Word: safe
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...driver slammed his new car into a brick wall, apparently because the steering wheel was defective. Even though the trial judge was unable to find evidence of negligence by either manufacturer or driver, he held the manufacturer liable for breach of an "implied warranty" that the steering wheel was safe. The New Jersey Supreme Court upheld the verdict: "We see no rational doctrinal basis for differentiating between a fly in a bottle of beverage and a defective automobile...
...Corvair. Suddenly swinging out of control, the car hit a truck headon, killing one child and the fiance. U.S. Racing Driver Paul O'Shea has taken the stand to back the Collins claim that the Corvair was unsafe. British Racing Driver Stirling Moss has testified that it was safe. The war of experts may well leave judge and jury unsure of just where the negligence lies...
Died. Eugene Leonard Burdick, 46, bestselling novelist and University of California political science professor, a former Rhodes scholar who methodically ground out Cassandra-like tales of political science fiction (The Ugly American and its forthcoming sequel, Sarkhan, both written with William J. Lederer; Fail-Safe, written with Harvey Wheeler; and The 480); of a heart attack while playing tennis; in San Diego...
...almost two centuries we have proved man's capacity for self-government," Reagan said, "but today we are told we must choose between a left and right or, as others suggest, a third alternative, a kind of safe middle ground. I suggest to you there is no left or right, only an up or down. Up to the maximum of individual freedom consistent with law and order, or down to the ant heap of totalitarianism...
Draft boards will have to call 19-year-olds as a result of the increase in the draft call announced yesterday by President Johnson, Students, however, are safe from induction for the foreseeable future, according to spokesmen for the Selective Service...