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Newspaper
Garden City Telegram
Location
Garden City, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 2000
Page
7
A welder repairing a valve on an oil tanker truck caused a flare up of flammable gas, triggering an explosion that tore a hole in the metal roof. Ted Upmeyer, 52, died. Three other workers were lightly injured. A federal probe is underway as company officials emphasize safety procedures.
Ford engineers’ memos show a 1995 redesign could have lowered the Explorer’s center of gravity by moving engine height, but the company kept the original engine position to reduce costs and protect nearly 40 percent margins. The recall of 6.5 million Firestone tires is linked to rollover concerns amid investigations into 119 deaths and 500 injuries. Ford says the later model’s stability is not significantly worse and federal stats show lower death rates versus similar SUVs.
Police questioned the landlord of an Aden apartment after bomb making equipment was found there linked to the USS Cole attack. A real estate agent who found the unit was also detained. Two suspects, non Yemeni Arabs, may have used the explosives. their whereabouts remain unknown. Survivors mourn as US Yemen cooperation yields leads.
The question asks who I am as the sitting chief justice who opened the latest court session on October 2, with reference to a formal oathlike opening by the high court leader. This identifies the chief justice by role rather than name.
The 45.2 million Social Security recipients will see a 3.5 percent cost-of-living increase in 2001, the largest since 1992, boosting the average retiree check by about $29 to $845. SSI payments also rise 3.5 percent, with maximum SSI increasing to $530 for individuals and $796 for couples. The earnings cap for Social Security taxes climbs to $80,400 next year.
The article lists annual and periodic cost of living adjustments for Social Security from 1975 to 2001, noting a six month COLA gap in 1983 to aid the program. It records monthly and yearly percentages, with high spikes in late 1970s and early 1980s, and persistent gains through the 1990s.
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