Auto Makers Target New Type of Engines
Detroit based report surveys efforts by Ford Chrysler and GM in response to the energy crisis. It notes Wankel rotary turbine stratified charge and external gas engines as contenders with varied fuel economy and emissions results. Chrysler GM and Ford executives discuss costs timelines and regulatory hurdles shaping future engine designs.
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Detroit
Ms ‘Ote
Geneva Motors
Fordah Co
Chrysler Corp
Ford
William Agnew
National Academy of Science
Auto Company
Lee
George Huebner
Chrysler
Citroen
Mazda
Yder
Henry Ford T
Haads
Japan
EPA
Honda
John Riccardo
Stop in Time: Snow Tire Study on Ice at Stevens Point
A Safe Winter Driving League chart reports NSC tests at Stevens Point Wisconsin showing conventional snow tires offer no aid on glare ice. Studded tires cut stopping distance by 19 percent and reinforced chains by 50 percent. With regular tires glare ice can nearly nine times the dry distance, urging far slower speeds on icy pavement.
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League
Wallace Ends Acupuncture Treatments
Gov. George C. Wallace halted weekly acupuncture sessions after about a year of treatment for paralysis. Doctors would not confirm any health impact, while an aide said he remains “100 percent, except for walking.” Wallace, 54, seeks a third term as governor and has scheduled numerous speaking engagements as he weighs a formal run. Red Skelton injured in Rolls Royce crash near Palm Desert.
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Montgomery
Ala
George C. Wallace
Wallace
Ling Sun Chu
New York
H.H. Hutchinson
Palm Desert
Calif
Red Skelton
California Highway Patrol
Skelton
Spring Crest
San Jacinto Mountains
California
Eisenhower Medical Center
Storm Sinks Ships in Channel Toll Tops 14 Drowned
A Channel storm batters ships near Ostend Plymouth and Guernsey leaving 14 dead 23 missing and 20 crew trapped aboard a burning Marta as 100 mph winds drive 60 foot waves. Prosperty lifeboat crew missing 13 year old swept away by a giant wave.
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Davisk
England
English Channel
Marta
Ostend
Belgium
Coast Guard
Guernsey
Plymouth
Warrant Issued for Taney County Coroner Clarkson
Garland Clarkson, coroner of Taney County, faces four counts of failure to file sales tax returns. He owns Clarkson Funeral Home in Forsyth and owes about $2,100 in state sales taxes. Clarkson was arrested in Taney County, with a 39 year old Lauderdale? Noted. a bystander survived a wave incident.
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Jefferson City
Cole County
Taney County
Garland S. Clarkson
Clarkson
Revenue Department
Forsyth
Controls Over Health Costs May Continue
Washington AP reports John T. Dunlop, head of the Cost of Living Council, says it may be important to keep a statutory base restraining health costs after April 30 when wage price controls end. The Phase 4 rules set doctor fees up 4 percent and hospital charges up about 7.5 percent.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
John T. Dunlop
Dunlop
Poe halves health price rise from 6.9 to 3.2 percent
Dunlop said annual overall health price increases drop from 6.9 percent in 1989 to 3.2 percent in 1972. Hospital costs, previously about 15 percent yearly, were reduced to roughly 10 percent in 1972 under the controls program.
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Dunlop
Four Men Held As Stringbean Killers
Four men were arrested in the slaying of country star David Akerman known as Stringbean and his wife Estelle. John A. Brown Jr and Marvin D. Brown both 21 23 of Nashville face two counts of murder. Charles Brown 32 and Roy Brown 23 of Greenbrier charged with accessory after the fact of murder and receiving and concealing stolen merchandise.
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Nashville, Tenn
David ‘‘Stringbean
Akerman
John A. Brown Jr
Marvin D. Brown
Nashville
Charles Brown
Roy Brown
Greenbrier
John
Marvin
Charles
Roy
Akeman
Estelle
Akeman Death Tied to Burglary After Opry Appearance
Police theorize burglars surprised by Akeman on returning home after his Grand Ole Opry appearance. They estimate $17,000 taken from Akeman, a banjo player, days before his death. About $5,706 was found on the couple’s bodies, with recovery details undisclosed.
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Akeman
San Diego Gets Some Money Back from 1912 Convention
San Diego County officials were told the Law Enforcement Assistance Administration has repaid 43.05 dollars for part of the costs of coordinating and training local law enforcement for convention security. The 1912 Republican National Convention was originally slated for San Diego but was moved to Miami Beach.
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San Diego
Calif
San Diego County
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
Miami Beach
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