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Newspaper
Delaware County Daily Times
Location
Chester, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 27, 1985
Page
11
General Motors and Ford promote low loan rates as they seek to close a strong U.S. sales year and start the new year with competitive financing. Analysts note typical rates around 13 to 14 percent last month.
A bitter cold front from Canada blankets the Southeast with record lows hurting Florida citrus farmers while another storm brings snow and fog west of the Rockies. By Thursday 167 traffic deaths were recorded nationwide over the Christmas holiday, with Texas 17, California 13, and North Carolina nine. The National Safety Council warned 150 to 250 more could die on highways during the period.
Boston police said a man uniden tified was found in a downtown parking garage Thursday ablaze, apparently wrapped in newspapers to keep warm. Officers said death appeared accidental, with autopsy possible, as frigid night air and wind Chill accompanied the scene.
Suzie Brunson of Roosevelt New York marked her 115th birthday with a family party and a visit from Congressman Raymond McGrath who presented a citation. Born December 25 1870 in Bamberg South Carolina she spent early years as a laundress and factory worker, then lived in the South before moving to New York.
CHICAGO AP United Airlines said two passengers panicked as flames erupted from a jetliner's engine on takeoff preparation. They forced open an emergency exit and slid to the ground on a chute, with spokesman Joseph Hopkins confirming their actions.
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