Automakers Back Mandatory Buckle Up Laws Across Industry
Ford and Chrysler endorsed laws forcing seat belt use with fines, while GM pushes air bag options and seeks delay of an August 15 1975 deadline. Regulators lobby states as Australia’s 20 percent fatality drop spurs U S interest and 121 states consider bills.
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Washington
Ford
Chrysler
General Motors
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration
Senate Commerce Committee
Australia
Sidney L. Terry
Prison Farm Closing Down In Chesapeake
Norfolk based Gen Booth Prison Farm ceased operation at midnight as part of the 1279 acre property was turned over to the state for a new correctional unit named St Brides. A daylong livestock sale on Aug 3 will auction 350 cattle and 700 hogs while 300 acres of corn and 250 acres of soybeans remain to be harvested.
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Chesapeake
Norfolk
Gen
Lovitt
City Department of Parks and Recreation
Congress approves death penalty for peacetime espionage
Congress on September 3 1954 approved the death penalty for peacetime espionage reinforcing national security measures. The action sets a formal capital punishment option for cases involving spying during peacetime.
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Congress
Court action targets Thomas Road Baptist bonds
The SEC accuses Thomas Road Baptist Church of insolvent finances and fraud in selling over 6.5 million dollars in stewardship bonds without a prospectus. The suit seeks a temporary receiver and an injunction on further bond sales while noting 315 investors across 25 states.
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Lynchburg, Va
Thomas Road Baptist Church
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
U.S. District Court
The
Church
Cooperative Church Finance, Inc
Houston
Tex
CCF
Joe H. West
Andy F. Hardy
Jerry Falwell
Bible Institute
United States District Court For
Southern District of Texas
Colby Confirmed As CIA Director
Senate confirms William E. Colby a career intelligence officer to lead the CIA. The 83 to 13 vote follows debate on tighter congressional oversight of covert operations and the intelligence budget. Colby praised for professionalism. opponents urge balance between clandestine and public intelligence.
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Colby
CIA
Washington
Senate
Nixon
William E. Colby
Central Intelligence Agency
William Proxmire
Dwis
Alan Cranston
D-Calif
U.S
Stuart Symington
D-Mo
Senate Armed Services Committee
Laos
South Vietnam
Edward M. Kennedy
D-Mass
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Springfield
Ohio
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Terry
St. Brides
Levitt
Kyre
Dean
Kenneth K. Kyre Jr
K.K. Kyre Sr
Rt. 6
St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Laurinburg
N.C
Away Shoe Mart
Valley Ave
Ward Plaza
Women’s & Children’s Shoes
Childrens Shoes
Winchester Evening Star
Spy Agency
James R. Schlesinger
Secretary of Defense
Gospel L.p.'s
Bank the Savings
Burtons Ward Plaza Shopping Center
Rey Charg
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