Speed Limits Tighten Across West Germany In 1973
West Germany imposed new speed limits on all autobahns and other highways to curb fuel use amid Arab oil embargoes. Autobahns limit 100 kmh 62 mph amid unprecedented restrictions while other roads drop to 50 mph. Cologne radar found few violations among 3,000 vehicles. Bavaria reported 40 speeders with fines averaging about $4 per excess kmh and one driver paying over $200.
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UAW Slams GM Pre Christmas Layoffs Across 16 Plants
UAW vice president Irving Bluestone condemned General Motors for ordering layoffs at 16 assembly plants before the Christmas and New Year holiday break. He warned the move costs workers with less than a year's seniority one week's pay and forgoes holiday pay while most receive pay for not working Dec 17 to Dec 24 and Jan 2. GM offered no immediate response and said no further cuts were planned.
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Professor Steals 22 Paintings in Oxford
A man posing as a college art professor stole 22 paintings valued at 2000 from 78 year old artist Theora Hamblett in Oxford. He visited on Thanksgiving Day, claimed to need works for an exhibition, and made two trips to remove the paintings, claiming false ties to Ole Miss art faculty.
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