American Way Spurs Inflation By John Cuniff
The piece argues higher prices stem from cleaner air safety and environmental aims. It cites recalls for faulty workmanship about 37 million vehicles, theft at stores, and rising demand. Environmental rules and stricter auto standards raise costs. forecasts show car prices rising and billions in costs from controls.
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New York
Bob Curtis
Advance Mortgage Corp
Washington, D.C
California
Atlanta
Chicago
Irving Rose
U.S
First National City Bank
Environmental Protection Agency
Congress
John Riccardo
Chrysler
White House
Kennedy Proposes Tax Reform Priorities in Senate Testimony
Senator Edward Kennedy urged tax reform to raise modest revenues from reforms. He backed a higher minimum tax on sheltered incomes, higher capital gains taxation, and tax credits replacing some deductions. He suggested including some tax preferences, lowering the exemption, and replacing the rate with a graduated tax. He also proposed longer capital gains holding periods and a higher inclusion rate.
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Washington
Edward Kennedy
D-Mass
House
Ways and Means Committee
Kennedy
Airlines Sued for Discrimination Across Major U S Carriers
The Justice Department filed suits Monday accusing United Air Lines and Delta Air Lines of employment discrimination against blacks and women. United allegedly limits and segregates workers and unions linked to discriminatory agreements. Delta faces Civil Rights Act and executive order violations.
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Washington
United Air Lines
Delta Airlines
Justice Department
Delta
United
Dime Telephone Call Returns as Rates Rise
Olympia Washington UPI reports the public utilities commission approves Pacific Northwest Bell to charge 15 cents for pay phone calls, up from 10 cents, as part of a general rate increase. Ten years ago a legislative committee tentatively approved a 50 million per year appropriation for the State board of regents.
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Olympia, Wash
UPI
Washington State Public Utilities Commission
Pacific Northwest Bell
State Board of Regents
Mass Slayings Suspect Claims Police Brutality
Meral Smith the defendant in the upcoming trial for the September mass slaying of eight at Fountain Valley Country Club testified that a police officer forced a pistol down his throat during questioning and a noose was placed around his neck with a rope hoisted to a painful toe position. He is one of five black defendants charged with first degree murder. The opening day of a hearing on a motion to suppress evidence featured him as the lone witness.
Defense Seeks Suppression of Forced Statements
In a hearing before U.S. District Judge Warren Young, the defense argues that suspects were brutalized into making certain statements and seeks to suppress those statements as evidence.
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U.S
Warren Young
Pot Winner Sees Delivery Thriller
In Berkeley the Berkeley Marijuana Initiative raffled 2.2 pounds of marijuana at UC Berkeley with music balloons and speeches. A spokesman said delivery would be James Bond worthy but offered no details. Police filmed the fundraising event for marijuana decriminalization.
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Berkeley
Calif
University of California At Berkeley
India Offers To Free Prisoners In Three Way Exchange
New Delhi reports that India and Bangladesh proposed a three way swap to repatriate most of about 90 000 Pakistani POWs held by India for 16 months. The plan would also involve Bangladesh accepting 250 000 non Bengalis from the Bihari minority and freeing Bengalis stranded in Pakistan by December 1971. Simultaneity is required and there is no mention of linking release to Pakistan recognizing the Dacca government.
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India
Bangladesh
Pakistan
Dacca
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