Auto Makers and Insurers Clash Over Safer Car Bumpers
Washington bustles as automakers and auto underwriters feud over bumper standards. GM and Ford lobby against federal rules to fortify bumpers while insurers push reforms to curb $3.5 billion yearly repair costs. The dispute spans backroom talks and regulatory pressure amid Haddons Horrors raises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Anderson
Washington
Insurance Institute For Auto Safety
Institute
William Haddon
Detroit
Haddon
Soliloquy on Years Ahead and Extra Money
A reflective piece muses on how thinking ahead by a few years and earning extra dollars could reshape one’s prospects. It weighs slow growth against ambition and personal pacing.
Auto makers press insurers over bumper rules amid Nixon talks
Henry Ford II visited President Nixon on April 27 to discuss government proposed bumper regulations. American Motors sought insurer data. Chrysler issued public statements. A Detroit executive urged retaliation against insurers. Nixon administration leaned away from hard bumper action. Amtrak subsidy battle prompts rail industry backlash and internal memos criticizing passenger service. Navy quotes and Marine Corps recruitment ads highlighted in other items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford II
Nixon
American Motors
Chrysler
Detroit
Haddon
Congress
White House
National Highway Traffic Safety
Doug Toms
Senate Commerce Committee
Les Whitten
Amtrak
Agreement on Cancer Cure Effort Grows in Senate Hearing
The Nixon Administration and Senate supporters edge toward a unified cancer effort. They favor a separate budget and a head responsible to the President, with headquarters at NIH and administrative link to the NIH. Some prefer an independent agency, others keep the focus within NIH. administration backs the NIH plan. Senators Javits and Kennedy praise openness and statesmanship as experts warn cancer remains multifaceted and difficult, yet commit to a national push. The piece concludes with optimism that a cure is within reach as bold scientific goals loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nixon
Senate
National Institutes of Health
Harold Schmeck
New York Times
Senate Committee On Labor and Public Welfare
Jacob Javits
Edward Kennedy
Dentist Drill To Be Thing Of Past
Navy scientist Capt. Seymour Hoffman told the American Society For Preventive Dentistry in Chicago that in 10 to 20 years the dentist drill may be obsolete. Decay can be pinpointed to a area smaller than a millionth of an inch, allowing early treatment with antibiotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Séymour Hoffman
American Society For Preventive Dentistry
Chicago
Hoffman
Public letter laments council meeting conduct on 6th Ave
A Chattanooga visitor criticizes Monday night council proceedings over off street parking on 6th Ave. She calls out the presiding officer and Mr. Levin for discourteous behavior toward elderly speakers and urges a slower, more welcoming approach for tourists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chattanooga
Tenn
Decatur
6Th Ave
Levin
Faith, grace, and love beyond human worthiness
Billy Graham counsels that God loves humans despite sin and unworthiness. Faith in Christ enables believers to reflect God’s love rather than cynicism, citing Jesus’ compassion from Jacob’s well to the cross and Rom. 5:6 as proof of divine grace.
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S.F
God
Christ
Rom
Jacob’s Well
Magdalene
Local Decatur Newspaper Farewell Notice and Rates
Public notice details the Tennessee Valley Printing Co. operation in Decatur Alabama, listing founder editor W. R. Shelton and publication schedule. It also states misstatement policy, grievance redress, and subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions by mail and carrier, with prices and tax included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Shelton
Decatur
Alabama
Tennessee Valley Printing Co., Inc
P.O. Box
Ala
The Power of Faith by Norman Vincent Peale in Madrid
A Peale meditation on faith and fear. A Madrid sereno guardian is paired with a Michigan caller fearing a death date. Peale counsels trust in God, courage, and calm action, ending with the caller surviving the predicted moment by routine and faith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Vincent Peale
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