Honda stratified charge engine may meet 1975 standards
Honda engineers claim a stratified charge engine with dual combustion chambers could meet the original 1975 emission standards for carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons, potentially eliminating catalytic converters. EPA delaying nitrogen oxide controls prompts McKinley to urge a two car strategy and relaxed standards for noncritical areas to ease fuel economy and save oil.
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Honda Motor Company
Japan
U.S
Onda
McKinley
California
Honda
The Budget Debate and the Magic of Spending
Roy Ash explains the White House stance on inflation and the 1974 fiscal plan. He argues against deficit spending, cites a shifted budget mix toward human resources, and urges balanced budgeting to curb prices while noting reforms in social security and labor safety programs.
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Office of Management and Budget
Labor Department
Congress
Productivity through idle research may boost output
Dr. Paul W. McCracken argues demand rises 12 percent yearly while supply grows a third as fast. He warns that curb efforts fail politically, yet notes $100 billion in stored usable research could lift productivity with minimal cost, and cites Pennsylvania’s program linking firms to applied studies and experts.
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Washington
NEA
Paul W. McCracken
Council of Economic Advisers
Nixon
State University System of Pennsylvania
Price control across history shows repeated failures
A historical excerpt cites Dio Cletian’s 301 price cap and warns that governments’ attempts to regulate prices and supplies have consistently failed. It lists ancient Egypt Athens China Britain France and colonial America, noting violence, hunger and economic disruption, with renewed calls amid modern policy debates.
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Soviet Russia
Enrollment Down At College May Benefit Youth
The piece notes a fall drop in college enrollments for the first time in a decade due to cost and fewer students. It argues blue collar trades remain vital and that college is not the only path to happiness and security, urging awareness of alternative routes for young people.
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Congress
Mary G. Lacy
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Turn Back the Clock 30 Years Ago Austin News
R P Crane to lead third war loan drive as Austin chairman. Draft boards plan a September inventory of men under 45. National Barrow Show entries in Austin Sept 5 18 exceed prior totals per P J Holland. Heat wave persists with 92 degree highs in Austin. Jon Shaw of Adams Lucky Clovers 4 H Club won the state tractor driving contest and will advance to nationals with Austin Jaycees sponsorship.
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R. P. Crane
Austin
Over County
P. J. Holland
Jon Shaw
Adams Lucky Clovers
Jon
Mower County
Austin Jaycees
Best Sellers List From Publishers Weekly Fiction and Nonfiction
Publishers Weekly compiles top fiction and nonfiction best sellers. Notable titles include Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut Harvest Home by Tryon Facing the Lions by Wicker Once Is Not Enough by Susan How The Hollow Hills by Stewart The Joy of Sex by Comfort Sybil by Schreiber How To Be Your Own Best Friend by Newman Dr Atkins Diet Revolution by Atkins Laughing All the Way by Howard.
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Sann
Hollow Hills
Stewart
Sybil
Schreiber
Newman
Dr. Atkins
Atkins
The
Howar
School memories and home discipline in barbs
The piece reflects on school life through mothers and administrators with memories of past punishments. An elder recalls days when a school whipping warranted a home lick. The narrator’s household joke ties the term cookout to a day without the tray in the house.
Today in History August 30 Highlights and Birthdays
This 1973 note lists major historical events on August 30 including MacArthur in Japan 1945 and Cleopatra’s death by asp. It also marks Anne Hutchinson’s banishment 1637 and other milestones, plus Anne Marie of Greece turning 77 and a Wilde quote.
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Douglas MacArthur
Japan
Nixon
Honolulu
Kakuei Tanaka
Greece
Anne-Marie
Fake cops with real guns heighten citizen danger
A New Jersey bank guard shows a pistol while admitting he might be unable to hit a target. The piece argues nonofficial security personnel carry guns widely, often with inadequate training or oversight, risking harm and escalating gun proliferation. It cites Abner Mikva and security experts urging stricter rules, training, and nonlethal options to curb danger.
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New York
NEA
New Jersey
America
Boston
Bank Guard
Port Authority
Posse
Abner Mikva
Ill
Kerner Commission
Mikva
New York City
Housing Authority
Dallas
John Horan
Pinkerton Detective Agency
Otto Wehle
Reserve Law Officers Association
Gerald Arenberg
American Federation of Police
Congress
New Jersey Bank Guard
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Austin Daily Herald
Environmental Production Agency
Autodustry
EPA
John K. McKinley
Texaco, Inc
Senate Air and Water Pollution
Roy Ash
White House
Roy L. Ash
Ray Cromley
Rome
Diocletian
Mrs. Lacy
Egypt
Athens
China
Dutch Republic
Great Britain
United States
France
Don Oakley
Aldous Huxley
Biologist
2Nd St. N.E
Minnesota
Edmund FE. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Minn
A.P.O
F.P.O
Bix
Lee Pee
Publishers’ Weekly
Associated Press
B.C
Cleopatra
Anne Hutchinson
Massachusetts
Benedict Arnold
West Point
Virginia
Bull Run
London
U.S. Senate
Thurgood Marshall
Supreme Court
Moscow
Hubert H. Humphrey
Lawrence F. O’brien
Democratic National Committee
Oscar Wilde
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