Big Three auto profits plunge in Q1 1974 losses hit Ford
Detroit reports an 80.6 percent profit drop across GM Chrysler and Ford in the first quarter of 1974. Ford earns 125 million on 5.5 billion in sales, down 11 percent from 1973. GM and Chrysler also post steep declines as labor and material costs rise and demand softens. Ford sees Canada sales at record highs while U.S. and Europe volumes fall, with a cautious rebound outlook amid gas supply hopes.
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Henry Ford II
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Europe
Canada
Vietnam Forces Cross Border Amid Cambodian Skirmish
South Vietnamese units pursuing Communist forces pushed into Cambodia near the Parrot's Beak region, killing 26 North Vietnamese troops and seizing rockets. Saigon reports say 20 government soldiers died in Duc Hue, while officials deny official cross-border crossing.
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UPI
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Duc Hue
le Trung Hien
May Day Worldwide Braces for Possible Mayhem and Protests
May Day is observed globally with tense police and military vigilance. Portugal legalizes May Day amid a coup era, amid guard troops and pro-revolution banners. France faces risks to Mitterrand’s campaign from violent demonstrations. Argentina plans a major workers rally with Peron’s return stirring old May Day passions. In Peking, non political galas mask a cautious mood. Soviet Union celebrates with parades and slogans while Japan sees mass rallies against Tanaka.
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Peking
Hsinhua
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Moscow
Japan
Kakuei Tanaka
Color movie discs to turn homes into mini theaters by 1975
MCA Disco-Vision licenses long playing color movie discs for home TVs. Two 12 inch flexible records hold 40 minutes per side, with a compact turntable unit costing $450. The system promises 11,000 titles from Universal and Paramount, remote control playbacks, and age of films from early talkies to modern hits.
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Vernon Scott Hollywood
UPI
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MCA
Universal Studios
Disco- Vision
Universal Pictures
Paramount Pictures
Disco-Vision
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Twin Cinemas At The Movies This Week
Twin Cinemas showcases Jack Nicholson in The Last Detail at Cinema I, Deep Throat Part II at Cinema II with Linda Lovelace, Cinderella Liberty at Harte Theatre starring James Caan and Eli Wallach, and Disney's Robin Hood at Dubrow's Manchester Cinema. For times call the listed numbers.
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Linda Lovelace
Cinderella Liberty
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Manchester
Washington Window lists wasteful tax money items
Rep. John B. Conlan of Arizona released a report detailing odd federal studies funded by tax dollars. Examples include research into Polish frog bisexuality, Frisbee flares, perspiration smells of Australian Aborigines, and mating calls of Central American toads. Conlan urged taxpayers to demand reform and warned of rising per person costs. He questioned enforcement for tax cheaters and urgedCongress to stop the waste.
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UPI
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Congress
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Los Angeles
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United States
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Militant Indians clash with police in courtroom brawl
In Sioux Falls a courtroom melee between Indian defendants and police led to 12 injuries and a one day recess in the trial of five militants linked to the 1973 Custer riot. The incident followed a judge’s order to clear the courtroom.
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Ramon Roubideaux
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American Indian Movement
AIM
South Dakota
Joseph Bottum
Minnehaha County
Eda Gordon
Legal Committee
Callahan
Bottum
Wounded Knee
Two Suspects Held in Zebra Killings Probe
San Francisco reports two possible suspects are in custody in the Zebra killings case, tied to an initiation rite of a black underground group. Mayor Alioto says 12 whites have been killed and 6 wounded since November while Attorney General Younger disputes a broader California conspiracy. A .32 caliber pistol is undergoing ballistics tests.
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Jack Bates
KRON
United States
Bates
Joseph Alioto
Alioto
California
Evelle J. Younger
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