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On This Day in Automotive History: October 23


On This Day in Automotive History
October 23

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Birthdays: Ernest Friderich (1886), Frank Christian (1910), Ed Haddad (1911), Nick Fornoro (1920), Larry Crockett (1926), Jean-Pierre Hanrioud (1936), Jerry Hansen (1936), Giacomo Russo (1937), David Andrews (1939), Rene Metge (1941), Jerry Taylor (1947), Glen Cummings (1954), John McCutchen (1954), Jimmy McCoy (1959), Vincent Dupont (1960), Tim Curry (1961), Jim Taggart (1961), Kenny Sapper (1963), Victor Sifton (1964), Alex Zanardi (1966), Shane Biles (1967), Nigel Barclay (1968), Roger Carter (1969), Kate del Castillo (1972), Mike Green (1972), Hans Willems (1972), Jason Bell (1974), Jeroen Bleekemolen (1981), Richard Johns (1981), Al Unser III (1982), David Zollinger (1982), Sabrina Simpson (1990), Alex Clubb (1991), Kyle Gimple (1991), Paul Williamson (1996), Derek Gluchacki (2001), David Schumacher (2001)

1899: General Roy Stone resigns and Martin Dodge is appointed Director by President William McKinley. While General Roy Stone served in Puerto Rico during the Spanish-American War, Dodge had been Acting Director from August 1898 to January 1899. Dodge serves until 1905.

1961: Mrs. Minnie Lee Harkins, Bureau of Public Roads Training Officer, opens a 5-day secretarial development course in the Region 4 Office. Through the use of book reviews, films, discussions, and group participation, Mrs. Harkins gives her students a new concept of the position, "Secretary." They prepare papers on the following subjects: Sincerity, Efficiency, Confidence, Responsibility, Enthusiasm, Tactfulness, Awareness, Resourcefulness, and Your Attitude.

1962: President John F. Kennedy signs the Federal-Aid Highway Act, which creates the "3C" metropolitan planning process ("continuing, cooperative, and comprehensive") and authorizes funds for relocation advisory assistance.

1968: Administrator Lowell Bridwell proposes procedures to ensure full public participation in the development of Federal-aid highway projects. He calls for two public hearings, one in advance of route location decisions and one before design approval. He also calls on States to consider the social, economic, and environmental effects of planned projects on the communities through which they pass.

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