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...each of the next five years, McGuire predicts, the number of recalls will grow by 10% to 15%; and all auto manufacturers, 75% of the television-set makers and more than half of all home-appliance makers will recall at least some of their products. One reason: stiffer Government safety regulations, pressure from consumer advocates and the increasing complexity of many products, which multiplies trouble. "The cost to companies could easily run up to $1 billion a year," says McGuire...
...with the varsity, Peter Raymond's freshman lightweights should also receive their first test of the season. The Yardlings beat Columbia handily last week, but the Engineers should provide somewhat stiffer competition...
...opting to stimulate the domestic economy, by reducing interest rates, instead of protecting the dollar in foreign money markets. New figures confirm that the money supply is being substantially expanded. Few bankers and economists are ready to predict that Federal Reserve policy will shift any time soon toward stiffer interest rates, even though the Fed views the dollar's weakness as an important constraint on U.S. monetary policy...
...shoddier goods and services. Companies fire offenders who get caught but do not prosecute for fear of bad publicity. Many states have no commercial bribery statute. In those that do, kickbacks almost always carry a penalty of less than a year. What is clearly needed is tough laws and stiffer sentences...
...Controls. The difficulties the automakers are having with Government safety and pollution regulations are a prime consequence of that flaw. For years the auto companies did not take seriously enough the rising clamor for greater car safety and less polluting engines. As a result, Government moved in and imposed stiffer standards than might have been necessary if the companies had acted voluntarily...