Safety feature flaw spurs dealer hawks on car seat belt tricks
A Telegram Opinion notes that new cars warn when seat belts are unfastened but some Washington area dealers advised buyers how to defeat the system. The piece cites Franklin Kreml of Detroit urging a broader, state-based safety program alongside vehicle regulations.
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Highway Safter
Washington
Franklin M. Krem
Traffic Safety Association of Detroit
Kreml
Northwestern University
Is Transportation Center
Ask Force
The
Automobile Manufacturers Association
Safer roads need stronger licensing and enforcement
A commentator urges tougher driver licensing to test real driving and drug competence, stricter traffic controls, and broader state support for safety programs. He cites highway death declines from 18 to five per 100 million miles, warns deaths may rise with more vehicles, and calls for nationwide aid and uniform accident response, stressing nonurban needs.
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Morehon
Dore
Vietnam
United States
Allies reaffirm unity as Nixon plans extended Moscow talks
Allies show strengthened Western unity under President Nixon amid Soviet military buildup in Europe and the Mediterranean. NATO secretary general Luns warns against excluding the United States from any European security conference, while EU commission chief Mansholt commits to deepening US CRM ties. West Germany questions a Berlin accord, fearing Moscow pressure, and Brezhnev faces a firm Western stance in Moscow agenda.
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Nixon
Soviet Union
Atlantic Alliance
London
Joseph M. Lens
Worth Atantic Treaty Organization
Western Defense Association
Russia
Luns
United States
Sicca
Europe
Berlin
Bundestag
Moscow
West Germany
Mediterranean
West
Brezhnev
Climate of hostility toward reporters highlighted by ASNE
Eight hundred editors of the American Society of Newspaper Editors warned in Washington of a growing climate of hostility in government toward the press. The report said officials from all levels attack the press, yet reporters serve the people and democracy requires public access to information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hinskilly
American Society of Newspaper Editors
ASNE
Washington, D.C
United States
ASNT
Platte County
Jands
Recall of the Muskie car shocks Presidential Motors
Presidential Motors announced a recall of the Muskie, once touted as the hottest 1972 model. The recall cites engineering difficulties and weak consumer acceptance after high hopes and a nationwide ad push. The story traces the Muskie from design by noted figures to its televised testing collapse in Manchester, New Hampshire.
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Washington
Presidential Motors
Mouskie
Muskie
Averil] Harriman
Clark Clifford
Sol Linowitz
Milton Shapp
Nixon
Automobile Cireles
Detroit
New Hampshire
Manchester
N.H
Presidential Motors recalls the Muskie model after mixed trials
Presidential Motors faced a dire campaign for the Muskie with a radiator issue and a short fused Musk ie. Despite delays and ad budget cuts, the firm recalls the car and will not sell it in Ohio Michigan New York or California this year while it remains on display at the Miami Convention Center.
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Presidential Motors
Ral Ting
Florida
Romney
Muskie
McGovern
South Dakota
Wisconsin
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Michigan
New York
California
Miami Convention Center
Ivy college presidents split on Nixon policy and war
The Telegram critiques a joint statement by eight Ivy League college presidents condemning the bombing in North Vietnam while noting divisions over supporting the Nixon policy. The piece argues that even respected leaders struggle to openly challenge the war, revealing campus pressures and a desire to avoid provoking protest.
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Jercy Wiemer
MIT
Group of Nine
Anthwap
T Noir
Dartmouth College
United States
North Vietnam
Ask the Doctor Sickle-cell anemia explained for readers
Lawrence Lamb explains that sickle-cell anemia is common among Africans and people of African descent and can be inherited. The disease arises from changes in hemoglobin causing red blood cells to sickle, blocking vessels and causing pain and organ damage. Traits can be tested, and genetic counseling is advised to avoid passing the trait or disease to children.
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Lamb
Unclear Crossword Fragments From Olio and Miscellany
Fragmentary OCR shows scattered clues and partial answers like Sea bird Sindba and Consolation SSecures with references to natural fat Bare figure hints, foreign forms, and a feast. The readable items suggest a puzzle page listing across clues and partial solutions without coherent narrative.
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Sindba
Portugal in Angola and NATO ties amid South Atlantic shifts
A travelogue from Luanda highlights Angola under Portuguese control, noting minimal terrorist threat but costly military presence. It argues for NATO planning with Portugal, urges use of NATO weapons in Angola, Luanda ports, and East African seaports, and envisions Las Palmas as a US naval base if Soviet activity rises.
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Luanda
Angola
Portugal
Africa
Bank of Angola
Afvice
Mozambique
Tanzania
Sphite
Fem
Wnth
NATO
U.S
East Africa
U.S. Navy
South Atlantic
Indian Oceans
Gibraltar
Red Sea
Lisbon
Mediterranean
Art Stewart
San Antonio
Texas
Las Palmas
Canary Islands
Morocco
The
de Oro
Europe
Spain
Africa voyage notes reveal Cold War tensions and hopes
A travel narrative describes postwar Africa from Cape Verde to Liberia, noting Dakar port value, U S influence in Robertsfield, climate and wages, and the risk of African elites outsourcing engineering and governance to Soviet or Chinese managers, with European pilots still common in Zaire and Legos.
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Liberia
Oriant
Robertsfield
Stern
Africa
Legos
Nigeria
Aire Zaire
Soviet Union
Red China
Question Box Reflects On Presidential Nominating Conventions
The piece argues conventions are a media driven preselection theater where big money and unions steer outcomes. It asserts Nixon’s likely nomination is decided in advance and delegates pick targets regardless of primaries, portraying civil service and patronage shapes behind the scenes. It compares past protections with current persistent bureaucracy and claims elector choice is between insubstantial options.
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Nixon
Chester A. Arthur
James A. Garfield
Arthur
Civil Service
Big Money
White House
C Lass
Tweedledeesome
Tweedledee
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Polley
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Anthony Harrigan
Southern “Steed Industried Council Powell
Elie RE
NATO Alliance
Tas Palrag
Takar
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Republic of Senegal
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Senegal
Dakar
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