Auto makers cut sales as consumers delay purchases
The Big Three report new car sales off about 30 percent from last year as buyers postpone purchases to beat inflation. A University of Michigan survey of 1250 consumers finds many delaying buys amid energy worries and high car costs. RCA Hertz says maintenance costs rose 10.2 percent and households spend about 25 percent of disposable income on autos. Ford shifts strategy with high inventories and reduced passenger car production.
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Editorial doubts layoffs and bets on electric cars for Detroit
The piece argues GM and Chrysler may cut jobs as plants shut temporarily, but urges focus on alternatives to fuel waste. It highlights electric car development like the DOE and GM GE ETV-1, costs, and potential mass production within 3–4 years, urging faster Detroit action and energy efficiency measures.
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Senator Weicker Berates Heinz over Pork Barrel Debate
A front page recap notes Connecticut's Lowell Weicker scolding Pennsylvania's John Heinz during a debate over a 63.5 million loan to Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel for a rail mill. The exchange ends with a handshake and a note that the curtain closed on the incident in the Congressional Record.
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Muzorewa’s Zimbabwe policy faces tough realities
A New York Times analysis outlines pressures on Muzorewa to prove black majority control in Zimbabwe Rhodesia. Western push for sanctions relief hinges on concrete reforms, including top civil service and security roles for Africans, while maintaining leverage against lingering white power and Ian Smith’s cabinet role.
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Abel Muzorewa
Zimbabwe
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Ian Smith
Conservative
Sunday Telegraph
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Washington
Letter writers lash Salt critique and press bias
Annie Murphy condemns June 19 Salt story as yellow journalism and accuses the paper of bias. Letter also criticizes editorial page writing and urges Cedar Rapids readers to demand better reporting. She notes NRA mailings and President Carter’s nomination of Rep Abner Mikva to the D C Circuit as context.
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Teaching jobs and gender bias in secondary posts debated
Readers urged examination of female discrimination in teacher coach system and the broader issue of women seeking nontraditional secondary posts. The letter argues for attention to equality, urges action on public opinion and calls for outreach to lawmakers about Mikva and gun control debates.
Right to Work Stance on Local Construction Strike
A speaker argues lifelong business experience, condemns forced labor and strikes that halt building projects. He cites electricians and other unions, asserts right to work, and urges enforcement of Iowa's right to work law to protect investments and school funding from disruption.
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New black economists challenge old political alliances
Louis Rukeyser profiles J. A. Parker and the Lincoln Review as they push self help and private enterprise for black advancement. He argues blacks need greater economic opportunity, growth, and productivity rather than government redistribution. Parker cites internal division in the NAACP and warns against unions and big government.
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