Montana motorist gas waste study hails $17.75 million loss
A study led by Delmar G. Roos estimates Montana motorists waste $17.75 million in fuel annually due to impatience negligence and poor driving. Mechanical faults like spark timing low tire pressure dirty air filters and dragging brakes slash mileage by 3 to 6 percent per factor while aggressive starts and sudden acceleration waste fuel and strain brakes.
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Society of Automotive Engineers
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Willys-Overland Motors
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National Safety Council
Direct Loans for Vets Terminate on June 30
The Veterans Administration reminds World War II veterans that the direct loan program ends by law on June 30, 1951. About 9,600 counties have been designated for eligibility and, as of May 10, roughly $90 million of the $50 million authorized has been disbursed or reserved. The GI loan program continues to July 25, 1957 with the same down payment rules.
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Rain Coat Scandal In RFC Case Spurs Firing Of Minneapolis Official
W Stuart Symington, RFC administrator, dismissed B M Rowlands for unethical conduct after alleging an agriculture department employee tipped Rowlands about a storage deal for surplus dried eggs and powdered milk. The firm allegedly rented buildings in Merrimack Wisconsin, charged $16 000 in storage fees while taking $215 000, and the employee is unnamed amid an ongoing probe. The agriculture department and justice department declined comment pending data.
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Lubri Gas Boosts Power for N P Transport Units
D N Houston supervisor of maintenance for Northern Pacific Transport Co of Billings reports Lubri Gas improves engine life and performance. Units with 114 and 2 ton capacity ran 30 000 miles, removed carbon from piston tops valves and chambers, and drivers note power gains up to one gear on hills with an estimated 25 percent mileage increase between overhauls.
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