October auto sales rise 18 percent on new 76 models
Auto analysts cite the arrival of 1976 model cars as driving an estimated 18 percent rise in early October sales from a year ago. Reports for Oct 1-10 project about 255,000 cars sold, the best month start since 1973, despite mixed consumer confidence and inflation fears.
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Ford studying report on de-emphasizing marijuana
The White House weighs a task force report urging less emphasis on marijuana in federal drug control. It estimates drug abuse costs the U S up to 17 billion dollars yearly and argues focus should shift to heroin amphetamines and mixed barbiturates.
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UPI
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White House Task Force
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America
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Jack Ford
Five survivors questioned in Mimi freighter sinking
Five Mimi crew members including four Indonesians and a Filipino cook gave statements to U.S. and federal investigators about the sunken Panamanian freighter and the alleged murder of four West German officers. A sink vessel theory and Cuba escape report circulate as authorities review the case. The Mimi sank in the Bahama Channel 220 miles southeast of Miami while carrying 1.5 million tons of fertilizer.
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UPI
Mimi
Cuba
Louis T. Gidel
U.S. Immigration Office
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Coast Guard
Gidel
Miami Herald Today
Supardi
Manfred Opperman
Lupardi
West Palm Beach City
Wilson Browning
Browning Transport Management Inc
Norfolk
Emergency school aid opens for desegregation districts
More than 3 million dollars in federal ESAA funds are made available to districts under court ordered desegregation. The HEW plan invites applications from Corpus Christi Dallas Dayton Detroit Gadsden Indianapolis Jefferson County and Omaha for use in the current school year with limits on busing and emphasis on desegregation activities.
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UPI
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Tex
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Ohio
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Gadsden
Ala
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Naval fleet size debate pits Aspin against Navy claims
Congressman Les Aspin argues the US fleet lags despite claimed tonnage edge and adds Soviet numbers dwarf American ships. He notes eight US major ships in 1975 versus eleven for the Soviet Navy, urging a more accurate comparison beyond vessel counts.
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UPI
Les Aspin
D-Wis
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Aspin
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United States
John Holloway
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Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
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