What Price Auto Safety 1968 models face higher safety costs
The 1968 auto models will include 20 safety features required by the National Highway Safety Bureau. Senators Magnuson and Mondale pressed for a model by model cost breakdown, but makers cited plans materials assembly sales volume and competitor prices as complicating factors. Ford's Henry Ford II warned safety upgrades would raise prices substantially, with other sources estimating rises of 150 to 250 dollars. The core question remains the price of safety and consumer willingness to pay.
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National Highway Safety Bureau
Warren G. Magnuson
Washington
Walter F. Mondale
Minnesota
Henry Ford
Ford Motor Co
Burglary Trends Hit Insurance Costs Worldwide
A large insurer reports average property loss from home burglaries at 263, up from 227 in commercial robberies, highlighting rising theft costs and shifting burglar tactics as crime pressures strain law and order amid broader societal concerns.
Burglary Risk Pushes Insurance for Working Women
The article notes that working women away from home during the day face high burglary risk. It discusses securing homes, the appeal of luxury goods to thieves, and the growing push for burglary and theft insurance. Some insurers resist policies, while state commissioners crack down on discrimination by race, geography, or sex. Premiums rise, but protection is deemed essential amid high crime rates.
Romney speeches clash with GOP on Vietnam peace strategy
The statement by Governor Romney that the party will pursue programs to produce peace in Vietnam on a sound basis contrasts with GOP leaders in Congress and former presidents who advocate a harder line. Romney seeks peace through action, while others push for escalation to secure peace in Vietnam.
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George Romney
Republican Party
Vietnam
Congress
Everett McKinley Dirksen
Gerald R. Ford
Eisenhower
Romney
Johnson
War aims in Vietnam push to force negotiation
The speaker argues the U S must press the war to completion to disrupt North Vietnamese infiltration and force peace talks, noting Hanoi shows no sign of negotiating and asserting Romney would access decisive information if elected president to judge the crisis.
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North Vietnam
Eisenhower
Dirksen
Ford
Romney
White House
Polar Circumnavigation Aims Arctic Circle Voyage Start
The United States launches a seven week voyage around the Arctic led by two Coast Guard icebreakers, the Edisto and the Eastwind. Departing Thule Greenland and joining off Trondheim Norway the ships plan an 8000 mile circumnavigation to study ocean water exchange among the Atlantic Pacific and Arctic. Data will be shared via World Data Centers in Washington and Moscow.
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Arctic
United States
Coast Guard
Edisto
Thule
Greenland
Eastwind
Trondheim
Norway
Soviet Union
Atlantic
Pacific
Washington
Moscow
Cathay
Congress War Powers Debate Amid Vietnam Crisis
MAX LERNER argues that modern war power rests with the president, despite Fulbright and Gore critiques. He notes Congress rarely declares war, decisions are fast, and Tonkin-era resolutions constrain or empower the executive. The piece urges swift negotiation to exit the war.
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America
United States
Vietnam
Congress
John Kennedy
Fulbright
Tonkin
Senator Gore
Katzenbach
A Numb Look and a Senator's Comeback in Baseball
A Washington columnist muses on a numb look from city life, then follows the Washington Senators as they stumble, rally home, and battle the Cleveland Indians before a crowd of 27,138. The piece blends fan devotion with humorous, affectionate portraits of players Casanova Nen and Frank Howard, praising pitching and persistence amid a muddy national mood.
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Congress
Washington Post
Dirksen
Stennis
Mansfield
Morse
Howard
Casanova
Brinkman
Nen
Senators
Washington
Cleveland Indians
Ball Park
Lover Boy
Mr. Nen
Johnson appoints civilian observers for Vietnam election
President Johnson, facing sustained criticism over the Vietnam war, names a 20 member delegation of prominent citizens to observe the upcoming South Vietnam election. The panel will not report formally but may share views after returning home.
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Johnson
South Vietnam
Vietnam
J. W. Fulbright
D-Ark
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Dewey Renounces 1944 White House Bid After Gubernatorial Nomination
The Messenger notes Thomas E. Dewey, after securing a second NY governor term, disavows 1944 presidential ambitions. Ohio University professor George Starcher forecasts a spectacular total lunar eclipse over Athens. Texas Lt. Gov. W. P. Hobby becomes governor after James Ferguson impeachment on 21 counts. Ex-sheriff J. A. Willock, recently named Pomeroy marshal by friends, declines the offer.
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Thomas E. Dewey
New York
George Starcher
Ohio University
Athens
W. P. Hobby
Texas
James Ferguson
House
J. A. Willock
Marshall of
Pomeroy
Johnson Plan Fails to Curb Growing Federal Bureaucracy
The article notes nearly 500000 more civilians are employed by the federal government now than at Johnson's inauguration, lifting the total to over three million. It argues Johnson's "cut, tax and borrow" policy does not shrink the bureaucracy and may even coincide with growth despite claimed economic gains.
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Johnson
Sign Of Progress Seen In U S Civil Rights Tradeoffs
Dean Erwin Griswold of Harvard Law School spoke in Sydney noting race riots show progress in civil rights but that violence by youths poses a challenge to the United States. He framed the unrest as an indicator of change and highlighted the disruptive violence.
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Sydney
Australia
Dean Erwin Griswold
Harvard Law School
United States
149 Percent Interest Rate Alleged by Douglas
Former Senator Paul Douglas testified that Harlem furniture dealers charged an outrageous 149 percent interest rate in opposition to a law on disclosure of installment financing costs. The remark connects high charges to looters in recent riots who targeted furniture and appliances.
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Sen
Paul Douglas
Harlem
The Athens Messenger Newspaper Ad Rates and Address
The Athens Messenger lists delivery by mail with pricing for daily and Sunday editions, one week rates, and multi month options across regions including Tennessee and Ohio. It includes the publisher address at 43 W Union St Athens Ohio 45701 and notes second class mail under 1918 act.
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Ohio
W.va
Athens Post Office
the Messenger Publishing Co
W. Union St
Athens
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