GM settlement on engine substitutions ends suit risk
GM agrees to a $40 million national settlement for 128 000 owners of 1977 Oldsmobiles Pontiacs and Buicks with Chevrolet engines. The two stage deal provides cash payments and warranties after negotiations at the Attorneys General meeting in San Francisco. Ohio AG William Brown helped push the agreement which 44 attorneys general signed.
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GM to Offer 200 Refund and 20 Million Warranty Deal
GM announces a $200 refund to about 000 car owners and a $20 million powertrain warranty covering 36 months or 30,000 miles, transferable if the owner sells. Aide notes secrecy ahead of Monday’s formal announcement. reasons for delay not disclosed. The upheaval on engine swaps began after a Chicago man found a Chevy V-8 in an Oldsmobile, fueling lawsuits in 35 states.
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Subpoenas Issued in Korean Influence Probe
The House Ethics Committee authorized subpoenas for witnesses and documents in its South Korean influence-buying inquiry. Rep Millicent Fenwick called the closed session staggering but did not reveal details. Chairman John Flynt stated the subpoenas target individuals with Asian names linked to foreign nations or naturalized citizens, not incumbent lawmakers. Fenwick said the session revealed important information and was abruptly called to authorize subpoenas.
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D-Ga
Congress
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Tongsun Park
Seoul
Millicent Fenwick
R-N.j
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Begin outlines self rule for Palestinians and Sinai safeguards
President Carter meets with Israeli Prime Minister Begin to hear proposals granting Palestinians in the West Bank and Gaza greater day to day control while Israel keeps security presence. Sinai would keep safeguards, especially over Sharm el Sheik. Begin briefs senators at Blair House on condition of secrecy. Arafat ally groups push to rejoin PLO amid Beirut fighting as Syrian troops intervene. On this date 1925 Gen William Mitchell was found guilty and later awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously.
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U.S. Air Force
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Residents report Hillside Strangler sightings near 114
Hollywood residents recall hearing screams and seeing a man near apartment 114 where Kimberly Martin, a 17 year old call girl, was murdered in the Hillside Strangler case. Police note this slaying yielded clues to the scene and suspect behavior as they pursued the killer through the Hollywood complex.
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UPI
Hollywood
Dan Cooke
Kimberly Martin
Carol Garcia
Purple Gang Emerges as Sixth New York Crime Family
UPI reports a new narcotics mob named the Purple Gang has grown to about 80 members in East Harlem since the 1960s and 1973 expansion, allegedly responsible for at least 17 slayings and acting as a conduit between the five established families and street heroin networks. The group is linked to other crimes and possibly Latin American terrorism ties.
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