No Fault Car Insurance Should Be Encouraged By Legislature
The Nixon administration urges Congress to tell states to adopt no fault auto insurance. In California Senator Beilenson has proposed automatic reimbursement of economic losses regardless of fault. Trial lawyers oppose, insurers split, and most costs go to overhead, lawyers, and pain and suffering.
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Nixon
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Anthony Beilenson
Los Angeles
Tree Press
Federal Communications Commission
United States Congress
Massachusetts Supreme Court
Easter Seal drive aids 14000 Los Angeles children
The Crippled Children's Society of Los Angeles County receives endorsement from the Social Service Department for twenty one years. Donations fund speech therapy, wheelchairs, camps, and family counseling for 14000 local children. The group aims for 1.75 million dollars this year as economic problems strain giving. Send contributions to 7120 Franklin Ave Los Angeles 90051.
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Los Angeles County
Los Angeles
Social Service Department
Crippled Children’s Society of
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National Health Agency
Waster Seal
Crippled Children’s Society of Los Angeles
Franklin Ave
Calif
Jackson brakes rush to isolation
Washington Senator Henry M. Jackson is highlighted as a Democrat whose views align with past leadership and who could offer an alternative to pacifist isolationism amid Vietnam policy debates. The piece weighs his presidential chances, position on Pentagon and Israel, and compares him to Muskie and Humphrey while noting limited organization behind his bid.
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Washington
Henry M. Jackson
Democratic Party
Vietnam
Pentagon
Sen
Hubert H. Humphrey
McGovern
Muskie
Kennedy
Fulbright
Jackson
Johnson
Humphrey-Muskie
Humphrey
United States
Asia
Nixon
Israel
Kosyfin
America
Maine
Senator Jackson
The Car as Everyman's Green Island
The essay traces the car from sport to farm tool to town transport and notes its changing social roles. It highlights the vehicle as a private refuge from daily demands, evolving from a courting space to a symbol of personal comfort and choice, while contrasting radio news with leisure music.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Cars as symbols and hazards in urban life
Russell Baker reflects on the 1950s car boom, noting automobiles became status symbols yet function as polluters and death traps. He laments traffic congestion and the paradox of seeking peace inside vehicles while urban rivers of cars move us away from the world.
Letters to Editor on Detergent Dangers and Public Policy
Readers discuss nonphosphate detergents and ecological risks from high salt or soda content. Douglas and Rita Young urge caution and offer a paper by Jay Van Andel. A second letter critiques Nixon revenue sharing and press freedom, while a Long Beach reader worries about hospital elevators at El Cerritos.
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Jay van Andel
el Cerritos Hospital
Long Beach
Lawrence Triesch
Maly Innocents Parish
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George C. Weesner
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