Government To Change Auto Mileage Testing
The government plans to change how it calculates fuel economy figures for new cars. EPA administrator Douglas Castle says current methods mislead buyers, with tests done by professional drivers in lab conditions and weighted toward city driving. Diesel cars rank high in several classes, while Honda Civic CVCC is excluded due to certification delays.
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Racial Targets Defined in New Civil Rights Brief
The Carter administration backs numerical targets to boost minority admission in professional schools and employment. Officials avoid calling targets quotas, arguing for flexible goals to gauge program effectiveness. Allan Bakke case could affect future opportunities for blacks Hispanics and women in education and jobs.
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Anti-War Protesters Begin Jail Terms After Sit-In
Three former Madison College demonstrators Rainey Rochelle and McClung, ages 29 to 36, must report to Rockingham County jail for six to nine months after a 1970 sit-in protesting the Vietnam War and campus policies. The case tested First Amendment rights and upheld a jury verdict despite appeals.
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Koch Wins Democratic Runoff for New York City Mayor
Congressman Edward Koch, a liberal who moved right, won the Democratic runoff with 55 percent over Mario Cuomo in New York City. About 800000 Democrats voted as Koch pledged to unite boroughs to rebuild the city and capture the 105th mayoralty.
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Edward Koch
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Mario Cuomo
Hugh Carey
Greenwich Village
Reach 43,606 potential customers with Ledger ad
A brief sales note promotes inexpensive Ledger want ads to reach more than forty three thousand six hundred potential customers. The message emphasizes reach and cost efficiency for local advertising.
Vote Today on San Diego Nude Beach Ban Initiative
Voters decide whether to abolish nude bathing at Black's Beach next to UCSD. More than 130000 of 369000 registered voters are expected to cast ballots on the city sanctioned nude beach rule. Clergy colleagues voice opposition to the ban as local papers urge a swimsuit mandate amid concerns over morality and crime.
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Flood Damage Estimate Tops $140 Million in KC Area
Kansas City's flood relief fund stood at 22 500 Monday as damage estimates rose toward 140 million. Mayor Wheeler projected 100 million in KC Mo damages with 24 3 million on the Kansas side. Federal aid lagging, 1 180 families registered at centers. four centers open, and a 42 year old woman Helen Turner was found dead as the toll rose to 25 with one still missing.
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Charles B. Wheeler
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Wheeler
Xerox Corporation
IBM
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No Progress In Inquiry Into Murder
PLATTE CITY, Mo. AP The Kansas City Area Metro Squad will keep probing the slaying of 14 year old Julie Wittmeyer through early next week A decision will be made Tuesday on whether to extend the inquiry or adjust the staff Det. Clarence Luther said investigators are checking several persons for possible links but no suspect is named Authorities seek a man seen driving near the Wittmeyer farm the day of the disappearance Wittmeyer was abducted after leaving her school bus on a rural road leading to her home
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Clarence Luther
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Wittmeyer
Miss Wittmeyer
Abducted Baby Found Unharmed At Hospital
A two month old boy abducted from Mrs. Margaret Neverls at Cardinal Glennon Hospital was located unharmed by Crystal City police. The motive appeared to be the 18 year old Herculaneum woman seeking to have a child. The woman, dressed as a nurse, was not identified.
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Margaret Neverls
Cardinal Glennon Hospital
Crystal City
Herculaneum
No Word On Bugs At Treaty Talks
Washington AP The Senate Intelligence committee ends its probe into U S eavesdropping in Panama Canal treaty talks with no finding that intelligence activities affected the outcome. Chairman Inouye says no evidence supports the charges, but he declines to say what occurred.
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Senate
U.S
Daniel K. Inouye
D-Hawaii
Senate Intelligence Committee
Inouye
Mo Marketbasket Food Prices Down in Missouri
Prices for most foods were lower this week in Missouri. Beef cuts showed mixed movement with sirloin 7 cents down to 1.83 per pound and rib steak 8 cents lower at 1.65. T bone rose 5 cents to 2.18, ground beef up a penny to .79, pork items mixed with pork blade roast down 10 cents to 1.17 and tenter cut chops up 1, ham portions up to .92 and .99 respectively. Potatoes rose 3 cents to 51.18 for a 10 pound bag.
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Missouri Farm Bureau
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Tenter
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