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Newspaper
Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1973
Page
3
New York tips suggest using an OS between foot and accelerator to ease acceleration and save fuel. Avoid rapid starts, decelerate slowly toward stops, and maintain tune, alignment, and correct tire pressure. Turn off the engine during long stops to save fuel.
General Motors executive Ernest S. Starkman said cleaner cars are reducing smog with newer models replacing older ones. He noted Los Angeles downtown levels of photochemical oxidants have fallen, while inland areas near Riverside show higher but still much lower values than years ago. He stressed auto industry responsiveness to public demands on emissions, safety, and energy efficiency.
GM asks the Cost of Living Council to raise average wholesale prices by 150 dollars on 1974 model cars and trucks, with a possible 40 dollar dealer markup lifting retail prices about 190 dollars. GM may absorb some cost increases if approved. action could take effect in 30 days. Ford and AMC also filed requests for price boosts.
The Federal Trade Commission made public its second version of the facts and figures behind car advertisements. It details automakers substantiation, including Rolls Royce versus Mercury, Ford Pluto transmission warranties, Volkswagen operating costs claims, Chrysler transmission reliability, Vega room claims, and GM notes on strengthening side impact structures. The FTC program began in 1871.
Three former Mobil operators Warren Linley Richard Davakian and Gary Trimble sue Mobil Oil Corp in Los Angeles Superior Court for 3 million alleging the firm conspired with 20 unnamed defendants to restrict trade and fix prices. They claim Mobil pressured them out by cutting credit sales raising rents and denying gasoline.
Douglas Noo Williams, 6, a Los Angeles architectural draftsman, fell from a rocky San Pedro beach bluff near Parker Street and was found unconscious on the rocks. Firemen lowered him by rope, and a fire helicopter took him to Harbor General Hospital where he was reported to have skull and left arm fractures. A companion said he lost his balance and slid about 100 feet to the beach.
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