Mandatory seat belt use gains traction in legislatures
The article outlines mandatory belt laws abroad and in the United States, noting Victoria Australia’s jump in wearing from 25 to 75 percent and reduced casualties, with Puerto Rico and New Zealand following. It details DOT plans for 1974 model cars with ignition interlocks and passive restraints from 1976, while warning about air bags’ limitations and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Victoria
New Zealand
Spain
Puerto Rico
Department of Transportation
General Motors
American Safety Belt Council
Editorial urges restraint on congressional pay raise
The editorial argues a 25 percent pay hike for Congress is outrageous amid belt-tightening for ordinary Americans. It questions the timing and calls for transparency, urging lawmakers to seek public support rather than push the raise covertly. It notes Nixon could approve, veto, or forward the plan, and warns of delay into 1974. It mentions Sen. Gale McGee’s August transmittal proposal as a tactic to hasten or obscure consideration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Capitol Hill
Gale McGee
D-Wyo
McGee
Who Got the Economy Lost in the First Place
AP analysis questions who caused the economy to slip into hardship. It cites President Nixon and officials arguing external forces were beyond control, while examining whether policy can restore equilibrium with patient cooperation from consumers, workers, executives, and farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Cunniff
New York
Washington
Nixon
Side Glances on a tangled web of 1973 economic forces
SIDE GLANCES describes how 1973 saw rapid inflation from booming demand, a food supply dip, and a devalued dollar raising export and import prices. It notes skepticism toward Phase 4 and argues the White House blames external forces rather than admitting policy responsibility, questioning government control of the economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
A Chicken in Every Pot and a Car in Every Garage
A reflective column notes that past promises of plentiful chicken and fuel have faded. Hatcheries discard chicks as costs rise above frozen prices while gasoline shortages make cars rarer, turning the promise into a political paraphrase.
Sounds of Joy to Host Rotary and Lions Nights
Editor notes Louis Whitlock of the Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce sent a press release for Sounds of Joy a fully staged two hour musical variety show. The paper lists Rotary Night on July 26 and Lions Night on July 27 inviting area members and noting wives get half price.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Whitlock
Carlsbad Chamber of Commerce
Rotary
Lions
Gas shortage quirks in a driving marriage tale
Joy Stilley humorously recalls a gas line scare and a spouse who avoids filling the tank. The piece riffs on negotiating miles remaining, watchful gauges, and the tension of choosing affordable stations amid a playful domestic dynamic. It references Ethopian housing beliefs briefly at the end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joy Stilley
New York
Today in History July 24 1973 Highlights
On this date in 1946 the United States tested an underwater atomic bomb at Bikini Atoll. Other events include Gibraltar’s capture in 1704, Simon Bolivar’s birth in 1783, Pacific Coast railcar arrival in 1870, Hoover’s Kellogg Briand pact in 1929, World War II bombings of Frankfurt and Mannheim, Nixon Khrushchev kitchen debate in 1959, and docks strike actions and policy bills in later years. Birthdays include Frances O. Kelsey and Alexander H. Cohen. Thought by Daniel Webster.
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Associated Press
United States
Bikini Atoll
Pacific
Gibraltar
Simon Bolivar
Caracas
Venezuela
Pacific Coast
New York City
Herbert Hoover
Frankfurt
Mannheim
Richard Nixon
Nikita Khrushchev
U.S
Moscow
Havana
Economic risks loom as food shocks threaten 1973 outlook
Economists from Brookings warn three risks for the U.S. economy as global food supplies tighten. They warn food-price spikes could trigger wage and price growth, risking a slide into recession if policy overreacts. They also highlight capacity strain in autos, paper, rubber, and refining, with meat and poultry supplies tightening before 1974.
Books on Courage and Faith Poems For Winter Reading
Three books highlighted for winter reading mix Christian life memoirs and war narrative with a broad religious history. Keith Miller’s The Becomers follows personal faith struggles, Roger L. Shinn’s Wars and Rumors of Wars portrays a WWII officer’s combat and captivity, and Sydney Ahlstrom’s A Religious History of the American People surveys 1960s church shifts in America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Miller
Word Books
Miller
Sydney Ahlstrom
Yale Press
Ahlstrom
Asia
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Byron Oakley
DOT
Deep South
Ronald Griffith Carlsbad
Pecos Enterprise
South Cedar Street
Pecos
Texas
Press Association
Boyle
Ethiopia
House of Representatives
Britain
Frances O. Kelsey
Alexander H. Cohen
Daniel Webster
Ray Cromley
By Ray Cromley
NEA
Barry Bosworth
John Farmer
Brookings Institution
C. Jackson Grayson Jr
The
Price Commission
Bosworth and
Farmer
Bosworth
David Poling, D.D
Roger L. Shinn
Abingdon
Germany
Shinn
Reinhold Niebuhr
Union Seminary
West Point
By Roger Bollen
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