Car features cut fuel use and consumption rates
Environmental officials note automatic transmissions were in 90.5 percent of 1972 U.S. cars while 68.5 percent had air conditioning. The World Almanac says air conditioning raises gasoline use by 10 to 20 percent depending on temperature and speed, and automatics consume about 7 percent more fuel than manuals.
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London Officials Question Moscow Mayor's Allotment Costs
In London, AP reports council member Frank Smith questions the Moscow mayor's six day stay cost of 9440 for himself and four colleagues, noting it contradicts communist equality claims. Vienna reports 59 percent of Austrian workers holiday at home due to money limits. A man in Soughampton is fined 24 for assault after threats of spells on magistrates and police. Ken neth More, 58, says his wife Angela Douglas, 33, is not a disadvantage despite 25 year age gap. Sri Lanka orders upperclassmen to end hazing freshmen, criticizes stripping and forced crawling. Toronto plans flashing lights and sirens on all street cars and buses to aid emergencies, though officials doubt it reduces assaults. Chile's Temuco military governor bans pinup calendars, deeming landscapes preferable to nude photos.
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Handicapped Can Use New Park Trails
Cleveland officials open three paved nature trails with aids for the handicapped. Braille maps.+ guide wires assist blind walkers and tactile cues link to maps. Trails in BV Blackville RR Rocky River and North Chagrin reservations are 6 feet wide and wheelchair accessible, with bike bans.
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