Car firms battle over ad claims with 100 advantages list
General Motors and Ford submitted sworn data to the FTC detailing advertising claims for the Chevelle Vega and LTD. Tests cover noise levels miles per gallon resale prices and technical features. Regulators seek substantiation of all claims across manufacturers and imports with varied testing methods and dates.
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Japan
VW Raises 72 Prices. U S Minis Now Less
Volkswagen, the largest foreign car seller in the United States, announced a 6.8 percent price rise on most 1972 models, giving Detroit a price edge in the market. Datsun followed with a 7 percent increase on most 1972 models, affecting Beetle and other models.
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Harris defeats Hughes for Democratic Credentials chair
Patricia Harris, former ambassador to Luxembourg, won the Democratic Credentials Committee chair with a 72 to 31 vote, marking a setback for the party’s reform wing. The result sidelines Hughes and signals ongoing tensions between old guard and reform forces ahead of the 1972 convention.
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Democratic National Committee
Democratic Credentials Committee
Patricia Robert Harris
Luxembourg
Harold Hughes
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Lawrence O’brien
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George McGovern
South Dakota
Fred Harris
Oklahoma
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Sen
Hubert Humphrey
Minnesota
National Committee
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Mitchell
Muskie
Nomination Sparks Fight Among Black Delegates
The nomination faced opposition from key black delegates at the National Committee meeting. Proxy voting favored Charles Livers as Mississippi and District of Columbia delegates backed other candidates. California national committeeman Stephen Reinhardt supported Hughes. Carmen Warshaw was absent as Hughes denounced “savage tactics” implying fears of a tight race.
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New York
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Oklahoma
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Hughes
Chisholm
District of Columbia
Channing ,Phillips
Mississippi
Aaron Henry
Charles Livers
Stephen Reinhardt
Los Angeles
California
Carmen Carmen Warshaw
Old Guard
Russell Named Ambassador to Denmark in Nixon Admin
Fred J. Russell, a California businessman with 1968 GOP campaign contributions over 5 hundred thousand dollars, was nominated by President Nixon to be ambassador to Denmark. His White House biography notes over 30 years in diverse business fields before government, including roles as deputy director of the Office of Emergency Preparedness in 1969 and undersecretary at the Interior Department in 1970 before a disputed resignation.
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House of Representatives
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Ken Heehler
D-W. Va
Hechler
West Virginia
Democrat
Abingdon
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