Detroit Arrives At Price Limit In Auto News
United Auto Workers president Leonard Woodcock says car makers cannot lower prices while profits are thin, noting real margins have been near loss. Despite rebates helping sales, about 248000 blue collar workers of four automakers face idle time this week as rebates run to Feb. 28. Chrysler reports strong early response to rebates, with deliveries up 88 percent from early January though still down from last year. GM remains optimistic but avoids confirming extending rebates.
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Rockefeller probes CIA spying under oath
Vice President Nelson Rockefeller says his eight member commission will likely find CIA violations of statutes governing domestic spying and will trace who ordered them. He notes the panel will reach to presidents or officials as needed and aims to publish a full report to the President and public. A Senate panel is set to broaden the inquiry beyond the commission and may compel testimony from former President Nixon if needed.
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Howard H. Baker Jr
R-Tenn
Richard Nixon
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Nixon
Petitioners Try Different Tack
The Friends of Bigelow push a new petition tactic across Maine to block Bigelow Mountain development. They seek 45,000 voter signatures to back a plan to preserve the area as a state park and wilderness, with about two thirds of needed signatures already collected ahead of February 15.
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Viet plan downed planes amid Saigon counteroffensive
Two South Vietnamese A37 bombers were shot down west of Saigon near the Cambodian frontier. One pilot was killed, the other rescued. Ground fighting left 41 North Vietnamese and 6 government troops dead, 29 wounded, during a nine day counteroffensive as Nui Ba Den mountain remained contested. Buddhist nuns held a sit down in Saigon near An Quang pagoda to protest U S involvement. Phnom Penh faced a second Cambodian ambush as insurgents pressed toward the capital amid a 60 mile advance from the border.
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Sadat in Paris seeks French arms and diplomacy
Egyptian President Anwar Sadat arrived in Paris seeking French planes tanks and guns to offset Soviet limits and to press for a European initiative in Middle East peacemaking. He met President Giscard d Estaing at Orly and planned a working session.
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Covered Wagons Head East to Celebrate Bicentennial
Alderwood Manor Washington AP reports hundreds born too late for westward journeys will travel east by prairie schooners to Valley Forge Pennsylvania. The trek aims to arrive around July 4, 1976, in time for the United States 200th birthday celebration. Ken Wilcox, 57, of Alderwood Manor near Seattle, will serve as wagon master for the Washington group.
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Synthetic eyes on track at University of Florida
Gainesville AP curator reports University of Florida researchers led by Dr. William Dawson are close to a breakthrough in synthetic eyes modeled after space vehicle light panels. Aiming to replicate retina function, they envision 50 000 to 100 000 photovoltaic cells implanting in the retina to stimulate nerves and form images, with six to eight years expected for full device development.
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Sight Laboratory
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Slide Contest Announced by Eastern Maine Camera Club
The Eastern Maine Camera Club of Bangor sponsors the first statewide color slide contest on April 12 in Bangor. First prize is $25 with prizes for runners up. open to amateurs except club members and families. Four slides per entrant, one chosen for judging, $3 entry fee, contact Michael D. Mullins for forms.
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Warwick St. Bangor
Hypnosis For Relaxation And Habits In Kennebunk ME
A brief ad states hypnosis services in Kennebunk Maine promise relaxation and help with unwanted habits and tension. Contact 207 985 2612 for more details about sessions and availability.
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