Record recalls surge in 1977 with GM chargeback to consumers
The 1977 recall year set a record with 12.6 million motor vehicles recalled in the United States. The NHTSA spearheaded about 60 percent of these actions amid a tougher enforcement stance. GM faced a costly out of court settlement offering a $250 bonus and extended warranty to roughly 10,000 buyers, totaling about $250 million in payouts. Consumers bear much of the campaign costs, and many recalls stem from consumer complaints, not proven safety defects.
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United States
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
General Motors
Chevrolet
NHTSA
New Mexico urged to follow Ferguson disclosure example
The editorial praises Lt. Gov. Robert Ferguson for releasing a personal financial disclosure and urges candidates and officials to be transparent. It commends New Mexico’s congressional delegation and gubernatorial contenders, arguing public trust rests on openness and voluntary disclosure by elected figures.
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Robert Ferguson
Soe
New Mexico
Ferguson
Emancipation Proclamation Signed on This Date
Today marks January 1 1978 with a history of Lincoln signing the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and a list of past events including the 1901 Australian federation and 1945 France joining the UN. Birthdays feature J D Salinger and Xavier Cugat.
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Abraham Lincoln
J.d.salinger
Xavier Cugat
Local Nuptials and Society Notes from Roswell Area
Miss Ellen Driggers wed Amos N Dixon Jones in her Santa Rosa home on New Year’s Eve 1952. Suzanne Norton honored at La Cima breakfast ahead of pending marriage to Ralls C. Jones. A new Chevrolet model wowed El Paso visitors from Roswell dealer McNally Hall. Mason family of Roswell welcomes twin girls in Bellflower California, bringing their children to four. Jurney and Schultz of the New Mexico state police returned from Santa Fe after Gov Mechem inauguration duties.
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Ellen Driggers
W.S. Driggers
Santa I Rosa
Amos N Dixon Jones
Amos Dee Jones
Mr. Jones
Roswell
Suzanne Norton
Ralls C. Jones
Col
Anderson H. Norton
la Cima
Chevrolet
el Paso
Texas
C.R. McNally
McNally-Hall Motor Co
Joseph A. Mason
Bellflower
Calif
Masons
Bob Jurney
Don Schultz
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Edwin L. Mechem
Radio can crush the spirit with doom and gloom
A 1977 New York Times piece critiques radio and television for spreading low mood and alarmist forecasts. The author recalls a perilous New England drive interrupted by dire weather reports, warnings about smoking, pollution, and a culture of constant bad news. The essay links media negativity to national disappointment since World War II and Vietnam.
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Gestapo
New York
Boston
New England
Congress
Connecticut
Sargasso Sea
United States
Daily American
Wall Street
California
Vietnam
Dallas
Watergate
Big stories forecast for 1978 in Washington
The piece notes Janus the Roman god of endings and beginnings as editors and columnists set a tone for the new year. It previews journalists’ emphasis on hindsight and forward looking analysis shaping Washington discourse in 1978.
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Washington
Janus
Top global stories for the year ahead
A survey highlights ten major narratives including a Middle East war risk a Kremlin crisis a Hawaii eruption and a Democratic setback. Items span energy policy Panama Canal treaty lava flows Hughes estate taxes and Egyptian ground forces affecting global affairs.
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Middle East
Kremlin
Hawaii
Washington
Carter
Congress
White House
Paris
General Assembly
Valery Giscard d’Estang
Europe
Senate
United States
Robert Byrd
D-W.va
Howard Baker
R-Tenn
Hilo
Mauna Loa
Las Vegas
Howard Hughes
Noah Dietrich
Sen
Russell Long
D-La
Senate Finance Committee
Cairo
New Mexico activists push for national consumer co op bank
A small New Mexico coalition asked Senators Domenici and Schmitt to back a House-passed consumer cooperative bank bill patterned after the Farm Credit system. It would offer technical assistance and a self-help fund for low income co-ops, with action expected before spring.
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Santa FE
U.S
Pete Domenici
Harrison Schmitt
House of Representatives
New Mexico
Farm
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Paul Revere
Wrynton
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Neb
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Fulgencio Batista
South Vietnam
North Vietnam
Jimmy Carter
Gerald Ford
The
Small Society
Russell Baker
N.Y
Long Island
Bridgeport
Jack Anderson
Ernie Mills
New Mexico House of Representatives
Phelps Anderson
Ann
Maurice Hobson
Alamogordo
Linda
Anderson
Hobson
New Mexico House
Toney Anaya
Leonard DeLayo
Anaya
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Bureau of Public Roads
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