Ford says inventors err on cost of safety bumper
Ford Motor Co says Buffalo inventor Paul H. Taylor and his son Douglas undercounted the price of changes needed for cars with a safety bumper to meet 1973 federal standards. Ford disputes the $30 per car figure and cites required upgrades to brakes suspension tires and cooling as raising price toward about $100 per car.
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U. S. Senate
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Senate Commerce Committee
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Saigon forces push deep in A Shau Valley clashes
South Vietnamese marines and ARVN infantry from the Black Panther detachment killed 373 Communists in five battles in the A Shau Valley campaign. U S air support including B52s aided the fights in the Laos border highlands. Three Marines died with 48 wounded in the earlier morning battle, while the Black Panthers reported 50 enemy dead in a bunker complex engagement.
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South) Vietnam
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River Rat Patrol polices Cuyahoga to curb pollution
Case Western Reserve University students form the River Rat Patrol, monitoring discharges into the Cuyahoga River near Cleveland. Attorney General William J. Brown files a 1.5 million dollar suit and injunction against Sherwin Williams Co for paint waste. The group reports visible bubbles on the water surface as evidence.
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Porter Owen
Philadelphia
Reform urged for real property tax in Washington Window
Washington window calls for wide reform of real property tax to curb rising local taxes. It notes property taxes fund about 85 percent of local revenue and have surged up to 500 percent in 20 years, threatening family budgets. Proposes two fixes: fairer assessments and stricter limits on exemptions to widen the tax base without reducing revenue.
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Brookings Institution
Hart questions bumper standards and auto repair costs
Senator Hart pressed for answers after figures show 1971 cars cost about 1,113 dollars to repair after a 15 mph barrier crash, far above 1970 costs, despite DOT bumper standards aiming for limited damage. The debate centers on why Detroit produced fragile bumpers while Congress pushed stronger safety rules.
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Douglas Toms
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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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