European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse August 1977 the stars and stripes 7 Detroit the Volkswagen the German built car which turned on a whole generation of americans with its never changing Bug like is abandoning car Market after a Hie Beetle the Moat successful import in american Auto sales history with sales of about five has become a victim of rising prices that have mulled in a severe sates slump Over the last 10 the last Beetle shipment to thin country was last vow of America has re that just cars in dealer inventory for which Memorabilia collectors arc sure to begin bidding As soon As they learn o the situation vow spokesman Baron Bates on tuesday said the is discontinuing the Model it is not Worth it id keep up with the omissions and safety standards on so Low a he said 1st Beetle sales through july were less than a Sliver of the kind of sales the car enjoyed during its heyday a decade r vow will continue to sell a higher priced Beetle convertible Bates said sales arc projected at a year at Attiat Price More Lati the the air cooled Beetle first arrived in America Lii just two were sold that but it was enough to launch the import invasion of the car Market create the Economy car Seg ment so hotly contested today beetles Basic Appeal was Low Price and a reputation far mostly to lower than anything Detroit the 1930s design by Ferdinand porsche became the Darling of toe College a cult for it was a Symbol of rebellion against status and prestige cruisers eau for others it was simply a object of fun such As the contests to see How Many people could be stuffed into one of the oddly shaped in vows Best beetles were starting those were the recalled we at Ella Patterson holds on to her husband of a the rating the interstate i Bridge death leap aver the Columbia River in later be broke free from her grasp nod leaped to Bis the drama wat captured by Oregon journal photographer Biu Murphy on his Way to wort up1 heal employees decide to stay social Security stems dropout tide Washington pith social Secu Rity administration has halted the Deser Tion of nearly half a million employees in new York City and elsewhere from the financially troubled retirement new York City and several of its components were the largest governmental entities planning to drop out of social but the except for two has changed its mind and will social Security participation is Manda tory Lor wage earners in private but it is voluntary for state and local government in the oust year or new York and several smaller government units in u dozen states Stuive Given the required two year notice of intent to cancel payments to the social Security which is supported by the deduction marked fica on most workers paycheck within a few several Hundred c 1c employee groups representing More workers had decided to the City government of new on the Prink of based its move on the desire to save the millions of dollars in quarterly contribution that match what each employee Pilj nearly employees in different components of Rity government were the slumping Economy appeared to have been a Maior reason for other planned some were motivated by the Prospect of higher take Home pay for employees during hard and others thought they could do belter invest ing their Money in private pension plans or retirement programs of their the desertion announcements coincided with reports that the social Security system was on shaky financial ground and would go broke if Congress didst take or medial concerned about protecting the Bil lion annual social Security contributions from slate and local governments and their social Security commissioner James Cardwell moved to Stem the he argued that the dropouts do better in private Benefit plans and might lose substantial sums in future in at least one the social Security administration hired an Independent Actu Ary to show a local government it Deal the new York along with govern mental units in cobra Maine and Washington have dropped their withdrawal officials said the new York reversal Fol Lowed Strong Union opposition to withdraw Al and an advisory commissions report that the City could not gel As much for its Money with any other pension fewer than employees Are now on the cancellation among Are the nearly employees of More than 110 local entities in Louisiana that have filed cancellation notices the City University construction which represents two is the Only new York City unit still on the assessing the change of in Many these governmental entities decided to continue their social Security coverage after they received advice from Independent actuaries that they could not duplicate social Security benefits through private insurers at comparable soda Security benefits include not Only retirement checks but disability insure survivors benefits for spouses and children and medicare health ruled the but the Henhouse was being torn apart by the Rise the Mark against which forced up the Price of the car and triggered a unending sales the Sells devaluation of Tho Dollar killed although the benue Sedan will no longer be offered it remains alive and Well elsewhere around the vow is about beetles a Day in Ger Many and a dozen other vow has sold some 19 million beetles since the car first was introduced in making it the Best Selling Model of All Ford recalls for fan total million Detroit a engine Cooling fans in an estimated motor cars could break off and kill or injure a person working under the the Auto said in announcing a recall of the the announced raises to the number of cars Ford has recalled since june for the same which has resulted in one deut i and it least 19 according to government the Federal government has said it is investigating million Ford cant and Light trucks built since the Model year might have the a govern ment official said tuesday the new recall does not end the latent Campaign the latest Campaign involves 137s and 1877modei Standard sized Fords and Mer and some 1977 All with v8 Ford said the fan Blades on the vehicles May crack and pieces of the Lades May eventually Fly Loose from the fan Assem Ford said dealers would replace the fans at no charge to owners beginning at the end of when initial supplies of replacement parts will be in the Ford warned owners and mechanics against working under the Hood of a car with the engine running until the fans have been affected models affected 1978 models Are air conditioned Fords and Mercury with and engines non air conditioned Fords and Mercury with police packages i the Case of the with trailer owing pack and All Fords and Mercury with engines except those equipped with police affected 1977 models Are Fords and Mercury with engines non Zircon i toned Fords and Mercury with 3sic engines and police packages unc obis with Nona conditioned Fords and Mercury with 400c i and police or trailer owing and All Nona conditioned Ford and Mercury with except those with police actor cites incompatibility after 1b years of marriage los Angeles up actor George Kennedy has separated from his to whom he Lias been married for it it has been coming far a Long Kennedy strictly a matter at incompatibility that has steadily increased i wont say anyone is to the Kennedy have a and
