European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 14, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 stars and stripes january 1978 Ford accused of coverup on defect Washington i the Trade commission accused the Ford Friday at Selling 2 7 million can during the past our years without telling buyers about a Piston defect that com cause major engine the Agency issued a complaint against we automaker seeking to Force it 10 Tor booms shake Homes in coastal area new Vork Iasi booms similar the ones that occurred off the Alun Lic coast in december have been reported i the area of the latest Boom reportedly Shook Boms in the Charleston but there were no reported reports of a sonic apparently originating were received thurs Day afternoon by officials Al the Lamont Doherty geological Observatory in Pali located just North of new York the new York to Row said the newspaper said us Obser Vato one of the most sophisticated in the world did not record the latest Boom Al though to a sitar similar disturbances in the air last Observatory officials could not immediately be readied far Oommen a Seismograph at Baptist College of Charleston registered Earth tremors originating in the Beaufort area about j p m a Baffin College official said the shocks apparently were not rom an but from acoustical Energy at the first of the mysterious booms curved i other booms later in the month prompted Many different explanations secret government military air Manuelm and underwater the cause of the booms is still gubernatorial ambitions rect the perhaps by compensating the owners of can Virtich suffered the Agency also said it May try to Force o notify All owners of the of tested lt1 through 19tt or tet Var cars d the and of the tact that a repair pro Gram is a variable for the beaut first policy of Kristy he Leafell or cruel with the Milwaukee fire we Happy id be one at the first time women and netted Tauv twin log program Umil was us to Cut her mule toe Ember two obeyed the Feld did her a tag hair was my Lafor taut than the a police chief de Davis retires from Post us Angeles police chief de an unofficial candidate for the Republican no mitigation for Lumen in his badge thursday and ended eight years As the City s top Law enforce ment and a 37year Veteran of the will Nta officially retire until next monday Al at that time he will Start drawing a pension x 70 percent Al a current approximately a year Ive been threatening to do this for a Long Davis joked As he handed Over As badge and identification card a a personnel clerk at Parker unemployed Vul saw be out there Amoni ranks of the unemployed Davis was Given a Small replica of badge and a temporary card to use until monday when assistant chief Robert Rock will take Over As interim who is not a candidate to replace Steve until the police commis Sion selects a new candidates Tot the expected to be filled by it take a Payung written Examina Tion in saturday after the Cef Rizony Ine a Jerk Injo Merf Davis that he will not Haw to give up his right to carry a concealed thais the outgoing chief re plied ii probably need in David joked that dont fed the worked a single Day since Ive been chief because enjoyed he us Job was Etc Rowely intense very the Public in this City to feel dose w the police chief they want you to talk to them All the he declined to say if had a favorite among the candidate for he if 1 have a or in my going 10 say Davis said be plans to Start Campaign ing for the gop nomination for governor w soon As his retirement i have a it of Confidence that we can Lake the primary the general election Shouki be very difficult attorney Genera svelte younger san mayor state Fen John Boggs and Ken Maddy Are expected u be the other too contenders or the Republican nomination 10 oppose democratic Edmund g Brown apparently will not be sen Ousby challenged from his own to Ford has notified its dealers that it would repair the but Consumers were not directly to Center for Auto safety had urged the Etc thursday to move on he and suggested the Agency adopt a Rule re it Tinag Auta Industry to disclose All it said several similar repair programs about which Only dealers were aware have caused Consumers harm Over the past Sev eral years Tulve cars involved in the Ford Case Are Ford and Mercury compacts and sub com pacts equipped with four and engines poor Lungi Cajon supposedly has caused Metal Tometa Macl and Resul Tant scuffing so Model cars Are failure to disclose such information May cause con miners substantial eco nomic harm due to their inability to avoid or prevent substantial damage to the engine of their the Agency the complaint alleges that Ford knew of or a least suspected the problem nearly two Yean ago and verified it by August 1976 by july Ford had initiated pro Grams my generally disclosed to the Public to compensate whose engines developed Piston he Etc but frequently purchasers not compensated because they Are aware of forts because sensation does not extend to can beyond f certain mileage or Model or became some dealers do not abide by the in it added Ford had falsely advertised Tot cars involved As durable and on thursday the transportation depart men announced the recall of More than 197476 Volkswagen and Audi cars because they May Nave detective so Cefer Alor the department listed two types Tennial the Cable May Caus ing the engine to return to Idle and raising special dangers for a car thai passing w climbing a or the accelerator Nuj stick and make it impossible to slow us car without taking it out of recall notices Are being issued or 000 1975is Volkswagen Volkswagen 75 Volkswagen dashers and Audi Fox the department it said recall notices also Are issued by Volkswagen for rabbits and scirocco All 1975 which steering system defects May cause excessive play in the steering stateside new prisoner Exchange Likely next month sax Diego i Ltd another group of americans held prisoner in Mexico Mil probably be returned to the new Federal authorities Michael a Tell of the Justice depart who Heads the prisoner Swap pro said the is starting gear up for a but it Mil be a much smaller the san Diego Union the newspaper quoted Abbell As saying that so a americans Jerould be brought from mexican prisons in february Proba Bly to san under the terms of a new treaty Between the and Mexico thai allows citizens of one country convicted rf4 crimes in the other to serve their sentence in their native 1 in the first Transfer last mostly convicted drug Tram were flown to san in change for 36 mexicans serving 6 two thirds of the americans were freed on parole within a week or move of oust controversies judge dropped Jet pts Fum boy ant appeals Coart judge Claries Cal accused to White add criticized for i proper of Rapf hat Bee a that indicia proceed out agates urn the controversial criminal court of a pub Orst pronged Widi thread Critie Ura Nisi a letter to Hustler Manzie on state Tut Hnery Sauie he in Josed Nadif Pur Nogi is in chancery court Nib i attorney a in delay the ouster bearing lie Annona Cemel was 1 Nan Beta Gaib raft the in dial standards i i j it of state Iod Idal to drop the Acle worns on n school meditation Bill Liuzi says it will ficht any at so moments of Medit Tiwi into prayer Oresto Gererin Steven to visit China api ask George Wallace is oar u nne Raen Billy Joe did hat us the invitation As a member of the appreciates the decide whether be will
