Out Of Control Skateboard Safety Debate Sparks National Attention
The article argues the CPSC overreaches in curbing skateboard accidents citing four years of data with 13 deaths and 188000 injuries. It asserts inherent human risk, questions effectiveness of regulations, and warns safety measures may reduce popularity and shift risk to other hazardous activities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Consumer Product Safety Commission
CPSC
Federal
Joan Claybrook
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Strained Ties Mark U S Korea Relations Under Carter
The United States and South Korea face a tense year as Park Chung Hee’s regime draws criticism, Carter's policies spark discontent, and investigations into alleged influence buying unfold. Despite stated continued military aid, mutual trust appears frayed amid broader Asia policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
South Korea
Park Chung Hee
Jimmy Carter
Carter
U.S
Congress
Korean Central Intelligence Agency
KCIA
Department of Justice
Securities and Exchange Commission
Asia
Korean Peninsula
China
North Korea
Vietnam
Korea
Chicago Council of Foreign Relations
South Vietnam
Reischauer
Japan
East Asia
Congressional
Yu Chino
Airbag Debate Faces House and Senate Vote
Bud Shuster leads the push in the House and Bob Griffin in the Senate to overturn Transportation Secretary Brock Adams 1985 airbag mandate. Debate centers on cost reliability and safety as hearings are set for September 8 through 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Shuster
Pennsylvania
House
Bob Griffin
Michigan
Senate
Transportation
Brock Adams
Congress
Department of Transportation
DOT
DeLorean Corporation
General Motors
Ford
Shuster
Carter Mired in Details as White House Faces Crisis Clusters
Washington insiders say President Carter is overwhelmed by paperwork and deadlines hindering long-range planning. Advisers cite energy, tax reform, welfare, urban decay and social security as core crises while experts push for targeted long-range teams and centralized reforms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
White House
Pennsylvania Avenue
Patrick Caddell
Stuart Eisenstat
Eisenstat
Howie Kurtz
Treasury
Michael Blumenthal
Health Education and Welfare
Joseph Califano
Bert Lance
Detroit
Congress
Lungs Debate Two Year Air Act Extension
A dialogue between a personified lungs and a speaker critiques Congress extending the 1970 Clean Air Act for auto makers by two years. The exchange weighs industry pressure, emissions costs, and lobbying clout, ending with a tired lung needing rest.
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Congress
Clean Air
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Marc Leepson
America
Edwin O. Reischauer
Cyrus R. Vance
Asia Society
New York City
Vance
Pyongyang
U.S.S.R
Russia
East China
Population Reference Bureau
Washington, D.C
James J. Kilpatrick
H.R. Haldeman
Oval Office
OK — JC
Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Buchwald
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