Rebirth of a Notion Skateboard Sales Soar Across California
The skateboarding revival grows from San Diego to Sacramento with fiberglass boards urethane wheels and higher prices. Broadways Clara Segal notes rising demand while Val Surf reports strong sales from 12.95 to 43.95. Patrols crack down on reckless skaters as parents worry about injuries and speed.
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Associated Press
San Diego
Sacramento
Clara Segal
Broadway
Rick Walterhoefer
Comanager
Val Surf
Woodland Hills
Highway Patrol
Surge in Car Leasing Shifts Purchases Amid Recession
New York report shows a surge in automobile leasing as Americans seek lower costs and convenience. Budget and Hertz note rising individual and fleet leasing with fleets and two to three car households consolidating. Industry officials cite tax benefits, tight credit, and Detroit dependence on fleet sales driving the trend.
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New York
Budget and
Hertz
Hhary
Morris Belzberg
Detroit
U.S
Detroit Challenges the Auto Market with Lighter New Models
Detroit automakers forecast major changes for 1977 and 1978 including lighter full size cars and smaller efficient designs. GM Ford and Chrysler shift focus from big models to compact and luxury compact lines while government policy and economy shape timing and pricing.
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Detroit
UPI
Chrysler
General Motors
FORD
American Motors
U.S
Washington
Cadillac
World’s largest tire formed after long curing press
Workman removes the carrying device from an uncured Goodyear earthmover tire at the Topeka Kansas plant. After 16 hours in a five story curing press, the tire emerges measuring 12 feet and weighing about 7000 pounds.
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Goodyear
Topeka
Kan
Power paradox shows bills rise as usage falls
An AP sampling finds U S utility bills climbed across the country while average residential electricity use fell. Florida Power & Light customers dropped from 833 to 799 kWh. bills rose from 24.98 to 31.62 dollars as fuel adjustments surged from 1.83 to 8.47 dollars. Senators Metcalf and Muskie cited a 9.6 billion dollar rise in bills, largely from fuel adjustments.
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Associated Press
Florida Power & Light
Florida
Lee Metcalf
Montana
Edmund Muskie
Maine
Cattlemen Cope Trim Middleman At Tulsa Sale
Former Oklahoma legislators Tom Tate and Ray Tucker bypassed middlemen selling 28 000 pounds of frozen beef directly at the Tulsa State Fairgrounds Exhibits Hall. Operating as Ranchers' Beef Inc they claim to have 20 times the supply and argue short profits from traditional markets.
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Tulsa
UPI
Oklahoma
Tom Tate
Ray Tucker
Tate
Tucker
Ranchers’ Beef, Inc
Tulsa State Fairgrounds
Virtue of living alone and the marriage tax
A New York Times Service explanation shows how the 1972 Tax Reform Act affects single versus married filers. Examples compare two partners in a law firm earning 25k each, a widower with two children, and a divorced mother, detailing exemptions, deductions, and total taxes under single head of household and joint married status.
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New York Times Service
NEW York
Internal Revenue Service
Congress
Bob
Carol
Ralph
Mary
Bellflower S&L A Local Concern
Bellflower Savings and Loan Association plans to open in temporary quarters at Bellflower Boulevard and Harvard Street in the fall. Director Wolf Stern reports at least 75 percent of stock will be held by Bellflower residents or workers. The seven directors average 27 years in Bellflower, including attorney Stern and former mayor Kenneth J. Cleveland. A $1 million public stock offering is planned via an offering circular pending committee approval.
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New
Bellflower Savings and Loan Association
Bellflower Boulevard
Harvard Street
Wolf Stern
Savings and Loan Association
Stern
Bellflower
Gerald D. Reynolds
California Savings and Loan Association
Savings and Loan
P.O
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