Our love affair with engines draws fire from critics
A Pioneer editorial of December eight defends internal combustion and cites a survey for the Highway Users Federation. It notes 66 percent of metropolitan residents favor restricting auto use in congested business areas and 60 percent would sacrifice a car to curb growth. A Washington letter to the editor responds with fairness.
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Highway Users Federation
Washington, D.C
Gt Sieweay Users Federation
Freeways as answer to urban growth and traffic
The piece argues that urban sprawl and suburban job growth increase highway dependence. It notes 1950 to 2000 population shifts to three megaregions, loss of public transit riders, car use by eight of ten workers, and over 90 percent of intercity travel by highway. It urges completing planned freeway systems promptly.
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United States
Norfolk
Boston
Chicago
Buffalo
San Francisco
San Diego
D. Grant Mickle
Highway Users Federation
IRS to begin retail price checks on freeze ceilings
IRS agents will audit big chain stores for failure to post freeze period price ceilings from the Aug 15 to Nov 13 wage price freeze. The rule requires posting for top selling items, with enforcement focusing on stores over $100,000 annual sales. Consumers should ask managers for the ceiling price if needed.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
IRS
Pace Commission
Environmental lawsuits reshape image of conservationists
Environmental groups and lawyers have built a robust legal movement that challenges government and industry over pollution and projects like the Trans Alaska pipeline and Calvert Cliffs. The rise of groups such as EDF, FOE, and the National Wildlife Federation has produced landmark suits, funding changes, and a new public profile for conservation activists.
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Washington
Environment
Calvert Cliffs
Council On Environmental Quality
Citizens
Council
Natural Resources Defense Council
Environmental Defense Fund
David Brower
Sierra Club
Fiends of the Earth
Izaak Walton
National Wildlife Federation
Sierra Legal Defense Fund
National Audubon Society
The
Wilderness Society
Audubon
Environmental Action
Nader Group
Friends of Earth
Bob Kennan
Natonal Wildlife Federation
FOE
EDF
Izaak Walton League and
Audubon Society
Atomic Energy Commission
Calvert Cliffs Coordinating Committee
Florida Defenders of the Environment
Cross- Florida
Nixon
Philip A. Hart
D-Mich
Readers Defend Highway Development From Editorial Charge
John W. Gibbons of the Highway Areas Federation in Washington, D.C. replies to a December 8 editorial alleging misrepresentation of a public opinion poll. He encloses the original news release and two survey reports, arguing the poll showed broad support for downtown car-use restrictions and that distortions reflect an anti-highway campaign.
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Opinion Research Corporation
Princeton
N.J
John W. Gibbons
Highway Areas Federation
Washington, D.C
Savings vs spending stirs irritation among savings groups
New York AP report shows savings and loan leaders unhappy with calls for lower saving and higher spending to spur growth. Analysts note savings remain around 8 percent, supporting housing and development, while mutual funds expect shifts in savings composition and slower 1972 deposit increases.
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Savings and Loan
Banker's Shoes Gift Highlights Friendship Over Luxury
A Christmas note recalls receiving a pair of banker's shoes, both for the same foot and worn, as a humorous yet heartfelt gift from a banker and his wife. The writer vows to remember the kindness when facing hardship, ending with a wish for good friends and a joking plea for laundered banker’s underwear.
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Minneapolis
Hire the Veteran And You Hire Experience Card
Promotional notice urging employers to hire veterans citing broad experience across many fields from clerks to engineers and managers. It mentions on the job training via the GI Bill or MDTA and directs readers to state employment service offices and the Veterans Administration for training information.
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The
State Employment Service
Veterans Administration
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