Auto air bags gain safety credibility amid pilot tests
Editorial notes air bags have moved from controversy to proof as many real world crashes saved lives. It cites Ralph Worsey’s 68 mph collision with a police car where the bag protected him and the officer was seriously injured. It discusses deployment reliability and cost estimates around 119 to 200 dollars and questions on optional features versus safety benefits.
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Ralph Worsey
Wauconda
Ill
National Safety Council
Jim Kielty
Council
Public Information Department
General Motors
Kielty
Minnesota lawmakers back broad consumer protections in 1973
The 1973 Minnesota Legislature approved a wide range of consumer oriented laws from the office of Atty. Gen. Warren Spannaus and the consumer services director Sherry Chenoweth. The bills aim to guard consumers and protect legitimate business firms, with notable measures on prescription drug pricing, unit pricing, open dating of perishables, cooling off sales, funeral itemization, hearing aid prescriptions, consumer fraud remedies, toy safety, mechanics liens, octane ratings, odometer tampering, and bait and switch prohibitions.
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ST. Paul,minn
Minnesota
Atty
Warren Spannaus
Sherry Chenoweth
Spannaus
Mike Sieben
DFL
Newport
Sieben
Senate
Nicholas Coleman
Coleman
Consumer Affairs Office
Big Brothers seek volunteers in Bemidji area
An eight year old boy and several developmentally disabled children in rural Bemidji need trusted Big Brothers or Big Sisters to provide supervision and activities. Elderly Wrights Apartments residents must relocate. For housing tips call Mary Edwards at 751-4310. To volunteer call Steve North at 751-4310.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Wright
Mary Edwards
Steve North
Nixon praises secrecy during POW briefing and dinner
President Nixon told about 600 returning Vietnam POWs that national secrets must be protected, urging responsibility in the bureaucracy. The event included a State Department briefing and a White House dinner as Nixon used a new thumbs up gesture to energize the audience.
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Washington
Nixon
Vietnam
Daniel Ellsberg
State Department
White House
United States of America
Air Force
John P. Flynn
Shalimar
Fla
Richard the Lionhearted
Factors blamed for furious surge in prices
New York AP reports that economists led by Herbert Stein say the first quarter price spike was driven by temporary factors such as food price volatility from grain sales to the Soviets, a Peruvian fishmeal shortfall, poor weather and a shift in wage price controls. They expect pressures to ease later this year as conditions normalize.
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New York
Herbert Stein
Council of Economic Advisers
Stein
Conference Board
All America garden winners include Peter Pan zinnia and Aristocrat zucchini
NEA Garden Columnists announce 1970s era awards with Peter Pan Scarlet zinnia earning silver and Happy Face marigold bronze. Aristocrat zucchini tops vegetables for its early yields and quality, reflecting All American selections program tests.
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Sheila
Allan Swenson
Newspaper Enterprise Assn
Reader letter questions Watergate focus
A reader argues the Watergate coverage overshadows other voting irregularities. They recall alleged tampering in Chicago 1960, irregularities in Texas and other states, and the Minnesota Highway No. 35 hoax, urging broader scrutiny.
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Chicago
Texas
Minnesota
Word Puzzle Clues Reflect 1972 Campaign Turmoil
A collage of crossword style clues touches on the 1972 election irregularities and Watergate lessons. The item references the Bemidji headquarters break in and campaign literature oil spill.
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Humphrey
Bemidji
Nixon Says National Security Tactics Entangled With Watergate
President Nixon acknowledged that some national security operations used during the 1972 campaign contributed to the Watergate climate but said he did not intend to put a security cover on the scandal. He noted three sets of steps that became entangled and defended actions as security measures while condemning the political misuse.
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Washington
Nixon
Democratic National
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U.S.A
RED Cross
the United Way
Garden Award
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P.O
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