Safer autos urged over driver fault in crash debate
Consumer advocate Relph Neder argues that engineering safer cars, not blaming drivers, offers quicker, broader reductions in fatalities. He cites anti locking brakes, collision avoidance systems, crashworthy interiors, and airbags as key measures, noting GM called airbags reliable in 1971 and citing a drop in deaths in 1970 despite more driving.
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Market closes with Dow at 840.39 on week gain
The Dow Jones industrial average ends at 840.39 up 1.39 for the week while the AP 60-stock average rises to 309.1 its lowest close since December 23, 1970. Analysts cite ongoing investor uncertainty about the economic outlook.
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Long-Term Effects Soybeans Face From Dock Strikes
Washington sources warn dock strikes threaten U S soybean exports during a record 1.2 billion bushel crop year. USDA economist Clifford Hardin cites potential 25 cent per bushel price drop this fall risking at least 125 million dollars, with Japan and other buyers seeking reliable shipments. Brazil’s 77 million bushel crop grows, widening future market competition.
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Shoplifting Seasons Rise Then Steady Through Year
National Federation of Independent Business data show independent retailers report steady yearly losses from crime around 3 billion dollars, with February lowest at 19 percent and June peaking at 23 percent before easing to 20 percent in September.
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Rhodes elected to Southern Film Extruders board
William B. Rhodes president of Superior Knits in Greensboro wins a seat on the board of Southern Film Extruders in High Point. Rhodes, ECU graduate and CPA, previously with Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., and with his wife Carol Glover of Raleigh and their four children, resides in Greensboro.
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Fatal Night at Ford's Theatre Plays Our American Cousin
Laura Keene starred in Tom Taylor's Our American Cousin a three act comedy at Ford's Theatre Washington when President Lincoln was shot that night.
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Women’s Lib Begins at Home Topic Sparks Debate
A discussion on women’s liberation centers on domestic roles and career choices within families. The note highlights a wife who has chosen to focus on eight family members as her main career and touches on broader expectations of support and empowerment.
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