VW Rabbit Tops EPA Gasoline Mileage List
The EPA final 1978 model year mileage rankings show the Volkswagen Rabbit as best in fuel economy with 40 mpg city, 53 mpg highway, and 45 mpg overall. Honda Civic averages 40 mpg, and Datsun B210 reaches 40 mpg overall. government says tests may not reflect real driving, though comparisons remain valid.
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Environmental Protection Agency
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Honda
EPA
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Man Survives 300-Foot Fall in San Francisco
Harold Brown 22 survived a 300 foot fall from the Transamerica pyramid after leaping the 29 story air shaft. He suffered multiple leg fractures but no internal injuries and is listed as serious but stable at San Francisco General Hospital. Police described the escape as a run down a ventilation shaft with onlookers surprised by his passage.
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Harold Brown
Brown
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San Francisco General Hospital
Tom Griffin
Transamerica
Mission Emergency Hospital
Carter ends Latin tour with Brazil human rights critics meeting
President Carter met with Brazilian human rights advocates including two cardinals for 45 minutes to discuss press freedom and the country’s rights record. He flies to Nigeria for a state visit, then Liberia, amid US-Brazil tensions over nuclear issues and policy.
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Mesquita
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South America
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Amy
Liberia
Washington
White House
Jody Powell
Ernesto Geisel
United States
Powell
Geisel
Hillside Strangler Arrest Made
Los Angeles police booked 37 year old maintenance man Peter Mark Jones on murder investigation tied to two Hillside Strangler killings. The suspect was named after his childhood friend George Shamshak reported witnessing three murders in a Ford van.
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Daryl Gates
Gates
Beverly Hills
Peter Mark Jones
George Shamshak
Terminal Island
Jones
Walpole State
Massachusetts
Shamshak
State Correction Department
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Mass
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Comeany
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Four Hurt as Ceiling Falls at Stuart Elementary School
A ceiling collapse at Stuart Elementary’s third grade class injured four students with minor injuries. Teachers and Principal Joe Cobler helped remove debris while twelve others escaped uninjured. the incident occurred around 11 15 a m as the class prepared for lunch.
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Stuart Elementary
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Joe Cobler
Cobler
Carter in Brazil Draws Mixed Crowds and Wreath Laying
President Carter toured Rio de Janeiro and Brasilia with a focus on human rights. Thousands gathered on Copacabana to see a wreath at the unknown soldiers tomb while Brasilia saw few onlookers. Locals praised his human rights policy as a key reason for the reception.
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Brazil
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Andrews accuses Miller of trading principles over Voting Rights Act
Virginia Senate hopefuls clash as Hunter B. Andrews attacks former Attorney General An drew Miller for supporting extending the Voting Rights Act. Miller defends nationwide extension with limits. Endorsements from five Black officials accompany Miller as Andrews insists the act remain limited to certain southern states.
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Hunter B. Andrews
Andrew Miller
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Virginia
U. S. Senate
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Senate
Rex Allen Jr Named Firemen's Marshal At Shenandoah Apple Blossom
Rex Allen Jr country music star is named Firemen's Marshal for the upcoming Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival. The announcement appears on the Area News pages with photos and related notes on Rex Allen Jr and event details likely covered in Page 13.
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