Recordings Piracy Hard To Stop
A Nashville conference on tape piracy shows the scale of the problem as record companies artists and publishers seek solutions. Industry figures say piracy may top 300 million dollars annually and slice hit album sales by about 30 percent. The symposium urged stronger federal and state laws and tougher enforcement to deter bootleggers.
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Christopher Cabot
Associated Press
Nashville
Tenn
National Academy of Recording Arts
NARAS
Vanderbilt University Law School
Stanley Gortikov
Record Industry Association of America
Gortikov
Barbara Ringer
U.S. Register of Copyright
Citicar Debuts in Florida With 35 Mile Range
The Citicar makes its debut in Florida offering a 35 mile driving range with a cruising speed of 38 mph for city dwellers. Operating costs are quoted at 3 cents per mile including overnight charging and periodic battery replacement. AP Wirephoto.
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Florida
Rental unit shortage grows in major markets
A nationwide survey shows vacancy rates for modern rental units under 5 percent in over half of 17 major markets, with Washington DC reporting a zero rate. Experts say financing costs, material shortages, and weak incentives keep builders from expanding rental housing despite rising rents.
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Washington, D.C
Advance Mortgage Corp
Citicorp
New York
First National City Bank
Phillip Hendershott
Hendershott
Polluting Mead Paper Mill Faces Closure Decision
North Carolina's Environmental Management Commission scheduled a public hearing for October 16 in Sylva on the Mead Corp paper mill pollution case. If no new developments emerge, the Sylva mill will close by December 31. The panel rejected the firm’s request to stay open until 1976 and noted little cleanup progress over 14 months. Separately, Uniroyal Chemical Division was fined 10,478 for a spill killing 4,000 pounds of fish in Catawba Creek and Lake Wylie, with a reprimand to Gastonia officials over reporting.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Environmental Management Commission
EMC
Mead Corp
Sylva
Commission
James C. Wallace
Chapel Hill
Owen Braughter
Greensboro
Lee Powers
Lake Lure
Mead
Commissione
Uniroyal Chemical Division of of
Alpine climbers face rising Alps fatalities across Europe
Milan AP reports climbing deaths climbed last year with 700 Alpine fatalities across Austria Switzerland Italy and France. Experts blame inexperience negligence and weather. Calls grow for warning services and possible bans for novices on harder routes as Alpine rescue costs rise.
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Milan
Italy
Europe
Alps
Austria
Switzerland
France
Paradise
Hell
Courmayeur
Mont Blanc Massif
Mont Blanc
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Mario
Tim May Eney
Conde Oreo
THE
High Point Enterprise
Italian Alpine Club
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Warren
Gelavega
Woody Allen
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Stepmother
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Tom Laughlin
Delores Tay
Aia Gree
Chuck Bear
Uttle
Richard Fats Domino
Thunderbird
Barbara Stries
George Segal
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Southgate
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