Auto industry eyes 1975 antismog deadline extension
Engelhard Industries testified that major catalyst makers believe the auto industry can meet the 1975 exhaust standards if the government keeps pressure. Ford and others seek a one year extension claiming current catalysts prove insufficient for 1974 car production and warn of converter deterioration. Leventhal of Engelhard cited progress and announced PTX catalysts to mass produce for 1975 176 and 1977 models as negotiations continue with Ford.
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Navy orders design of fast missile frigate PF
The Navy called for work on a new fast light missile carrying patrol frigate to escort fleets. Bath Iron Works got $3.15 million to design the ship and propulsion, Todd Shipyards $1.8 million for similar design work. Adm Zumwalt aims for 50 PFs at about $45 million each, totaling near $2.3 billion, with a lead contract hoped for next year. PFs would carry missiles, torpedoes, a dual purpose gun and a helicopter.
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Navy
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Naval Operations
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Study of microwave ovens urged with fixing prices
Washington reports that Sen. John V. Tunney introduced a 1 million dollar research program to study hazards from microwave ovens and related equipment. He cited evidence that microwave radiation may cause blindness sterility burns and possibly brain damage and warned the risks could grow if not studied before becoming a health threat.
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John V. Tunney
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U S Grain Talks Target $200 Million Yearly to USSR
Secretary of Agriculture Earl Butz announced Washington will offer credit to the Soviet Union to back large grain sales potentially totaling 3200 million annually in the coming years. The plan marks a first for credit assistance as part of expanded trade with Moscow. Meanwhile five tire manufacturers face an antitrust suit over price fixing and conspiring to monopolize about 20 million dollars in annual bus-tire supply, led by the Transit Authority of Cleveland and naming Uniroyal, Goodyear, Firestone, BF Goodrich, and General Tire.
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Tax break for nonprofit veterans clubhouses approved
The California Assembly approved a bill exempting the clubhouses of nonprofit veterans organizations that sponsor charitable activities from local property taxation. The measure targets facilities used by veteran groups to conduct charitable work and related events.
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Prime Long Beach Apartments Del Bunch Corp
A cryptic classified fragment mentions Prime Long Beach Apartments and Del Bunch Corp with a phone number 866-9791. The text references investment and income ideas but lacks clear context or complete facts.
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Price Commission orders two firms to roll back profits
The Price Commission ordered Brownine-Wor ris Industries of Houston and Waste Management Corporation of Buffalo to roll back prices after profits exceeded federal ceilings. AAMCO Industries, a ITT subsidiary, must reimburse a portion of brake shoe charges from earlier this year. Commission Chair Grayson called the firms’ explanations "unacceptable" as the first use of excess profits as a rollback trigger.
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UPI
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Fresno State Stadium Sale Backed by Assembly Panel
The Assembly Ways and Means Committee approved a bill allowing Fresno State College to sell its stadium and use the proceeds to fund construction of a new facility. The measure clarifies authorization and proceeds allocation pending final legislative action.
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UPI
Fresno State College
Assembly Ways and Means
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