Mazda rotary engine to boost fuel economy by 1980s
Mazda engineer Kenichi Yamamoto says Japanese researchers will solve rotary engine fuel economy and emission drawbacks. By early 1980s Mazda expects 20 to 30 percent fuel efficiency gains and to meet U S emission standards, building on a 40 percent mileage increase in 1976. He outlined catalytic converter progress and the RX7 debut, aiming to rekindle U S interest in rotary power.
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United States
Court upholds sex survey ban in high schools
The Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of Jeff Trachtman, former editor of Stuyvesant High School's Voice, over a planned sex survey. The 2nd Circuit upheld school officials' authority to ban the poll on topics including premarital sex and contraception, citing student protection. Dissent warned of censorship risks. The decision affects New York Vermont and Connecticut publics, with broader high court cases pending on a libel suit against CBS and other actions.
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High Court
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CBS
Georgia School Board
Boy drinks whisky on eve of fifth birthday in Derby
In Derby England a boy named Andrew Heaps aged five became severely drunk after finding half a bottle of Scotch near his home. He was rushed to Derbyshire Children's Hospital for stomach pumping and slept 24 hours. Doctors say he recovered and was active again by Monday. His mother warns that his drinking days are over until at least 1990.
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Indictment in Amoco Cadiz oil spill case
Brest France on Monday indicted Pasquale Bardari master of the Amoco Cadiz for faulty navigation and sea pollution after a wreck that spilled about 29.3 million gallons of crude oil over 625 square miles. Bail set at 41000 dollars. Bardari ordered not to leave port.
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