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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1978
Page
2
Cleveland report quotes Joan Claybrook of NHTSA noting most auto recalls stem from design flaws rather than manufacturing. She cites 11,000 consumer complaints about Firestone 500 series tires. NHTSA and Firestone announce a plan to recall about 7.5 million tires, the largest in history.
Ohio Public Expenditure Council reports property taxes for schools rose 41.1 percent since 1971 after the income tax law was enacted. The council, based in Columbus, notes industrial areas shift school costs onto businesses and homeowners pay lower rates in those zones. Total school taxes expected this year amount to $1.68 billion, up $491.2 million from 1971.
Attorneys said testimony should end today in a seven week federal hearing on a proposed merger of the Cincinnati Post and Cincinnati Enquirer. U S Attorney General Griffin Bell is not expected to rule until late this year or early next year after a recommendation from ALJ Donald Moore on exempting the papers from antitrust rules by arguing the Post is a failing newspaper. The papers seek to combine business and production facilities while maintaining independent editorial control.
Saudi King Khalid, recovering from heart surgery at the Cleveland Clinic, received a visit from former U.S. Treasury Secretary John Connally. Khalid is set to travel to Washington for lunch with President Carter, then to Bermuda, with uncertain plans for a return to Saudi Arabia or a stop in Geneva.
Montreal reports the eight day marine engineers strike ends as 122 vessels begin to resume operations. A Canadian Lake Carriers Association spokesman said most ships would be back in action by week end and many will berth today to unload grain cargo, easing pre winter shipping pressures.
Nearly 200 scientists, technicians and government representatives gather in a downtown Cleveland hotel under NATO’s Propulsion and Energetics Panel of the Advisory Group for Aerospace Research and Development. The conference, previously held in London Brussels Montreal and Munich, is hosted here due to NASA Lewis Research Center proximity.
President Carter plans to sign the 18.6 billion tax cut measure after indicating support during an anti inflation speech on network TV. Administration officials say the bill, a compromise between House and Senate versions, signals approval of the 95th Congress package while delaying further tax cuts until inflation is controlled. Pope John Paul II reappoints Cardinal Jean Villot as Vatican Secretary of State temporarily to lead central government during the new papacy.
Health Secretary Joseph Califano warned in a speech to the Association of American Medical Colleges that U.S. health care could become a $1 trillion per year industry by 1990 unless medical schools cut enrollments and steer graduates toward primary care. He outlined policy shifts to realign funding, curb doctor oversupply, and stress elder care in curricula.
A 51-year-old incapacitated street person covered with maggots was briefly refused treatment by ambulance crews, the city jail, and two hospitals before Veterans Administration staff admitted him. Nursing supervisor Tom Susans moved him inside during 41-degree cold. his heart stopped but he was revived and listed stable.
Patricia Lynn Robison, a paraplegic from a 1971 Capri crash, won a 3 million verdict against Ford Motor Co after an 11 week trial. The jury found the steering mechanism defective, causing the Hollywood Freeway crash on June 29, 1973. Robison, 25, of North Hollywood, claimed design and manufacture fault. Ford denied liability, citing a fight with her boyfriend and speeding.
Detroit based report shows GM up 6.5 percent to 175,407 units in Oct 11-20 period while Ford drops 14.9 percent to 73,039 units Chrysler down 9.3 percent to 33,042 and American Motors down 16.6 percent to 3,938. Analysts expected a slight fall-off to balance the month’s pace.
President Carter signed the deregulation bill ending federal control of airlines. United Airlines led a line of carriers outside the Civil Aeronautics Board as they seek dormant routes, with many eager to cut fares up to 50 percent on competitive routes. The measure phases out CAB, allows one new route per airline annually for three years, and aims to spur new airlines while easing safety and antitrust oversight.
Rep. Josh Eilberg says he is outraged by the timing of a one count indictment charging conflict of interest in helping his law firm obtain a federal Community Services Administration grant for an expansion at Hahnemann Hospital in Philadelphia. UPI reports US Attorney Peter Vaira announced the charge two weeks before the November election.
A Boise woman died apparently from rabies contracted via a transplanted cornea. About 150 people who may have contact with the donor or cornea face potential rabies shots. Officials report no prior cases of illness from organ donations. Two victims named: a 2 year old Oregon man and a 36 year old Boise woman. names withheld. The inquiry began earlier this year as investigations into related funding matters were underway.
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