Towns threatened by deadly leaking gas in Mississippi
National Guardsmen were sent to mississippi delta to evacuate about 30 000 residents from 11 towns in three counties Sunflower Leflore and Talahatchie after three derailed chemical tankers released vinyl chloride that can form phosgene. Refugees sought safety in motels homes and shelters in Greenville and Greenwood.
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U.S. Drops Antitrust Suit Against Major Auto Makers
The government settled its antitrust suit with GM Ford Chrysler American Motors and the Automotive Manufacturers Association over delaying air pollution controls. The pact bans future conspiracies, requires royalty free licenses for devices and sharing of tech, but does not admit past wrongdoing. The deal drew both praise from the Nixon administration and criticism from lawmakers like Rep. George Brown and Rep. Bob Eckhardt.
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Strategic Study Downgrades Red China War Capabilities
London based Institute for Strategic Studies reports China cannot wage conventional war against Russia now or mount a major nuclear strike on the United States for another decade. It notes China’s ICBM progress lags, limited delivery means, and domestic troubles delaying weapons programs. Russia and the United States remain tied in ICBMs with about 1,050 each, while MIRV testing could boost U.S. strike power.
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Knudsen Fired as Ford President After Shakeup
Lemon E. Knudsen is fired as Ford president after 19 months, leaving with 3.5 years of unemployment compensation totaling $900,000. Ford chairman Henry Ford I cited unmet expectations amid a major realignment that ends the single presidency and creates three division heads reporting to the board. Knudsen, 56, known as Bunkie, said Ford asked him to leave September 2 and he was shocked by the dismissal. He will be bound by a 3-year noncompete with other automakers and has no plans to return to GM.
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The Goose Hangs High in Norway
Norway held national elections that returned the ruling coalition to power by a slender majority after a campaign centered on a major moral issue. The piece analyzes broader implications for NATO ally Norway and contrasts it with other countries’ conditions.
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Phil Newsom
UPI
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White House Silent On GM Price Increases
Washington reports GM will raise 1970 model car prices by about 125 dollars per vehicle, a 3.9 percent hike, with Commerce Secretary Sta nts endorsing the rise as inflation-driven and not surprising given higher business costs.
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Chase passes Maine road test in antique Buick
Dr. Howard M. Chase drove to a Registry of Motor Vehicles Office in Portland Maine to take a road test for a Maine license in a 1923 Buick Examiner Conrad Boulander called the car beautiful and noted its right hand drive Chase who has a heaps license passed with a positive report from officials Meanwhile high level UPI items tease political notes on Nixon administration silence and Norwegian election reforms including a 20 percent value added tax and tax changes affecting 40 percent of residents
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Maine
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