GM Chief Contends Auto Costs Rising
General Motors Chief Harlow Curtice told a Senate panel that price increases on 1958 model cars do not cover higher production costs. He cited a 60 cent price rise for every dollar of cost increase, with wage costs the largest factor. Curtice criticized Walter Reuther's profit sharing plan and a proposed $100 price cut as unrealistic.
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Washington
General Motors
Harlow K Curtice
Curtice
Senate Antitrust and Monopoly Subcommittee
Walter Reuther
United Auto Workers Union
Reuther
UAW
Ford
Cheysler
Reather
Freak Crash on Freeway Kills Driver
A Pasadena freeway crash left driver Alex Irving Weinberg dead after a car driven by 68 year old Fred Ferrier crossed the divider and struck Weinberg’s vehicle, with a third car injuring Robert Hy Stanton and his 9 year old daughter Elaine. Ferrier, a Teamsters Local 396 business representative, was booked on suspicion of manslaughter.
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Los Angeles
Pasadena
Alex Irving Weinberg
Hermon Ave
Fred Ferrier
Weinburg
Ferrier
Robert Hy. Stanton
Elaine
Teamsters Union Local 396
Coroner Row Over Baby Death Delays in El Centro
A dispute erupts over coroner procedures after delays in issuing death certificates for Margaret Harrison, an El Centro infant. Police, morticians, and county officials discuss whether autopsy or hospital reporting should trigger investigation while Dr. Curphey defends actions. The case centers on alleged delays and responsibility.
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Curphey
Margaret Harrison
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Arthur Hertellyo
Burton W. Chace
Tower and
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B. F. Harrison
Margaret
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Norway
Prin
Astrid
Minnesota
Harrison
Foreign Ministry
Einard Gerhardsen
Clur
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