Not In the Cards Woodcock Sees No Auto Strike This Year
Detroit AP report notes upbeat tone as contract talks between the United Auto Workers and General Motors, Ford, Chrysler, and American Motors near July 19, with optimism for a peaceful 1976 deal and no anticipated strike. Leonard Woodcock says past strike tendencies fade. both sides cite job security and cost issues as hurdles.
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Tighter Controls Urged For Radioactive Disposal
Washington readers learn that a House committee urged federal agencies to tighten safety controls over low level radioactive waste disposal sites after leaks were found at Maxey Flats Kentucky and West Valley New York. The report advocates prompt action to establish safe containment and detection standards to prevent health risks. It notes wastes require isolated long term containment possibly for 250 000 years and describes current trench burial and rainfall driven leakage. Six additional sites nationwide are named and state and federal roles for disposal and emergency response are outlined.
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Funeral Refunds Ordered for SCI Customers Nationwide
The FTC reached a consent order with Service Corporation International, the Houston funeral chain operating 135 homes in 16 states and DC. It would require refunds to customers overpaid more than 10 dollars for third party items such as crematory and cemetery services and bar future markups for those items. Public comment on the consent order is invited until September 7 before a final decision.
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