4 Page Two THE MICHIGAN DAILY Saturday, December 2, 1972 4~1~iI2i~J GOVERNMENT APPROVES ~ ~ ~ . 1 GM and Ford to hike prices WASHINGTON (UPI) - The Price Commission yesterday prov- ed price hikes for General Motors Corp. and Ford Motor Co. cars and trucks. The panel said costs to the com- panies due to government - re- quired safety equipment warranted the increases. The decision will allow GM to boost the average price of a 1973 model car and commercial vehic- le by an average $54. . Ford won a $62.55 average priceI boost, scaled back from the $91.531 the company had requested. The orders to the two firms said the increase would apply on- ly to vehicles manufactured after Dec. 1. The panel had turned down Ford and GM price increase requests in August, because the commission felt the two companies were edg- ing too close to their profit mar- gin ceilings. Both companies re-filed their requests after their third quarter operating figures became avail- able. Ford and GM based their price increase requests on the added cost of producing new models with safety equipment, stronger bump- ers and cleaner exhaust systems required by the government. - 1- The commission approved the in- creases "on a cost pass through to the consumer basis." In theory, this means the two firms will not earn any profit from the price increases but that all the money will pay for the added and updated equipment. The Ford price boost equaled an average 1.9 per cent higher price on a new model and 1.53 per cent for GM. This figure applies to the full model line of both firms and pre- sumably some car prices could be raised above this figure if others were lowered. In no case, however, can a new car be priced more than 6 per cent over the price of August, 1971. Chrysler Corp. and American Motors, the smaller two of the "big four" auto makers, received similar safety-related price in- creases on Oct. 16. Chrysler received a $60.10 per vehicle increase and American Motors a $75.90 boost. The Michigan Daily, edited and man- aged by students at the University of Michigan. News phone: 764-0562. Second Class postage paid at Ann Arbor, Mich- igan 420 Maynard Street. Ann Arbor, Michigan 48104. Published daily Tues- day through Sunday morning Univer- sity year. Subscription rates: $10 by carrier (campus area); $11 local mail (in Mich. or Ohio); $13 non-local mail (other states and foreign). Summer Session published Tuesday through Saturday morning. Subscrip- tion rates: $5.50 by carrier (campus area); $6.50 local mall (in Mich. or Ohio); $7.50 non-local mail (other states and foreign). DIAL 668-6414 e Df. I4awYreilces G~u iLGB, the p-sy N EXT "DARLING" & "GRADUATE" 1 THE REAL PUBLIC ENEMY NO.1! +www. a. m rrn"ai-, umL'S ARDI THE BLU A-E i S!Gene Shialit, NBC-TV 2nd SMASH H IT W EEK! DY OTSINGS OBLUES AP Photo THIS VIETNAMESE GIRL bids farewell to a South Vietnamese lieutenant who is leaving forthe Mekong Delta. F 1,r2 F 'n^( . . Kissinger, Duc confer again on proposed cease-fire pact WASHINGTON (R)-National se- drawals and effective supervision American officials say they be- curity advisor Henry Kissinger of the cease-fire before Kissinger lieve Saigon wants the North Viet- conferred with South Vietnamese and President Nixon complete U.S. namese force, estimated at 145,000, special envoy Nguyen Phu Duc negotiating strategy this weekend reduced to a size that they can yesterday. at the Florida White House. cope with after all U.S. forces While the two men talked in the Kissinger is due to fly to Paris have been withdrawn within 60 White House, it was disclosed in tomorrow and resume talks with!days. Saigon that a secret directive had North Vietnam's Politburo repre- South Vietnam has one million been issued to South Vietnamese sentative Le Duc Tho in secret men in its armed forces. cabinet ministers and high-level1 department heads to prepare for sessions beginning Monday. The draft agreement reportedly aeas-e. According to American officials will call for a reduction of South Neither the White House nor the the cease-fire agreement would re- Vietnamese as well as communist South Vietnamese embassy in' establish the demilitarized zone at troop strength, but U.S. officials Washington would disclose the out- the 17th parallel to serve as a think the advantage still will be' come of the fourth Kissinger-Duc buffer zone subject to scrutiny by with the South Vietnamese. talks to take place within three truce supervisors. The meeting between Kissinger days. The agreement will provide for and Duc was the third in the past' But it appeared that Duc had some reduction of North Viet- three days and came following a made a final appeal for assurances namese forces but not all, sources CBS network news report fromI of North Vietnamese troop with- said. Saigon which said Duc reported to - -- - _ Thieu that the United States in- is /we tends to sign a peace accord with SAT. SUN. TALES OF MANHATTAN Dir. Jules Duvivier. 1942 Series of episodes in the manner of "Grand Ho- tel," some comical, some sad. With Charles Laugh- ton in a great perform- ance. An extremely popu- lar film in its time, it de- serves a revival. MON. Ch arley Chaplin feature THE PILGRIM plus shorts by CHAPLIN, LLOYD, LANG Architecture Auditorium s sShows Times at Every 1:15-3:45-6:15- Wed. 8:45 p.m. 1-5 P.M. Box Office Opens Bargain 12:45 Day WHO IS THE MECHANIC? 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The 70-year-old Boyle was sen- tenced this year to five years in prison for making illegal politi- cal contributions from union funds in 1968. If his conviction is upheld, Boyle will be barred by federal law from holding office. The UMWA election is the sec- ond union election ever super- vised by the federal government. Government supervision in the election will cost taxpayers an estimated '$4 million. The labor department's scruti- ny was mandated by a federal judge after the courts found nu- merous irregularities in Boyle's 1969 re-election over another re- former, Joseph "Jock" Yablon- ski, who was killed with his wife and daughter about three weeks after the election. Followers of the slain insur- gent then formed the MFD. 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