Widespread recall failures haunt consumer safety efforts
Washington reports that over 60 percent of recalled 427 color TV sets have not been repaired two years after the recall. Many owners, unknown, resold sets or ignored warnings. recalls for cars and lamps also show low repair rates, while officials cite record-keeping gaps and lengthy supply chains as barriers.
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Cheamere recall campaign launches CA system
Cheamere safety recall campaigns roll out a computer aided system to cut recalls by half. The computer responds to touch tone or teletype inquiries from GM dealers and provides instant data on whether a GM vehicle is a recall no show and, if so, describes the needed repairs.
Teamsters push for Alaska gas line over Canada plan
International Teamsters Union President Frank Fitzsimmons urged immediate Alaska gas pipeline deployment to supply U S plants and homes by 1983. Alaska route would parallel the oil line and avoid Canadian delays, while Alaska native land claims and tax impacts were noted by Jesse Carr of Anchorage. The project would tap Prudhoe Bay gas and additional fields along the 800 mile route.
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