VW Extends Warranties on Cooling System
Volkswagen of America announced an extension of cooling system warranties for 1968 and 1969 180 000 Type III models including Square back and fast back. The Center for Auto Safety had warned of engine overheating due to a reversed air louvers problem under high heat and road strain. The extension raises warranty from 12 000 to 36 000 miles.
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Washington
Volkswagen of America
Center For Auto Safety
Consumers Union
Ralph Nader
Volkswagen
Howell Says Man to Beat by the Associated Press
Del. George Shafran of Arlington leading five Republicans for lieutenant governor says State Sen. Henry E. Howell is the man to beat in the race. Howell plans to run as an independent after a prior Democratic bid, with warnings Howell’s election would threaten Virginia. Other Republicans and Democrats announce candidacies as party conventions set delegates for the August state convention amid no clear endorsements for lieutenant governor.
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Associated Press
Del
George Shafran
Arlington
Henry E. Howell
Norfolk
Howell
Shafran
Charlottesville
Henry Howell
Virginia
John K. Marlow
Warren County Board of Supervisors
Marlow
Dels
George Mason Green
Warren E. Barry
Springfield
Frank McCann
Lynchburg City
McCann
Roanoke
Richmond
Henrico County
Democratic Party
City Democrats
Alligator Must Go in Florida Golf Course Controversy
Albert the 10-foot alligator living on a Marco Island golf course lake faces eviction after a court ordered removal. Bailey, owner of a French poodle killed by Albert, sought action while officials weigh humane options. The case drew appeals and public action from residents as officials search for a new home for the reptile. The report also notes a drum corps reunion and mentions the NS Savannah atomic powered ship.
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Marco Island
Fla
Florida Attorney General’s Office
State Game Commission
Albert
Florida
Se Si
E. E
Bailey
Collier County
Harold Smith
Game and Fresh Water Fish Commission
Smith
Save Our Alligator Society
State Attorney General’s Office
2Nd District Court of Appeal
The
Game Commission
Sheriff’s Department
Increase in Milk Prices Recommended By State Commission
The State Milk Commission urged higher prices for milk producers after distributors asked for a rise. Lynchburg firm head C L Fleshman supported moving the half gallon minimum to 63 cents and the gallon price up four cents, while Virginia Dairy Products Association leader Wilbur Gaunt urged raising half pint minimum by one cent. The last increase took effect November 1 with a half gallon minimum of 59 cents to 61 cents.
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Richmond
State Milk Commission
C. L. Fleshman
Lynchburg-Westover Dairies Inc
Lynchburg
Wilbur M. Gaunt Jr
Virginia Dairy Products Association
Commission
State Board Seeks Budget Boost for Education System
The State Board of Education continued review of 1972 74 budgets for the Department of Education and eyed a 1.3 billion biennial outlay, up 335 million from 1970 72. New standards aim to measure progress, provide free textbooks, and require kindergarten plans with five year school improvement goals.
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Williamsburg
State Board of Education
State Department of Education
Today in History August 6 1971
Aug 6 marks major historical events including the Hiroshima bombing in 1945, Napoleon dissolving the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, Bolivia's independence in 1825, Wilsons wife dying in 1914, US WWI mediation in 1914, Denver disturbances in 1920, Italian invasion of British Somaliland in 1940, Titov’s 1961 orbit, Luci Johnson’s 1969 marriage, and a 1970s East-West treaty progress.
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Associated Press
U.S
Hiroshima
Japan
Napoleon Bonaparte
Holy Roman Empire
Bolivia
Peru
Woodrow Wilson
White House
United States
Denver
British Somaliland
Maj
Gherman Titov
Luci Baines Johnson
President Johnson
Patrick John Nugent
Washington
Russia
West Germany
Europe
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Virginia Lancers
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Savannah
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