Fuel economy showdown marks 1975 autos by EPA
EPA tests show Datsun and VW top city and highway figures with 27/39 mpg and 24/38 mpg respectively, while GM and AMC post best and worst U.S. results. Chrysler and Ford fare poorly, AMC leads in sales-weighted average at 16.9 mpg, with American Motors outselling Detroit in overall efficiency instincts.
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U.S
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Datsun
Volkswagen
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EPA
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Detroit
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American Motors
Gremlin
AMC
Chrysler
Ford
Valiant
BPA
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DEP officials Lee Moody begins filing 11 volume NEECO refinery plan
Linda Moody, secretary to State DEP Commissioner William F Adams, starts the lengthy filing of 11 volumes and 3,000 pages delivered by New England Energy Company in Augusta. NEECO seeks permission to build a 250,000 barrel per day oil refinery in Sanford. Boxes include extra paper sets for DEP use.
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William F. Adams
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Pany
Augusta
NEECO
Sanford
Gibbs Oil
Northern Illinois Gas Co
Burmah Oil Inc
Rucads Oil Co
Maine Department of Environmental Protection
Toll Soars as Hurricane Fifi Kill Count Rises
In Honduras the emergency committee estimates 7000 to 8000 deaths from floods and landslides caused by Fifi. Choloma reports 3000 to 4000 deaths. dozens of towns flooded, many residents stranded on roofs or in trees. Air and land rescues hampered by weather as La Ceiba and other coast towns are isolated. El Salvador also reports at least 30 deaths and widespread crop damage.
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Honduras
Choloma
Eduardo Andino
Air Force
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Tela
la Ceiba
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Castilla
San Pedro de Sula
Honduran
Omoa
San Pedro
Radio
el Salvador
Four Desertors Given Discharge Under Amnesty Program
The first four men who reported for President Ford s amnesty completed processing and were discharged from the Army about midnight Friday at Ft. Benjamin Harrison. They received undesirable discharges after review, with terms of alternative service of 12, 20, 21 and 24 months. Deserters long relocated to Sweden and Canada face mixed views on applying, while processing for up to 150 men daily will move to Camp Atterbury, Ind. James Rolph, 25, surrendered at Harrison and called his mother in Kentucky.
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Ind
United States
Ed Fitzgerald
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Sweden
Fitzgerald
David Jensen
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
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Fargo
N.D
Atterbury
James Rolph
Harrison
Fort Thomas
Four Escape From York County Jail Through Roof Hatch
Authorities seek four men who escaped Friday night from York County Jail by forcing a ceiling section and using an air duct to reach the roof. The escapees, Allen Smith, 18, Arundel. Patrick Alexander, 18, Sanford. Lance Burgess, 27, Nottingham NH. Michael Moustafa, 22, Cambridge MA, wore green coveralls and sneakers. Three jailed on breaking and entering charges, one for alleged possession of a stolen car. Not considered dangerous.
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Sheriff's Department
Cumberland County
Portland
Allen Smith
Arundel
Patrick Alexander
Sanford
Lance Burgess
Nottingham
N.H
Michael Moustafa
Cambridge
Mass
Selectmen Not Defendants FOIL Refinery Suit Limited
In Superior Court Justice Sumner J. Goffin orders Sanford selectmen not defendants in FOIL refinery case. FOIL case against the town remains. case against inhabitants of Sanford is dismissed as non class action. Plaintiffs seek to block rezoning for a 250,000 barrel per day NE
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Superior Court
Sumner J. Goffin
Sanford
Norman S. Hall
Emile D. Cote
Paul R. Garvin
Friends of Intelligent Land Use
FOIL
York County
Albert R. Lessard
Clinton A. Howard Sr
Warren R. Farwell
Evelyn A. Farwell
Lyman A
Justice Goffin
Maine Supreme Court
Cannibal Packer Festival Aims Attracting Tourists In Colorado
In Lake City Colorado officials push an Alferd Packer Festival to mark the 100th anniversary of the cannibal killer's exploits. Chamber president Bill Hall plans a barbecue and an Alford Packer Feasting Society, hoping to draw national attention despite criticism. Oregon Club and Denver ties noted. Packer legacy already spawned a cookbook and memorial grill at the University of Colorado.
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Packer
Hall
Denver
University of Colorado In
Boulder
Nixon Dies? No, Nixon Enters Hospital For Tests
Former president Richard Nixon will enter Memorial Hospital Medical Center in Long Beach California on Monday for treatment of phlebitis in his left leg. Doctors report two blood clots and say anticoagulant therapy will be given. Officials note he will stay at least three days as his trial-related deposition issues loom and questions about his health for Watergate testimony surface.
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Calif
Richard M. Nixon
Memorial Hospital Medical Center
Nixon
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
San Clemente
Couple Finds Home High In Search Abroad
A brief quirky note tells of a young couple seeking a home and discovering it in a place that feels elevated. The item mirrors light human-interest tone typical of the page’s features. No further details provided.
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