European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1967, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday september 19, 1967 the stars and stripes pm boosts prices on 68 models Detroit a general motors monday became the Sec Ond Auto company to boost prices of its 1968 cars As it announced the new line would carry sticker prices averaging $110higher than a year ago. For the second year in a Row general motors giant of the Auto Industry came up with Aprice increase smaller than that posted by a major competitor Chrysler last week led off the Industry Price Parade by Dis closing its 1968 cars would aver age $133 or 4.6 per cent above1967 Price tags. Ford and american motor shave not listed new prices yet. Pm s Cost analysts figured its Price increase at 3.6 per cent Over 1967 prices. Sticker prices include Federal excise taxes and dealer handling charges but not freight or local taxes. Pm said its higher Price tags recognize current material prices and payroll i made no mention of possible in creases in its labor costs As result of current negotiations with the United Auto and Ford had to Roll Back their 1967 prices to get into line with pm s smaller Price hikes and there was immediate speculation Chrysler might have to do the same again. There was no immediate comment from Chrysler. Pm said that $61 of the $110increase in sticker prices reflected costs of two items optional in 1967 models but stand Ard in the new cars in compliance with Federal Law. These Are the exhaust emission control device de signed to Cut Down on Auto exhaust pollution and Center seat belts. Pm added in addition cer Tain new features principally safety related product improvements not available in 1967, have also been included Ronall 1968 the latter group pm said in clude improved Interior Protection by added padding and an improved Windshield wiper sys tem. 11 dead in Mexico Texas braces for Beulah from a and up dispatches Brownsville Tex. Texas braced monday for the expected onslaught of Hurricane Beulah whose death toll Rose to 29 wit reports from the Yucatan Penin Sula through which Beula churned sunday into the Gulf of Mexico. Reports from the Peninsula raised the toll there to 11 eighteen had died earlier i Beulah s sweep through the Caribbean. Beulah was entered about 370miles Southeast of Brownsville and about 280 Miles East of the mexican resort City of Tampico. It was heading West Northwest at12 Miles per hour. Reports from the Yucatan Peninsula told of hooded roads loss of Power and communications toppled Rural Homes and ruined Fields of Corn. The mexi can government set up an Airlift with Medicine and food for flood lashed resort venturesome residents of Ocean City md., Brave the blasts to watch seas presidential implications whipped up by Hurricane Doria Pound the Boardwalk of the resort City. Up photo Rocky skips new York a gov. Nelson a. Rockefeller refuse monday to attend a Republican governors conference called by California gov. Ronald Reagan because Rockefeller said he feared the meeting might have presidential All the Republican Gover nors invited last july by Reagan to attend the meeting Only two i closing . 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George Romney and himself. The new York governor said he would Send members of his staff to the meeting in his View of the fact that the other governors Are not coming and there would t therefore be the Opportunity to discuss prob lems among the governors themselves i will not be going Rockefeller said. He said that there had Bee some speculation that the meet ing might be a Republican sum Mit conference and he wanted no such am not a candidate for the Republican presidential Nomina Tion and i m not going to be so therefore i Don t want any mis understanding he said. In Sacramento Reagan spress Secretary Paul Beck de Nied politics had anything to do with the calling of the Confer ence. Reagan regrets Rockefeller will be unable to attend Beck said. An talks the conference was not called for political Romney is expected to attend part of the Friday session Beck said. Victims and for refugees evacuated from the East coast territory of Quintana Roo and the resort islands of c o z u m e 1 and Isla Majeres. Offshore Oil rigs owned by four companies off the Louisiana and Texas coasts were ordered evacuated. Cozumel hit full Force by winds locked at 125 Miles an hour reported a number of building were downed As were Trees and Power lines and roads ripped up. All Normal Means of communication were knocked , capital of Yucatan was hit by the storm s Advance Windsand Rains during the night and 22 Miles to the North 5,000 per sons were evacuated by bus from Progreso and 500 More fro the nearby fishing Village of Tel Chac. Most were brought to Merida. Hurricane Doria meanwhile slipped Down to tropical storm status sunday after her Brushwitz Maryland Delaware Vir Ginia and North Carolina. Shews moving away from the coast in a South southeasterly direction leaving behind flooded streets toppled Telephone Booth Sand damaged signs and Bill boards. Lake her More powerful sister Doria was forecast to intensify rom her present Peak Power of35 Miles an hour As she moved out Over warmer Maryland some 350 evacuees spent Friday night on Comsat an elementary school in Ber in a Community eight Miles rom Ocean City. The Board walk at Ocean City was reported warped by the storm along with other minor , far to the North Hurricane Chloe s 100 mile an hour winds posed no threat o any land for the next two Days. She was entered about 370 Miles Southeast of Cape race Newfoundland. She was forecast to move to Ward the East Northeast at 15 to 20 m.p.h., with a More Easterly course and an increase in for Ward Speed for the next 24hours. Gales extended out 200 Miles to the North and 100 Miles the South. Stock Market surges to Dow Jones "67 Peak new York a the Stock Market monday closed at an other Peak for the year in the Dow Jones Industrial averages. Trading was Rose from the Start and continued to gain until the after noon when some advances were trimmed by , Martin Marietta and Raythelon were very Active an Strong based on their share in the Nike a defense against inter Continental ballistic missiles which was adopted by the government. A wide Range of Blue chips in various Stock groups perform dwell enough to give the averages a Good boost. Inflationary expectations were reinforced by news of Price increases an brought new buying into the Market brokers continuing doubt about a possible tax increase and the reported congressional opposition to it continued to heat up the inflationary atmosphere. The Dow Jones industrials rose5.26 to 938.74. Volume was 11.59 million shares compared with 10.27 million Friday. Families leave battered Honolulu a about550 dependents of Federal Avia Tion Agency personnel on storm battered Wake Island have been evacuated to women and children were flown to Honolulu by Faa air Force and coast guard planes saturday and sunday. Most of them will be housed at Ilic Kam air Force base until they recalled Back to the Island. Some 1,500 men remained awake to begin clean up operations after typhoon Sarah battered the three Square mile is land six hours Friday night an dearly saturday. Winds up to 140 Miles per hour blew off roofs smashed windows and stopped Power generators but Only six minor in juries were reported. There was More damage than most of us anticipated but we Are not devastated said Ray Caudle assistant area manager for the Faa on Wake. He said the Island s prime Power capabilities were totally destroyed leaving Power Only where generators Are storm knocked out the Faa s communication operations. Guam and Honolulu Faa control towers have taken Over Pacific communications for air traffic. An Faa spokesman i Honolulu said one of the first efforts in the clean up operation will be to restore communications and Clear the runway sat the Airport. Caudle said we Are in a position to get Back into minimal operation in approximately
