Paris Auto Show Reveals East Bloc Cars At Low Prices
The Paris 1975 auto show features cheap East bloc cars like Skoda $100 and Lada 1500 amid luxury West German and American models. Prices stretch from about $2,563 to $84,666 for Rolls Royce, with Fiat and Volkswagen state aid context and a push for fuel economy and anti-pollution.
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New York Times
Paris
Citroen
Skoda
Lran
Mercedes
West Germany
Cadillac
Japan
Leyland
Renault
France
le Monde
Fiat
Volkswagen
Three Factors Shaping Your New Car Purchase
The article outlines key considerations for car shoppers: price of the new car, trade value of the old car, and financing costs. It warns to compare apples to apples, get written quotes, and check dealer reputation, with emphasis on avoiding “shoddy treatment” and noting all fees. an optional minibook offer and a Washington note on political blame in Ford administration.
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Robert Rosefsky
Ford plan tests budget limits and political fault lines
The piece weighs Ford’s proposed 395 billion spending ceiling to cap fiscal 1977 growth and curb deficits. It notes Democratic leaders from Brown Carey and Dukakis questioning spending lobbies while Muskie urges budget restraint, signaling a 1976 voter choice between fixing trouble or fixing blame.
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Congress
White House
Ford
The Adams case exposes CIA numbers politics in Vietnam
Intelligence analyst Samuel A. Adams exposed deliberate underreporting of Viet Cong strength before Tet 1968, costing up to 10 000 American deaths. He testified to Congress, urging robust oversight, open information access, and reform to restore truthful intelligence and accountability within the CIA and broader system.
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Vietnam
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Ellsworth Bunker
Walt W. Rostow
Saigon
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Harper's Magazine
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Richard Helms
Senate
Nedzi
House
Central Intelligence
William E. Colby
Victor Marchetti
Samuel Adams
Congress
Intelligence
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