GM unveils car to immobilize intoxicated drivers
General Motors previews the Critical Tracking Task device to block ignition if a driver cannot keep a needle within a target range during a sobriety test. Tests involve volunteers learning the system before on road trials. Officials caution about potential workarounds and cost, while considering federal regulation.
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Detroit
UPH
General Motors
Farly
Jean A. Tennant
Tennant
H. Blair Tyson
Department
Sander Vanocur Named Consultant to Center for the Study
Television journalist Sander Vanocur former CBS NBC correspondent joins the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara as a consultant. He will handle special projects for the nonprofit organization based in the city.
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Santa Barbara
Calif
UPH
Sander Vanocur
CBS
NBC
Public Broadcasting System
Center For the Study
Vanocur
Idaho Road Report Highlights Snow and Ice Across Highways
Idaho road conditions from the State Highway Department show icy stretches on U.S. 55 and 95 from Round Valley to the Adams County line, and near Whitebird Hill. Several routes report snow, snowing, or rolling rock including U.S. 12 Lolo Pass, U.S. 20 to West Yellowstone, and I 90 vicinity.
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State Highway Department
U.S. 55
Round Valley
Adams County
Lolo Pass
Portland
Boise Area
Cotterrell
Utah
Gilmore Hill
Fairfield
Raft River
Pocatello
Claxton Poultry Plant Fire Displaces Hundreds in Georgia
About 260 workers lost jobs after a roof collapse and gas explosion at Claxton Poultry Co. in Claxton Georgia. The plant reopened partially at Sillimore with 140 workers returning while 80 to 100 others face unemployment checks and food stamps.
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Claxton
APD
Marvin Kersey
Bessie Cooper
Claxton Poultry Co
Kersey
Sillimore
South
Georgia
Perry DeLoach
Jimmy Riggs
Tahoe Regional Planning Board delays on Olympic bid
Five board members abstained from voting on a 1976 Tahoe Olympic bid proposal claiming insufficient study time. Walter MacKenzie urged submitting the resolution to the games committee by December 26, while Mackenzie and Jim Henry voted in favor. The measure required no environmental damage from games.
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Stateline
New
Tahoe
Walter MacKenzie
Mackenzie
Jim Henry
Placer County
FBI Seeks Burly Robber After Base Holdup at Hill AFB
FBI agents hunted a burly bank robber who at a Hill Air Force Base teller demanded money and closed the base to traffic for 20 minutes. Demolition experts found no explosives in the package as air police checked exiting cars but yielded no clues.
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Alice Nelson
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Earl Midkiff
Bee
Daily Bee
Mark Evans
Gene Eperly
Rick Eperly
Idaho Road Report
Bose
Idaho
FBI
Sandpoint High School Boys Booster Club
Harlem Clowns
Sandpoint
Gary Ellett
Bulldog Gym
Bulldog
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