Sled makers brace for another record year
AP reports the sled industry, led by Standard, Blason Flexible Flyer, and Gladding Corp., plans for a strong year after last season’s snow shortage. Norman Roses of Standard says demand surged last year. plants run 16 hours daily, yet heavy snow left orders unfilled and some cancellations.
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la Eaete
Norman Roses
Rosen
Blason Flexible Flyer
West Point
Gladding Corp
South Paria
Maine
Heavy Now
Rowen
World car debate grows as industry faces scarce fuel
Detroit AP reports intensifying talk of a world car as fuel costs rise and automakers refine global collaboration. VW aims a multinational Rabbit Gulf Caribe model, while Ford analysts say the world car trend lacks universal appeal. Honda Toyota and Datsun eye U.S. assembly plans, with Jeep and AMC expanding Europe links.
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Detroit
Studebakers
Eutelde
Coupon mania grows as Americans clip and redeem
Coupons spread across households with four of five using them today up from 65 percent in 1970. Manufacturers forecast about 70 billion coupons issued this year with billions redeemed last year worth $500 million in face value and $150 million in handling costs. Most coupons appear in newspapers and Sunday supplements while the USDA notes coupon use barely dents food prices. Consumers are advised to plan, avoid buying unnecessary items, watch for strings attached, compare sale prices, and track meat grades. FTC urges reporting stores that run out of specials.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
Nielsen Clearing House
A.C. Nielsen Corp
USDA
Agriculture Department
Women commit more crime study wide claims
Washington AP reports Rita J. Simon of the University of Clinton program on law and society says more women in the workforce increases opportunities to embezzle or steal. A grant funded survey compares 1975 District of Columbia and national data to 1953 figures, showing a rise in arrests for larceny and theft and embezzlement and fraud, and slightly higher weapon use by women in violent acts.
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Rita J. Simon
University of Clintois
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Law Enforcement Assistance Administration
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District of Columbia
Metro strike grips Washington enters fifth day
Wildcat walkout stalls capital transit with 400 union workers voting to stay out as 200 buses run and subway service resumes. A firebomb missed the bus. judge Oberdorfer ordered work or contempt with fines and potential jail. Arbitration aimed by August 6 to resolve pay and amnesty for 18 suspended workers.
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Cody Pfanstiehl
Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
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Pfanstichl
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Arlington
Virginia
U.S
Louis F. Oberdorfer
Metro
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