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On This Day in Automotive History: May 7
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On This Day in Automotive History
May 7
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Birthdays: Bud Rose (1914), Georges Harris (1921), E.C. Ramsey (1922), Carl Van Horn (1933), Jean-Paul Larose (1939), Buzzie Reutimann (1941), Frank Davis (1943), Michel Dubois (1948), Marta Leonard (1951), Stanley Dickens (1952), John Rosati (1952), Barney Truex (1952), Bob Riley (1953), Peter Reckell (1955), Billy Roe (1957), Bruno Ilien (1959), Charlie Solomon (1962), Al Villamil (1965), Jeff Seidler (1967), Dave Berghman (1968), Jim Willis (1972), Kevin Gardner (1974), Dave Steele (1974), Ben Rowe (1975), Thomas Biagi (1976), Norman Simon (1976), Gary Sherman (1977), Keith McGee (1981), Thomas Meseraull (1981), Tim Barber (1982), Danny O'Quinn Jr. (1985), Daniel Juncadella (1991), Josh White (1991), Brad Cox (1994), Tanner Thorson (1996)
1906: A.W. Nichols of Greenville, Michigan, writes a letter to
Good Roads Magazine to report that an object lesson road built by OPRI on July 29-31, 1902, with Director Martin Dodge present, was still in excellent condition even though "not a dime has been expended upon it since its construction."
1951: On the Henry G. Shirley Memorial Highway, Bureau of Public Roads works with the Virginia State Department of Highways and the Williams Construction Company to complete construction of a pit and slab for the load cells and electrical equipment to test weigh-in-motion equipment. The experiment, near the intersection with U.S. 1, leads to the conclusion that a good possibility exists for improving accuracy to the point that weighing trucks in motion will provide data that is as accurate as weighing trucks statically.
1954: Mrs. Mildred W. Helvestine, Chief, Library Branch, and 13 members of her staff receive sustained superior performance awards totalling $1,850, one of the largest group awards ever made by Bureau of Public Roads. The 14 recipients have a cumulative 221 of service to Bureau of Public Roads.
The News in Public Roads says that, "The international reputation of the Public Roads Library stems at least as much from the capable and courteous service provided by the staff as it does from the unparalleled collections in the Library."
1970: Under an FHWA contract and with cooperation of the Massachusetts Department of Public Works, a computerized traffic control system is activated to help drivers merge from the Main Street ramp onto Route 128 in Woburn. The Raytheon Company designed the "Merging Control Traffic System."
1972: Woody Brown died.
2008: The film
Speed Racer was released to the public for the first time, to a limited release in the Netherlands.
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