have buyers for small and large properties. You have the land we have the buyer contact J A Hot Alexander Inc Grayson County Bank Building Sherman phone 893-2732 for details.
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Land
J. A
Alexander, Inc
Grayson Co
State Bank
Sherman
Johnson signs curbs on Capitol Hill protests
Washington President Johnson signed emergency legislation imposing sharp penalties on demonstrators near the Capitol. The White House announced the action took place less than 12 hours before a major antiwar rally. The bill, rushed through by the House and Senate last Thursday, targets disruptive activities and its sponsors said it is not aimed at the protest.
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Washington
Johnson
U.S. Capitol Building
White House
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
Custody in Divorce Courts Balances Family Ties and Welfare
The article explains how custody decisions hinge on what benefits the child most. It discusses presuming joint fitness, but notes courts favor keeping siblings together unless separation serves the child’s welfare. Age, gender, behavior, and long term emotional needs guide rulings. It cites cases of separate custody for a delinquent teen, a girl aged eight, and a sixteen year old toward differing guardians. The piece emphasizes the child’s good as the supreme consideration.
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American Bar Association
State Bar of Texas
Will Bernard
Divorce Citation for Heinsius in Grayson County Texas
A court summons directs Margaret Heinsius to answer a divorce petition filed by Jan Heinsius. The citation requires filing a written answer by 10 AM on the first Monday after 42 days from issuance, with the date set for November 20, 1967, in the Fifteenth District Court at Sherman. The notice was published in The Whitewright Sun on October 5, 12, 19, and 26, 1967.
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Au. Toso
Margaret Heinsius
Fifteenth District Court
Grayson County
Court House
Sherman
Texas
Jan Heinsius
A. D
E. R. Brodhead
May Y Louise Hauschild
Whitewright Sun
Accident-Proof Car Used To Teach Driving
A Raytheon designed accident proof driving car with only a steering wheel will be shown at the National Safety Council Congress. It will be used in a driving simulator system by Aetna Life & Casualty for high school and college courses. Groups of cars face a movie screen to learn road behavior.
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New York
Raytheon Co
Lexington
Mass
National Safety Council Congress
Chicago
Aetna Life & Casualty Co
Hartford, Conn
Estate tax filing concern for Texas farmers grows
Taxpayers worry about estate tax returns after death as average Texas farm value reaches 250 000. Publication 448, A Guide to Federal Estate and Gift Taxes, is available for 25 cents by writing to the District Director of Internal Revenue in Dallas.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Texas
Internal Revenue
P.O. Box
Dallas
Student Drives With Computer Guidance Panel
A student operates a vehicle while a computer observes the actions on a screen. When an error occurs the system signals the student with a lighted guidance panel above the dashboard. It can send up to 13 directions including steer left change gears and slow down.
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Sition
Studnt
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