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Oshawa Times (1958-), 1 Sep 1966, p. 12

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as eis 12 THE OSHAWA TIMES, Thursdoy, September 1, THE PROPOSAL: SPEND $95 BILLION Rep. Adam Clayton Pow- ell, (D- N.Y.), testified to- day before a Senate sub- committee investigating the problems of American cit- ies. Powell proposed a $95 billion, 10 - year campaign "to. raise black Americans" to full equality. Powell al- 'so called for the resigna- tion of Sargent Shriver as head of the Office of Economic Opportunity. (AP. Wirephoto) RISING ACCIDENT TOLL Research Lack Hinders Traffic Safety Efforts By BOB MacKENZIE OTTAWA toll of traffic accidents. agreement stops there. Some think mum speeds introduced. "There is conflict of ideas on| Until the federal government (CP)--Almost ev-|gives the go-ahead, the study|motor vehicle research centre erybody agrees that something/group is limited to comparing|is established, but several pro- must be done to curb the rising|results of outside work in the|grams probably would be ap- But/ field. One of its first recommen-|plicable to both fields. dations after being set up late speed limits|last year was for a Canadian should be lowered. Some want|motor vehicle research centre|yolyes a sticky problem of fed- them raised. Others want mini-|to conduct and co-ordinate ac-|eral-provincial cident research. ton, director of a National Re-|tee studying the problem that search Council study group on/the cabinet is considering the auto accidents. But the fact that experts have| individual suggestions and rec-| ommendations points up one vital missing ingredient--ade- quate research on which to base solid recommendations, Mr Thurcetan heade aeronautical establishment and the five-man motor vehicle ac- cident study group set up within his own department. The group has not been able to initiate any research programs but has concentrated on examining the results of projects carried out in North America and Europe. The group's first report--in a series of seven papers--makes several suggestions but cau- tions that further study is needed before drawing concrete conclusions. NRC's | |based on the vociferousness of| proposal. A decision may be made this fall. Lack of scientific data is not ja new problem in the auto safety field and is already evi- dent in present laws, Mr. Thurston said in an interview. "Many of our regulations are |their advocates, rather than on | technical need." ow does an establishment jsafety? |PROBLEMS SIMILAR The two fields are really close together, Mr. Thurston" says. Basic research into air acci- dents and their prevention-- metal fatigue, operator (pilot) performance, the effect of en- vironment--are common to both fields. aeronautical fit into auto Industry Minister Drury has|that could delay any decision everything,' says F. R. Thurs-|since told a Commons commit-)py Mr. Drury. A new area will open if the Establishment of the centre is) not that simple, however. It in-| jurisdiction in the auto safety field, a problem Also, little if any automotive désign work is carried out in Canada, so the federal govern- ment or any provincial govern- ment that. brings in: legislation about safety features in motor vehicle design might face a dif- ficult task trying to influence £316,000 by Geofrey he head offices of U.S. and t w. <r am Car MAacers. This still leaves the. big fields of highway design, driver train-| jing and licensing, and revision} jand enforcement of highway regulations. No immediate solution is in the offing, Mr. Thurston adds, but he does see a brighter side of the problem. "At least people are hecom- ing conscious of auto and high- way safety. This alone could go a leng way to reducing acci- 'Color TV Here -As A Luxury | TORONTO (CP) -- Color|TV-Stereo units 'may sell for comes to regular television pro-|even more. gramming in Canada Thursday night but about 99 per cent of|tense as i1 firms vie to estab- |viewers will be watching black-|lish themselves in the 'blossom- and-white sets. men ane vision manufacturers. "Color is still pretty much aj¢reased competition luxury item," says one dealer. prices for|States and Japan. Suggested retail color sets, ranging in size from 19-inch portables to 25-inch con- | tronics soles, is $600 to $2,300. Color|has announced plans to resume tess per cenit of |manuiacturimz the almost 5,000,000. Canadian|vigorous sales campaigns-- homes with TV sets now can receive color, says a spokesman for the Electronic Industries As- sociation of Canada, represent- ing most of the country's tele- Although competition is in- ing market -- by stepping up ang launching there are no consumer bargains yet. And none are expected for about two years. Canadian manufacturers, how- ever, may be spurred to lower their prices by expected in- from abroad, chiefly the United At least one large U.S. elec- manufacturer already Laborer Wins Pools Fortune LONDON (AP)--A 52-year- old laborer has won £331,196 ($993,598)--claimed to be a world record -- on a soccer pool, it was announced-today. Making public the win, the pool operators (Littlewoods) said it was the largest sum ever won by an individual anywhere on a soccer pool. It was only the second time in his life that the winner, Percy Harrison, married with five children, played the pools. He won the £331,196 by risk-| program schedules tris season. ing 3s 9d (57 cents). Last week, when he played the pools for the first time, Harrison won 10 shillings. This encouraged him to try to do better. The pool operators, of which there are several, pay out weekly to those who predict eight draws from a single list of scheduled soccer games. The operators said the pre- vious biggest single win was Liddiard 18 months ago. Harrison correctly pre- dicted eight draws from the more than 20 games on which the pools was based. selling TV receivers in Canada for the first time since 1960, in- cluding a line of color models starting at $500. JAPAN WANTS IN An importing firm which markets Japanese communica- tions equipment in Canada says it may bring in 12- to 19-inch color sets within a year. .The Electronic Industries As- sociation estimates that by the beginning of 1967 there will be about 85,009 sets in operation, increasing to about 200,000 by the end of the year. It says this will rise to more than 1,000,000 by 1970. The CBC and CTV networks stand ready to throw a gener- ous splash of color into their The publicly -.owned CBC says it plans 30 hours or more a week of prime - time color programming on the English French. Privately - owned .CTV an- nounced 70 per cent of .its total 62 hours of network shows each week will be in color: The cost The federal governmen set a maximum of $15,000,000 for the first stage of CBC conversion to color if June, 1965. CTV president Gordon Keeble says: "I'd hate to think how much it has cost us." Many of Canada's 74 individ- INTERIOR DECORATOR FURNITURE DRAP! 3 BROADLOOM 15 King Street East CUSTOM MADE DRAPES Phone 725-2686 network, and about 15 on the] tal television stations also have big plans for color, Almost all will be able to carry color trans-|vertisers."" missions from the networks, al- though not as many have facili-| ested in the upper-income color ties to originate color programs. able to benefit? One telévision writer has said dian advertising firm says |cially on convenice Dg yee "prestige, especially with ad- set owners, but also in the net- 'the answer involves. pursuit of American surveys have 'shown oe anes, Re "4 jis at least ser cent more ef-|. W HO ie Not only are they now. inter br yo ag ontign d white | SALsss., No. (AP) -- Buck- One agency told a group of Sounaad Why are the Canadian net-|Wotk which moves quickest to| advertising executives the man/|drawn'Tuesday works presenting so much color win the allegiance of the color who buys a color TV tends to \so early with so few viewers | Viewer. $250,000-added New be a bigger spender than his|Swee; - | pstakes at Rock The president of a large Cana-|black and white cousin, espe-|Park after his unsati ae products, |factory workout in three days. Summer after summer...year after year Canada's largest selling ale is MOLSON EXPORT ALE MOLSON is |dents. | Semana ne DELUXE 2-SPEED, SEMI-AUTOMATIC INGLIS WASHER WITH 'HERCULES' MECHANISM lights EVIDENCE INCONCLUSIVE For example, the report says there is no conclusive wvideree | Birth Control to show that persons takin: driver education courses have| fewer accidents than those ww Ghange Rapped do not. 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