Car Sales Fall 24 Percent in First Ten March Days
Domestic passenger car sales for March 1 10 fell 24.6 percent from a year earlier, totaling 193 025 units versus 256 004 the prior year. Year to date sales are down 21.2 percent, with Jan 1 to March 10 totaling 1 266 280 cars, down from 1 606 345 a year ago. Chrysler posted a 6.4 percent gain aided by a dealer contest, while GM faced a 27.8 percent drop due to Fisher body plant strikes in Mansfield Ohio.
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Detroit
U.S
Chrysler Corp
General Motors Corp
Fisher Body
Mansfield
Ohio
Fowler Pushes Tax Surcharge
Treasury Secretary Fowler endorsed President Johnsons income tax surcharge proposal before the House Ways and Means Committee while seeking approval for restoring two suspended business incentives. He contrasted the surcharge with the investment credit suspension, which he said aimed to dampen a capital goods boom and is not a revenue measure.
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Washington
Treasury
Fowler
Johnson
House
Ways and Means Committee
Congress
Ban on Travel to Albania Is Lifted
The state department announced lifting the 15 year ban on American citizens traveling to Communist Albania. Restrictions remain on travel to North Vietnam Red China and North Korea.
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Albania
Washington
State Department
Communist
U.S
North Vietnam
Red China
North Korea
North Dakota Governor Vetoes Time Exemption
Gov. William Guy vetoed the bill exempting North Dakota from federal daylight saving time rules. North Dakota will stay on April 30 as part of the common time shift with most states. He said the state cannot afford to be out of step with the nation.
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North Dakota
Bismarck, N.D
William Guy Tuesday
U.S
Guy
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School Board approves multiple JFK contracts change orders
The School Board on Monday approved change orders totaling 14109.50 for John F. Kennedy high school contracts. Eight change orders added 13397.46 in costs, one deduction of 712.04. Leave of absence granted for Linda Schubert and George Ross. Dorothy Murray also approved. Resignations accepted from six staff and Carolyn Anderson. new hires include Jill Miller, Mary Ellen Nieman, Everitt Petersen, and Mildred Friedman.
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HE School Board
Linda Schubert
George Ross
Dorothy Murray
Jill Miller
Mary Ellen Nieman
Plants Feelings Claim From Soviet Scientist
Soviet scientist Vitaly Gorchakov reports experiments showing a pumpkin plant near the root produced an electrical charge in its stalk after being cut. He claims plants react faster than some animals in his studies.
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Moscow
Vitaly Gorchakov
Tolerances Set For DDT in Milk
The government for the first time sets tolerances for residues of the pesticide DDT in milk and milk products. The FDA approves up to 0.05 ppm in whole milk and 1.25 ppm on a milk fat basis in dairy products, while reiterating that DDT use around dairy barns or on forage for dairy livestock remains prohibited.
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Washington
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
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