Word: gm
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Durocher for the Giants, and emerged in his own right as a manager for "Frisco in 1962-64. He took over Finley's Kansas City Athletics in 1966 and broke with Charles in 1968, whereupon he flew to the Indians. Alvin never got along that well with management, and GM Gabe Paul ousted him in 1970. He reminds me a lot of Hank Bauer, the crusty if effective skipper...
...effort to comply, GM has spent $1 billion so far on pollution control, and Ford has put 6,500 people to work on the project. But all the money and brainpower have not completely succeeded...
...authorized the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to delay it for another year if he deems it necessary to do so. The automakers can use the grace period. They have already gone about as far toward cleaning up their cars as they can, without introducing costly new technology. GM, for example, reports that it has reduced emissions of hydrocarbons by 80%, carbon monoxide by 70% and nitrogen oxides by 40% since 1967. Such progress, gained by making adjustments on the standard Detroit engines, has been bought at the expense of fuel economy and auto performance: most new cars...
...next step is to add a new device to 1975-model cars that will be sold in California and wherever else the automakers wish. According to GM, this "catalytic converter" will improve gas mileage by up to 13% and make cars perform as well as in the good old days. Shaped like a muffler and attached to the exhaust system, it will also convert hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide into water vapor and other harmless compounds...
...first glance, that might appear to be the last thing the U.S. should do during the energy crisis. But, say GM and the EPA, the loss of oil in producing unleaded gas will be more than balanced by the improved gas mileage that cars with converters will get. While the debate rages, precious time is slipping by. Detroit has an extra year to cleanse auto exhaust completely, but the job looks as difficult as ever...