Automakers challenged to reinvent the car by 1990s
Transportation Secretary Brock Adams urged Ford GM Chrysler and other automakers to develop radically new energy efficient power sources to replace the gasoline engine within the next decade. executives acknowledged the timeline unrealistic and noted ongoing research into battery electric hybrids gasoline turbines and programmed combustion faces technical and cost hurdles.
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Carter weighs SALT talks and peace talks in summit run up
President Carter faces questions on a planned summit with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev next month amid signs of progress in SALT II talks. He will also be asked to judge the Israeli Egyptian peace negotiations ahead of the Camp David deadline and plans a White House meeting with Gerald Ford.
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Gasoline alternatives studied for autos in Detroit
UPI reports the auto industry explores power sources beyond gasoline engines. Electric power may require 100 mile range batteries within five years. hybrids combine electric and gasoline for city versus long trips. turbines face material limits. Ford and GM push stratified charge. diesel health concerns linger. turbochargers rise in use. Stirling engines fade after high costs. alternate fuels like alcohol and gasohol tested though costly. hydrogen storage remains hazardous.
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Cannibalism Confirmed by Refugees on Deserted Islet
Vietnamese refugees stranded for 42 days on a Spratly islet ate relatives to survive. Wang Yuen-ken and others survived after a fishing boat carrying 120 refugees left Ho Chi Minh City October 1. They reported 18 men consumed five or six corpses, cooking thighs over fire or drying meat in the sun. The group caught fish and oysters, but food ran out. Wang paid gold for passage. Wang’s four children died, and were cast into the sea.
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Federal judge lets case continue over corporate political contributions
A Manhattan federal judge refused to dismiss charges against Milton Weinstein of Winfield Manufacturing Co for illegal corporate contributions to Milton Shapp’s 1976 primary campaign. Weinstein argued First Amendment rights shield corporate funding, but the judge said such contributions may imply influence on votes. FEC charged Weinstein and the Alabama company. trial date not yet set.
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Seven Die As Chicago Fire Suspected Arson Ravages Building
A four story Chicago structure burned rapidly with five men and two children killed. Investigators found a five gallon can with an undetermined liquid on the fourth floor and arson was investigated. The fire moved from the third to the fourth floor as flames engulfed the upper levels. about 30 tenants escaped.
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Pets as gifts urged with caution by animal protection chief
Warren Cox director of animal protection at the American Humane Association warns that pets make fine gifts only if the recipient wants and can care for them. He notes allergies, other pets, and child responsibility must be considered and parental consent sought before gifting a pet.
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Graduates' Job Market Improves, Engineers Lead Rise
A College Placement Council survey of 707 employers finds an overall 17 percent rise in hiring for graduates. Engineering leads with a 34 percent expected increase, followed by 19 percent in sciences and technical fields, 11 percent in business, and about 5 percent in liberal arts.
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College Placement Council
Inside Job Heist Nets 3 Million At Kennedy Airport
Federal investigators questioned Lufthansa and airport staff to assess inside help as six to seven masked gunmen loaded a dark Ford van with 3 million in cash and 300000 to 500000 in Italian currency and valuables from a Lufthansa cargo hangar at Kennedy in a carefully planned hour long operation. The loot, en route to Chase Manhattan Bank in Frankfurt funds, marked the second largest cash theft in U.S. history, with authorities noting the attackers used ski masks and tools to bypass security and secure nine handcuffed workers. The gang arrived after 3 30 a.m. in a 1978 or 1979 Ford Econoline 150.
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Mail early plea urged to meet Christmas deliveries
Washington officials urged sending early as 12 potential shopping days shrink to 10 delivery days before Christmas. Postmaster General Bolger warned that more than 14 billion cards and packages must be mailed now to arrive by December 23.
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William Bolger
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Major solar flare disrupts high latitude radio signals
NOAA forecasters reported a major X1 class flare from sunspots in the southern hemisphere. The blast at 12:45 p.m. MST likely disrupt shortwave radio and may disturb Earth's magnetic field over the next two days. Both active regions are described as very large and complex and could produce further flares before rotating away from Earth.
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Supreme Court eyed on reverse discrimination ruling
The Supreme Court agreed to review a white worker’s challenge to Kaiser Aluminum’s job training set aside for blacks, a case seen as clarifying how voluntary affirmative action can proceed without triggering suits. The 5th Circuit ruled the half of openings reserved for blacks discriminated against whites, risking chilling of compliance with executive orders and broader affirmative action goals. Civil rights lawyer Joseph Rauh noted uncertainty about the court’s motive but predicted affirmative action would survive Weber as it did Bakke.
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