Word: ralph
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...policies. More and more, G.M. is using earthy Jim Roche instead of steely Fred Donner as its public voice. It was Roche who went to Washington to apologize for the embarrassing fact that G.M. underlings-unbeknownst to Roche-had hired detectives to probe the private affairs of Safety Crusader Ralph Nader. When G.M. makes delicate pronouncements about auto safety, quality control or production cutbacks, Jim Roche does...
...Nieman Fellows have awarded journalism citations to Ralph Nader, author of Unsafe at Any Speed, and Wilson F. Minor, correspondent for the New Orleans Times-Picayune...
...interest in auto safety, "It's all of the same order as the hula hoop--a fad. Six months from now, we'll probably be on another kick." Your editorial of May 13 on highway safety reflects a similar vein of though. In addition, you have chosen to label Ralph Nader, one of the protagonists, as "flamboyant" and suggest that the American public will soon tire of his effort...
...attacks range from Ralph Nader's flamboyant denunciation of Rolls Royce door latches to Senator Ribicoff's sober investigation into the recall of 8.7 million automobiles since 1960. Under pressure, the industry has made concessions. Most of the manufacturers have assured a Congressional Committee that they will spare no effort in setting their own safety standards...
...trouble with uproars is that they do not last forever. The public will soon tire of listening to Ralph Nader and his indiscriminate attacks on the automobile industry. Demand will rise again and the threat of shrinking sales will recede, simply because automobiles are a necessity to most Americans whether or not safety devices have been installed...