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John Arnold<p>_The Evening Post_, 12 April 1924:<br> MOTOR TRAFFIC<br> SPECIAL POLICE ADVOCATED<br>(BY TELEGRAPH.— PRESS ASSOCIATION.)<br> CHRISTCHURCH, 11th April.<br> The institution of a special <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/police" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>police</span></a> force for <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/traffic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>traffic</span></a> control was advocated by Mr. Wilson, S.M., in a case where a youth of eighteen years admitted driving a car without a certificate of ability. The evidence showed that defendant had knocked a man down. The Magistrate said the granting of certificates was a farce, as there was no standard of ability, and the fact that defendant had obtained a certificate since the accident was no guarantee that he was fit to drive. The regulation of motor traffic should be under the control of expert motor police.<br><a href="https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/EP19240412.2.129" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/news</span><span class="invisible">papers/EP19240412.2.129</span></a></p><p><a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/PapersPast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PapersPast</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DriverTesting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DriverTesting</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/DriverLicences" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DriverLicences</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/LawCourts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LawCourts</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/Christchurch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Christchurch</span></a> <a href="https://social.vivaldi.net/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>NewZealand</span></a></p>
Today On Screen<p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a>, April 11, 1471, King Edward IV of England entered London unopposed, taking Henry VI prisoner and returning him to the Tower of London (depicted in The White Queen, “War at First Hand” 2013)</p><p><a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/Film" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Film</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/Cinemastodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Cinemastodon</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/Letterboxd" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Letterboxd</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/TodayInHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TodayInHistory</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Histodons</span></a> <a href="https://xoxo.zone/tags/TheWhiteQueen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheWhiteQueen</span></a></p>
50+ Music<p><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> in 1932, <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/JoelGrey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>JoelGrey</span></a>, American Tony, Grammy, and Academy Award-winning <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/actor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>actor</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/singer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>singer</span></a> (Cabaret; Remo Williams; 7% Solution), born in Cleveland, Ohio. 🎉🎂✨🍰🥳<br><a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/HappyBirthday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HappyBirthday</span></a> #93</p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1948, 77 years ago: the OECE (European Organisation for Economic Cooperation) was founded.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
World War II Database<p>Today in WW2 History, 11 Apr 1945: US Third Army captured Weimar, Germany <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onthisday</span></a> <a href="https://ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?battle_id=322" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ww2db.com/battle_spec.php?batt</span><span class="invisible">le_id=322</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 2002, 23 years ago: in the streets of Cali (Colombia), the guerrillas of the FARC (Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia) kidnap 12 deputies of the Valle assembly.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1970, 55 years ago: Apollo 13 takes off in the United States.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1961, 64 years ago: The trial of Adolf Eichmann begins in Jerusalem.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1945, 80 years ago: in the context of World War II, American soldiers liberate the Buchenwald concentration camp.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1689, 336 years ago: in England, William III and Mary II become kings.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1828, 197 years ago: in the south of the province of Buenos Aires (Argentina), the city of Bahía Blanca was founded.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1935, 90 years ago: Stresa Front: opening of the conference between the British Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald, the Italian Prime Minister Benito Mussolini and the French Minister for Foreign Affairs Pierre Laval to condemn the German violations of the Treaty of Versailles.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
World War II Database<p>Today in WW2 History, 11 Apr 1945: [Photo] Japanese special attack Zero fighter crashing into USS Missouri, off Okinawa <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ww2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ww2</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/onthisday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>onthisday</span></a> <a href="https://ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=2420" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">ww2db.com/image.php?image_id=2</span><span class="invisible">420</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1955, 70 years ago: The Air India Kashmir Princess is bombed and crashes in a failed assassination attempt on Zhou Enlai by the Kuomintang.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1814, 211 years ago: The Treaty of Fontainebleau ends the War of the Sixth Coalition against Napoleon Bonaparte, and forces him to abdicate unconditionally for the first time.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 2007, 18 years ago: Al Qaeda's double attack in Algiers (Algeria). More than thirty people are killed and 200 wounded after two terrorists blew themselves up: one in a police station and the other in front of the same Algerian Parliament.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
Chris Bond<p>Recorded <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a> 32 years ago:</p><p>The Edsel Auctioneer - Peel Session 1993</p><p>The complete session recorded by The Edsel Auctioneer on 11 April 1993 for the John Peel show on BBC Radio 1 and broadcast on 14 May 1993.</p><p>Tracklist:</p><p>1. Simple (0:07)<br>2. State of Grace (3:52)<br>3. Filled (7:41)<br>4. Summer Hit (11:12)</p><p><a href="https://vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2016/07/edsel-auctioneer-peel-session-1993.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">vibracobra23.blogspot.com/2016</span><span class="invisible">/07/edsel-auctioneer-peel-session-1993.html</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheEdselAuctioneer" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TheEdselAuctioneer</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeelSessions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeelSessions</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OTD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OTD</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1951, 74 years ago: on the altar of the Abbey of Arbroath is the Stone of Scone, the stone with which the Scottish monarchs were crowned.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1964, 61 years ago: Brazilian Marshal Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco is elected president by the National Congress.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
On This Day In History<p>Today in 1936, 89 years ago: the film Morena Clara, directed by Florián Rey and starring Imperio Argentina, which was the biggest commercial success of Spanish cinema until then, is released throughout Spain.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OnThisDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>OnThisDay</span></a></p>
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