Pinto owner warns Ford over rear fire risk recall
Mrs Ramge, turning 32, urges Ford and dealers to modify her Pinto fuel tank to curb rear end fire risk. NHTSA pressed recall after Pintos 1971 76 and Mercury Bobcats 1975 76 suspected of tank leaks. Ford recalls began Aug 22 with parts due mid September but owners await replacements. Local dealer feigned inability to fix. Carry Nation background note appears at end.
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Carter pushes natural gas price compromise to farm and industry groups
President Carter intensifies lobbying for a controversial gas pricing plan, meeting with dairy, wheat, bakery, farmer cooperative, and food processing leaders, plus governors and business executives. He urged lawmakers’ support, warned of inflation and dollar weakness, and appealed to national will to pass the bill.
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Charged with mistreating trainees at Fort Dix trials loom
Five drill sergeants at Fort Dix confront courts martial over 65 counts of mistreating 22 recruits during late July. Staff Sgt Robert Collins faces 18 counts for verbal threats, ammonia inhalation, punches and kicks. Separate hearings will follow as the Army reports a nationwide pattern of drills abuse cases.
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Manthe
Shawnee Mission
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Santa Rosa
Calif
Col. Burnett Radosh
Ikson
Women hurt by trailer in Montana incident
Two Mississippi women were injured when a trailer carrying a small boat broke loose from a van and struck them as they crossed a street in Great Falls. Jane McClamrock, 63, of Moss Point, suffered head injuries while her sister Maud Cruce of Kosciusko received lacerations. The driver rehooked the trailer and drove off with the boat before police arrived.
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TV Muddle Hits Three Networks In Kansas City
Archie Bunker made a cameo as soap operas scrambled across Channels 4 5 and 9 in Kansas City due to a telephone transmission glitch. Signals from Chicago to New York caused the five minute error between 2 30 and 3 p.m. AT&T officials said the carrier problem mixed programs across CBS NBC and other networks, with viewers calling stations for explanations.
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Corruption Found in 27 GSA Stores in DC Area
Investigators reported to The Washington Post that corruption involving 27 of 30 Washington area GSA stores has cost about 37.6 million dollars yearly, with only half of purchased goods delivered. Vouchers were inflated as payoffs cited in the probe.
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