VW sales slump as imports gain ground in U.S. market
In nine months of 1969 VW earnings fell 4.2 percent to 396,993 cars while Japan makers Toyota and Datsun posted sharp gains. Toyota rose 94 percent to 93,427 units and moved to No. 2 among imports. Datsun up 58 percent to 63,709. Ford and AMC offer sub $2,000 models amid stiff competition. Volkswagen maintains share growth from 6 percent in August as U.S. market evolves.
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Groppi Denied Release From Jail After Assembly Sit-In
Federal Judge James E. Doyle rejected a bid to free Rev. James F. Groppi pending a test of a Wisconsin law empowering legislature to jail for contempt without a hearing. Groppi led about 1,000 people into the Assembly, protesting welfare cuts, prompting National Guard activation.
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