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United States trails in moving to metric system shift
The United States advances toward metric adoption as industry and government convene in Atlanta for plans to help major U.S. firms convert operations. The 1975 Metric Conversion Act encourages gradual voluntary switch, but Britain plans a slower timetable with packs labeled in metric equivalents and Fahrenheit, mile, and inch measures gradually phased out by 1979.
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Associated Press
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Atlanta
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American National Metric Council
Ford
Congress
Agriculture Department
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