Ford's New Consumer Venture Eclipses Trust Issues
Opinion notes Ford I and Ford II launch a Committee for Constructive Consumerism aligned with Better Business Bureaus to police dealers, while consumer groups fear misrepresentation. Optimism rests on industry regulation, internal policing, and a pledge to restore trust through open dialogue, despite mutual suspicion.
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Henry Ford I
Better Business Bureaus
Businessfmen
Henry Ford III
Ford
Jrong
Henry Kord
Erma Angevine
Consumer Federation of America
Henry Ford II
Proposition B bonds for Los Angeles animal shelters
City shelters suffer cruel overcrowding and limited care with only one vet onsite. A 10.3 million bond would fund replacing four shelters and expanding a fifth, backing by Mayor Yorty and candidates Bradley Reddin Unruh and Wachs. Voters are urged to support Proposition B on April 3.
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Los Angeles City
Sam Yorty
Tom Bradley
Tom Reddin
Jess Unruh
Joel Wachs
Los Angeles
Letters to the Editor onSeat Belts and Civil War Amnesty
A pair of reader letters discuss safety and policy. One veteran truck driver urges belt use for drivers and passengers, warns about children standing in front seats, and suggests extending seat belt rules to cars. The second letter questions amnesty analogies to Lincoln and Civil War deserters, citing foreign residence and reunification, and ends with a note on U.S. aid to Southeast Asia.
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Robert Colley
R. Clark
Lincoln
Nixon warned Brezhnev and Peking was grateful
Reports say Nixon used U S leverage with Moscow to deter a Soviet attack on China. He warned Brezhnev Washington would intervene if Russia struck China, aiming to ease Asia tensions while preserving world peace amid Kremlin suspicions of Kissinger in Hanoi and Peking. Nixon Wallace ties strain a fragile détente.
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Nixon
United States
Moscow
China
Kremlin
Leonid Brezhnev
Brezhnev
Russia
Andrei Gromyko
Cuba
Kissinger
Hanoi
Peking
Asia
Mercedes 450 SLC Coupe Priced Across Markets
A Wall Street Journal ad on February 21 lists the Mercedes-Benz 450 SLC coupe personal car at $15,004, while a New York Times ad five days later shows $16,498. The price spread reflects the impact of the dollar’s devaluation on the foreign luxury car market in America.
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Washington
Wall Street Journal
New York Times
America
Nixon risks protectionist turn amid wage, tax pressures
The piece argues that Nixon faces a political reality: to build a new majority he may ally with unions and business by embracing import quotas or tariffs. It warns that shielding endangered industries could keep costs high, inviting retaliation and higher prices, undermining calls to cut imports.
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Nixon
Treasury
George Shhulz
Peter Flanigan
White House
Schulz
Congress
Flanigan
Tax relief promises vs delivery on property taxes
Nixon touts relief for homeowners especially the elderly but offers no concrete legislation. The administration balks at a costly bill, while current deductions for mortgage interest and property taxes cost the government over 5 billion yearly and mostly benefit the young and affluent rather than the elderly poor.
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Nixon
Congress
State of the Union
Treasury Department
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