Auto industry faces rough 1974 after record 1973
The U S auto industry posted a 1973 sales and production high but anticipated a difficult 1974 as the energy crisis spurred demand shifts to smaller cars and imports. GM Chrysler Ford and others trimmed output while the government eased wage and price controls, with imports reaching a record 1.7 million.
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Charles C. Cain
Detroit
U.S
Richard C. Gerstenberg
General Motors
Gerstenberg
Chrysler
Ford
Cadillac
Continental
Council
United Auto Workers
AMC
Chrysler Corp
John Dunlop
Holes Repaired In Berlin Wall on Christmas Day
East German border guards repaired five holes in the Berlin Wall on Christmas Day, with five East German officers asking five West Berlin officers of equal rank be present. Police report that the holes marked five border violations and the repair teams worked on the last two holes during the scene.
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Berlin Wall
Berlin
Germany
West Berlin
Wall
Smithsonian offers six LP jazz box set from major labels
Smithsonian Institution releases a boxed set of six long-playing records with 86 jazz selections from major firms. The project involved 17 companies, aims to be an accessible beginner’s library, and will not be sold in shops but sold by mail at 21.50 dollars.
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Washington
Smithsonian Institution
Martin Williams
The
Smithsonian
Williams
W. W. Norton Co
Scott Joplin
Jelly Roll Morton
John Coltrane
Alabama
Canadian leader is New Father
Ottawa AP report says Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau and Mrs. Margaret Sinclair welcomed their second child, a 7 pound 9 ounce boy, born Christmas Day at 7 21 a m at Ottawa Civic Hospital. Mother and baby are reported doing well. The Prime Minister is 54 and married in 1971.
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Ottawa
Canada
Pierre Elliott Trudeau
Trudeau
Ottawa Civic Hospital
Justin Pierre
Margaret Sinclair
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