Buyers Rush To Buy 1974 Cars Amid Price Hikes
Auto buyers rush to dealers to dodge rising 1975 model prices as Ford and GM briefly lift total vehicle costs. dealers report stronger August sales, driven by price increases and concerns over catalytic converters and unleaded fuel. Analysts cite supply limits and consumer caution amid a shifting market.
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Ford Motor Co
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Fla
Bill Bower
Trader Bay
Mohr Chevrolet
Dallas
Tex
Bob Mohr
Mei Su Tena
Houston
Sam Boxwell
Martinsburg
W. Va
Frank Cone
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
Canada
Mexico
Testimony on Missouri 8 Percent Usury Law Raises Debate
At a Jefferson City hearing on Missouri usury limits most speakers backed a higher rate but differed on method. Bankers favored market-driven rates. consumer advocates backed setting a state rate via a division and publishing monthly averages. Farmers and housing leaders urged tying the limit to a sliding scale or to a barometer, with some noting loan costs and housing starts. About 35 attendees heard proposals and more hearings were planned in St. Louis and Kansas City.
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Missouri Farm Bureau
Clell Carpenter
Columbia
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Farm and Home Savings Association
Nevada
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Sidney Kandel
St. Louis Home Builders Association
Richard Mantia
St. Louis Building and Construction Trades Council
St. Louis
Kansas City
Illinois Police Chief Charged With Murder
Frank Skinner, 40, Brooklyn Illinois police chief, held without bail on murder charges connected to the November 14, 1973 shotgun slaying of James Bollinger, a Brooklyn special policeman. Witnesses supported Skinner’s self defense claim. FBI and Justice investigations found no alternative conclusions. Some witnesses reportedly planned to change stories, alleging Bollinger surrendered when Skinner fired.
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Belleville, Ll
Frank Skinner
Brooklyn
Ill
Skinner
Ilinois
St. Clair County
Robert Rice
James Bollinger
Bollinger
Ford Fitted For Contacts After Clinic Visit
Washington AFP reports President Ford, nearsighted, underwent an eye exam for contact lenses. He will return to the Navy regional medical clinic for fittings. He did pick up prescription sunglasses and noted he wears glasses mainly for distant vision on the golf course.
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Washington
Afp
America
Ford
Navy
Wounded Knee Trial Erupts In Courtroom Fist Fight
In St Paul eight month Wounded Knee trial spectators clash with federal marshals as lawyers William Kunstler and Mark Lane are jailed for contempt after a heated exchange with U S District Court Judge Fred Nichol. The melee escalates with a chemical irritant sprayed as officials eject nonmoving protesters.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Wounded Knee
William Kunstler
Mark Lane
Kunstler
Lane
St. Paul
U.S. District Court
Fred Nichol
American Indian Movement
AIM
Louis Moves Cam
Russell Means
Dennis Banks
S.D
Nichol
Sadat To U S In November
President Anwar Sadat plans a November visit to the United States for a week to 10 days. Cairo sources quote Egypt's ambassador Ashraf Ghorbal as saying arrangements are being made with American officials and that the trip will span several cities. The aim is to sign agreements broadening US Egypt cooperation with President Ford.
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Anwar Sadat
United States
Egypt
Washington
Ashraf Gharbal
Ghorbal
Sadat
Ford
White House Reinstates File Policy
H R Haldeman first to view old files under restored White House policy allowing former aides access to their documents. Ehrlichman and Strachan expected to inspect files to prepare defenses. Access requires no note taking or photocopying and a Secret Service presence. All three are defendants in the Watergate cover-up trial set for Sept. 30.
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Washington
H.R. Haldeman
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
Gordon Strachan
Haldeman
Richard M. Nixon
Andrew C. Hall
Ehrlichman
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ford
Philip Buchen
Jerald F. terHorst
Buchen
TerHorst
Nixon
Thrlichman
Strachan
Secret Service
Burns Goes Home Today From Cedars Hospital
Los Angeles AP reports comedian George Burns 78 has recovered from open heart surgery enough to go home today. He was admitted on August 5 at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital.
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Los Angeles
George Burns
Cedars of Lebanon Hospital
Burns
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