Automakers to pay for faulty smog device fixes
California air board adopts a rule making automakers cover catalytic converter anti smog device replacements for 1976 and 1977 cars. Replacement costs range from 80 to 300 dollars, shifting repair incentives and prompting safer, longer lasting converters, while motorists may prefer non replacement costs.
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API
Air Resources Board
A. Thomas Quinn
Environmental Protection Agency
Quinn
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Kasseri Nuclear Test Sways Las Vegas and LA Area
A powerful nuclear blast code named Kasseri, about 200 kilotons to one megaton, was felt across California and Nevada. Witnesses in Las Vegas reported chandeliers swaying and power lines snapping, with seismographs at Caltech and UC Berkeley recording strong shocks. The test, 4190 feet underground near the Nevada site, marked the 13th U S test this year as lawmakers contemplate lowering yield thresholds.
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Department of Defense
Kaiser Rate Hikes Begin January First
Kaiser Plan insurers face a 12.9 percent rate increase effective January 1. Arbitration will settle malpractice claims under the new health plan contract after a court upheld the legality of such provisions. Oakland report by United Press International.
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UPI
Kaiser
Spokes
Undercover Agents Infiltrate Domestic Groups Recruited
The agency's special operations group reportedly recruited and trained about 40 undercover agents who infiltrated domestic organizations. They aimed to discredit and disrupt these groups through covert activities and intelligence work.
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CSA
Special Operations
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