Convertibles fade from Detroit as tastes shift and safety weighs in
Detroit carmakers declare the convertible era over as air conditioning, freeway speeds, and rising costs curb demand. Chrysler and Ford stop or wind down rag tops while GM keeps small lines. Volkswagen proves a market exists for low priced soft tops and sunroofs.
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Golden Prairie
Kenneth Spencer
Ford Motor Co
Joe Sturm
Chrysler Corp
Chrysler
Alessandro
Ford
Nixon Flops On Busing in Austin School Row
Washington report says President Nixon backtracks on busing amid Austin school desegregation controversy. It details pressure on HEW Secretary Richardson and JPotinger, the Office of Civil Rights director, and suggests plans to curb federal aid for desegregation. The piece criticizes Nixon for undercutting the Supreme Court and vows to hamper his civil rights agenda.
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Tom Wicker
New York Times
Washington
California
Lockheed
Nixon
Austin
Tex
Elliot Richardson
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Robert Finch
Leon Panetta
H.E.W
Office of Civil Rights
J. Stanley
Pottinger
Richardson
Richard Nixon
White House
Finch
Panetta
Congress
Supreme Court
United States
Eisenhower
Nixon asserts defensive Vietnam posture ends U S offensive role
President Nixon says American troops in Vietnam are in defensive positions and that the United States has no offensive ground mission left. Defense officials note Vietnamization is advancing, with troop levels slated to fall to about 184,000 by December and a broader pullback planned by mid-November.
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Robert A. Dobkin
Washington (Ap
Nixon
Vietnam
U.S
Melvin R. Laird
White House
Quang Tri Province
Thailand
President Challenges Lawmakers On Wages
President Nixon urges Congress to debate a wage price review board while signaling openness to an approach that avoids a straitjacket on the economy. He cautions against a new bureaucracy and favors only voluntary guidelines, yet leaves room to consider enforcement if a balanced path emerges.
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Nixon
Congress
Labor Department
Federal Reserve Board
Arthur F. Burns
Jobs Measure Sails Toward White House
A $1 billion jobs bill aimed at Vietnam veterans won House approval 321 to 78 and heads to the Senate and then the White House. The plan funds public-service positions nationwide with 90 percent wage support, distributing $600 million to states, $250 million to high unemployment areas, and $50 million for administration.
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White House
Washington
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House
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