Temporary levy on imports boosts CB radio prices
President Carter asks Congress for a one year tariff rise on imported citizens band radios from six to fifteen percent, with a three percentage point drop yearly after. The move aims to curb CB price fluctuations blamed on overproduction, sparking job fears and industry shifts among HyGain Motorola Pace Johnson Pierce-Simp son and others while FCC updates and microprocessor driven designs loom.
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Pierce-Simpson
Carter
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Taiwan
South Korea
Hong Kong
Motorola
Pace
Johnson
International Trade Commission
EIA Electronics Industries Association
April car sales surge across GM Ford Chrysler AMC set records
Domestic auto sales rose 9.2 percent in April to 862,940 units, a new high, as GM and Ford posted monthly records and Chrysler and AMC also increased. In the final 10 days, GM led with 187,170 total, Ford 96,489, Chrysler 43,647, and AMC 6,432. Ford cited job-driven demand and trade-in values. GM tied gains to spring temperatures and strong consumer interest.
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UPI
General Motors Corp
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
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Big Four
Ford
Chrysler
AMC
Gordon B. MacKenzie
Robert D. Burger
Burger
An ounce of work is worth many pounds of words
St Francis de Sales quote about the value of action over talk. This proverb emphasizes practical effort as more meaningful than lengthy discourse. It reflects a disciplined, workward mindset attributed to the religious writer.
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St. Francis de Sales
Nevada's Man of the Year Arrested for Embezzlement
James Lien former deputy director of the state Tax Department and treasurer of St Peter's Episcopal Church was arrested on 29 counts of embezzling more than 19000 from the church between May 1975 and June 1977. He posted a 5000 bond and awaits May 9 arraignment as investigators probe further missing funds and other theater group losses.
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James Lien
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Lien
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