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1. LOS ANGELES AND ITS MISTRESS MACHINE.

Author

Marx, Wesley

Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL protection, AUTOMOBILE industry, EMISSION control, AIR pollution, AIR quality, INTERNAL combustion engines, AUTOMOBILES, AIR pollution monitoring
Abstract

The article presents a discussion of the confrontation between air quality standards and the internal combustion engine in Los Angeles, California. The confrontation has become an issue when the Clean Air Act of 1970 came out. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has implemented regulations on car manufacturers to reduce automobile emissions. It is requiring the states to meet the federally-set air quality standards by 1975. The greatest benefit of the Act has been its foresight in encouraging land use and transit controls.

Published
1973
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2. Motor-Borne Los Angeles Gives Industry That Open-Air Touch.

Subjects
CITIES & towns, AUTOMOBILES, DECENTRALIZATION in government, CITIES & towns & the environment
Abstract

The article provides information on the city of Los Angeles, California, where automobile driving is a way of life. It states that the said city has been created because of its climate, the reason why its population has increased in just a short time with the help of automobiles, which serve as the means of the city's diversification and decentralization. It adds that at least three-fourths of the entire working force commutes by automobiles.

Published
1957

3. Kicking the Auto Habit.

Author

Barnes, Peter

Subjects
*PUBLIC transit, *URBAN transportation, *GASOLINE supply, *TRAFFIC congestion, *AUTOMOBILES, *BUSES
Abstract

Focuses on the lack of mass transit in Los Angeles, California. Restrictions put by the government on gasoline quotas and freeway speed limits; Prevalence of air pollution and smog which create traffic problems; Criticism of the Southern California Rapid Transit District, which operates 1500 buses; Discussion of the Angelenos' intense psychological attachment to the automobile.

Published
1973

4. LETTERS.

Author

MERRILL, ALAN E., WEST, THOMAS E., POINDEXTER, EMMA LEE, GRAY, CAROL LEE, OHL, VICKI SHEPHERD, LAGES, WILLIAM L., TAYLOR, HARRY, SMITH, J. CHANDLER, DOWD, JOHN M., MOORE, NANCY, HOHENLOHE, PRINCE ALFONSO, DONAHUE, GILBERT E., ENGEL, CHARLES F., LACY, T., DAVIDSON, BILL, KANN, TONI, SERLIN, EDWARD, CASNER, MIRIAM MORGAN, and LEWIS, JERRY

Subjects
LETTERS to the editor, RACE, AUTOMOBILES, HUNTING equipment, TAXATION
Abstract

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to previous articles including one on an essay regarding race published in the September 29, 1967 issue, one on the automobiles owned by elite celebrities in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California published in the September 29, 1967 issue, and one regarding hunting surpluses published in the September 29, 1967 issue.

Published
1967

5. A Comment on "Los Angeles and Its Mistress Machine.".

Author

Cook, C. Sharp

Subjects
ENVIRONMENTAL degradation, AUTOMOBILES, FOSSIL fuels, POWER resources, ENVIRONMENTAL quality, ENVIRONMENTAL protection
Abstract

The article presents the author's observations and comments on the occurrence of environmental problems in Los Angeles, California. He suggested on the possible causes of the environmental problems in the state such as the excessive use of private automobiles. He elaborated that the situation in Los Angeles is only a manifestation of the basic problem of the American culture over the past decades. He also mentioned the kinds of technical laws and plans that have been suggested to solve the problems such as the reduction in the burning of fossil fuel.

Published
1974
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6. HERE COMES YESTERDAY.

Author

Coons, Hannibal

Subjects
*CLUBS, *ASSOCIATIONS, institutions, etc., *ANTIQUE & classic cars, *AUTOMOBILES
Abstract

The article presents information on the Horseless Carriage Club of Los Angeles, a group of antique automobile enthusiast in Los Angeles, California. The club was organized in 1937. Club members bring their own antique automobiles during club meetings, which are held three or four times a year. Its founders were Art Twohy, Everett Miller and Bill Wakefield.

Published
1942

7. California Dreaming.

Subjects
*AUTOMOBILES, *POWER resources, *MOTOR fuels, *ENERGY shortages, *ENERGY sources for buildings, *ECONOMIC history
Abstract

Presents information on the prospect of energy shortage in the United States. View that Los Angeles, California will be hit badly due to the gasoline shortage; Increase of fuel consumption by automobiles and buildings; Discussion on the declining condition of economy; Statement that oil supplies are getting short in the world's new era of scarcity; Nostalgia over the days before motorized devices and equipment.

Published
1973

8. Smog Today & Smog Tomorrow.

Author

Neiburger, Morris

Subjects
AIR pollution, SMOG, AUTOMOBILES, AIR quality
Abstract

The article comments on air pollution in Los Angeles, California. The people of the area, lulled for the past few years by assurances that the problem was being met by the control of stationary sources and the installation of crank-case blow-by recirculating devices on cars, and that the remaining major source, auto exhaust, would soon be controlled also, became aroused once more by the intensity, extent and duration of the siege. Despite frequent references to its lethal effect, no deaths have been traced directly to the smog of Los Angeles.

Published
1965

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