Automakers Seek Delay on Air Bag Mandate Testing Continues
GM and Ford ask NHSTA to allow choice between airbags and safety belts delaying mandatory air bags beyond the planned 1976 date. They cite 64 million test miles and 23 accidents without conclusive real world proof, warning of high costs and preferring seat belts.
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Detroit
UPI
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
General Motors
Ford
John C. Eckhold
Automotive Safety Office
Last singing telegram ends as Western Union halts service
The final singing telegram was given at the Brass Rail Pizza Parlor in Oakland with a Reno near headquarters location as Western Union ends the 36 year old service. Gail Perry performed the final birthday greeting to a young lady.
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Reno
Nev
UPI
Brass Rail
Oakland
Calif
California
Western Union
Nevada City
James Carskaddon
Gail Perry
Weather systems bring hail and rains across Plains
Severe storms sweep the Plains with hail damaging winds and heavy rain. Tornadoes are reported in north central Texas and other states while rainfall totals reach up to four inches in some towns. Cooler conditions appear in parts of Wyoming and the Northwest as warm readings persist elsewhere.
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United Press International
Texas
Iaducah
Tex
National Weather Service
Claremont
Minn
Fargo
N.D
Aberdeen
S.D
Liberal
Kan
Childress
Rochester
Altus
Oklo
Plains
Mississippi Valley
Florida
Miami Beach
Jacksonville
Fla
Rockies
Pacific Northwest
California
Ohio Valley
Atlantic Coast
Needles
Calif
Laramie
Wyo
Reagan denies need for health project
California Governor Ronald Reagan rejects national health care as proposed by Edward Kennedy saying the public shows no demand for a massive national program. He argues for augmenting current programs to cover catastrophic illnesses and improving Medicaid to include more people while avoiding inflationary costs.
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Seattle
UPS
Ronald Reagan
California
Edward M. Kennedy
Reagan
a_ news
Kennedy
Louis Harris
Washington
UAW backs impeachment at Los Angeles convention
The 3000 delegates at the UAW convention voted almost unanimously to impeach President Nixon on 13 charges. ABA President Chesterfield Smith urged honoring Supreme Court orders and said defying the court risks constitutional confrontation and endangering democracy.
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Los Angeles
UPI
United Auto Workers Union
American Bar Association
Nixon
Supreme Court
UAW
Chesterfield Smith
ABA
White House
Smith
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Oval Office
FTC chief seeks ban on kids TV prize offers in ads
Lewis Engman, head of the Federal Trade Commission, urged banning premium offers in children’s TV advertising. He warned hero figure endorsements may be unfair and suggested halting ads for vitamins and OTC drugs aimed at kids and for dangerous toys.
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Washington
UPI
Tonto
Sky King
Washington, D.C
Lewis A. Engman
Federal Trade Commission
Hank Aaron
Mighty Mouse
Engman
PG&E backs nuclear power to solve California energy woes
PG&E argues that nuclear plants including Diablo Canyon will cut oil use and ease long term shortages. It cites safety records, waste handling, indemnity insurance, and the 1970s timelines, urging conservation and offering nuclear information from PG&E, 77 Beale Street, San Francisco.
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California
United States
U.S. Navy
Pg&e
Diablo Canyon
San Luis Obispo County
AEC
U.S. Department of Transportation
Pacific Ocean
Humboldt Bay
Pg&e Nuclear Information
Beale Street
San Francisco
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Carskaddon
Carsbaddon
By Barnes
Need For Health
Colorado
Arizona
West
van Wu
Thousand Oaks
North Hollywood
Disneyland
Redwood City
Barstow
Colton
Santa Clara Mill Valley
Tempe
Tucson
Colorado Springs
Denver
Nevada
Las Vegas
Nebraska
North Platte
Utah
Salt Lake
Howard Johnson's Travel Club
South Main Street
Orange
Mission Federal
Mission Federal Savings and Loan Association
Holy Toledo
Batman
Jorgensen Jewelers
Lompoc Shopping Center
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Catterlin
Gene Huseman
Nuclear Power and Safety
Nuclear Power and Insurance
Congress
U.S
PGE
Nuclear Powerclean
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