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GOING BROKEAmerica was changing in the mid-sixties. In every way. Kennedy was gunned down, turning federal politics upside-down. Vietnam was heating up, ready to explode. Civil Rights were an issue. In music, the good, ol’ rock-n-roll of Elvis and Chuck Berry gave way to the British invasion and long hair. The big and fast Interstates were heading West, hitting the more-populated East first. A piece at a time. State by state. Thousands of businesses along Route 66 were facing financial ruin with the coming of the super highways, forcing some people to take drastic action.
SOUTH-CENTRAL MISSOURI — FEBRUARY, 1964MOTEL OWNER MICHAEL COOK SQUINTED THROUGH THE VENETIAN blinds of his lobby window. Only a few rooms were occupied this cold, cloudy afternoon. Then again, it was the middle of w
