Imports Grab Record Share Of Auto Sales
DETROIT AP One in five new car buyers chose a foreign model in April, giving imports a record 21 percent share of U.S. sales as domestic makers slump. Major import brands Fiat Volvo BMW Audi Mercedes Benz Fiat and others posted gains while Chrysler Ford GM and AMC fell. First four months 1975 domestic sales down from 1974. GM cut quarterly dividend. Page 3 continuation.
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Suit Against Haldeman Dismissed
A federal jury dismissed a 1 million suit against H R Haldeman and others over a 1971 Charlotte rally for Billy Graham. Eighteen plaintiffs alleged unlawful exclusion. the jury ruled rights were not violated. Trial began April 21 with Haldeman not present, deposition given last summer.
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H.R. Haldeman
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Billy Graham
Dean Hamrick
Haldeman
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Hamrick
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Rock Island Chief Optimistic About Surviving Liquidity Crisis
Rock Island President John Ingram expressed cautious optimism about the railroad's finances after filing for Chapter 11. He cited a positive cash flow and improving projections despite bankruptcy talks, and urged Congress for possible aid to avoid slower rebounding without federal loans.
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American Railway Development Assn
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Congress
Equal Employment Opportunity Cracks Found in Six Agencies
Washington reports reveal severe EEO problems across six federal agencies in 1973 74. The Civil Service Commission criticized the agencies for violating personnel rules and denying data access to employees and unions. Agencies named include Smithsonian National Science Foundation Defense Mapping National Technical Information Service and Merchant Marine Academy.
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Defence Mapping Agency
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Goncy
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EEO
Merchant Marine Academy
Two Year Old Rescued From Hidden Well Trap
MIAMI AP A two year old boy named Michael Smith was rescued after five hours trapped feet down in a furrow well in a bean field. Fireman Ray Chavez and colleagues tunneled through limestone using jackhammers and chisels while keeping him above water. Michael was shaken but alive, his mother Barbara Smith 20 said she had left him in a car at the field edge while picking beans. The field had straw baskets covering wells and one was moved by a picker before the rescue.
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Satiamedoe
Dade County
Ray Chavez
Gregory Gerlach
Chavez
Barbara Dean Smith
Miss Smith
Ford anger over refugees sparks White House rift
President Ford expressed fury at allies who oppose Indo China refugees as Congress debates a 507 million request for up to 150000 refugees. Senate Republicans criticize his stance while Rep. Fish and Rep. McGovern clash over refugee policy and potential economic impact amid ongoing hearings.
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Mag Scott
Pennsylvania
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Eilberg
South Vietnam
Cambodia
Doctors Boycott Spreads Across California Hospitals Brace For Higher Fees
AP reports up to 300 doctors in the south join a one day boycott amid rising malpractice insurance costs. Northern California doctors enter day six of partial action with planned talks in Sacramento. Anesthesiologists expect about 75 more per case, with office visit fees rising 16 to 12 percent and some operations up to 44 percent higher. Hospital finances suffer as emergency surgery only is performed in several counties after Argonaut Insurance coverage expired for nearly 4,000 contractors.
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Mom
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Alameda-Contra Costa Med
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Marin
Centra
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Alameda
Cardinal Mindszenty Dies After Surgery in Vienna
Cardinal Mindszenty, long a Cold War symbol and former primate of Hungary, died in Vienna at 83 after urological surgery. He spent decades in prison or exile, symbolizing resistance to Nazi and Communist tyranny.
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Hungary
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Rome
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Esztergom
Mindazenty
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Chuckle on Relevancy and Shifting News Focus
A playful musing on how what seems relevant changes as topics shift. It hints that audience interests and editorial priorities can drift with time and context.
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