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...included, and Grinspoon makes a point of refuting the "Assassins" myth which attributes the origin of the name "hashish" to a band of eleventh century Persian warriors who (so the story goes) got high before battle. Grinspoon also sharply criticizes the AMA and in particular the anti-grass bias of the AMA journal...
Goodyear, the biggest wheel in the business, swung over to safer, more durable and costlier "bias belted" tires. The company's $20 million advertising campaign, featuring sporty cars and racy women, created a runaway demand for its belted models. In 1968 more than 93% of new cars came with the old bias-ply tires; but 85% of the 1970 models were equipped with the new belted ones...
What are the differences among these tires? In the bias-ply tires, the rubber tread is attached to a casing made of crisscross layers of rayon or nylon (see diagram). The belted models are built the same way, but in addition they have two or more rigid belts of fiber glass encircling the tire under the tread. Helped by these extra belts, the tire grips the road better, wears up to 15% or 20% longer, is less likely to be punctured. In the radials, the casing cords run in straight lines instead of a crisscross pattern, and as many...
...radials have been standard equipment in Europe for almost 15 years but make up only 4% of the U.S. market. Sales have been slowed partly because radials. most of them imports, cost an average of about $54.50 each v. an average $49.50 for the bias-belted tires. More important, because the suspension system of most Detroit cars is built for bias-ply or belted tires, the stiffer radials give a somewhat harder ride, especially at low speeds. B.F. Goodrich, which in 1965 became the first U.S. company to market radials, reports that they now account for 10% of the company...
...ending. The American Viscose Division of FMC will start producing steel tire wire. To get the most advanced technology, American Viscose signed a licensing agreement with Pirelli, the Italian tiremaker, which has long used steel wire in its radials. Firestone has begun using steel in some of its bias-belted tires, and this year opened a plant in France to provide the necessary wire. Monsanto Co. has developed a quick and cheap process for spinning continuous strands of steel wire. The company estimates that production of the wire could reach 200 million Ibs. a year...