Massive recalls span GM cars peppers and Mr. Coffee machines
Federal agencies announce recalls for about 2.2 million GM vehicles covering 1976 models due to power brake booster defects, 370000 VW and related Ford units under investigation for throttle cable weakness, plus 24262 cases of chili peppers and 1975 Mr. Coffee coffeemakers amid shock and fire hazards.
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General Motors
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
Ford Motor Co
Volkswagen
Dasher
Audi
Food and Drug Administration
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Carter Visit Highlights Ties With England and Old Hall
British crowds greeted President Carter on his first overseas trip, praising him as a real nice chap and naming him an honorary Geordie. He toured Sunderland and Washington Old Hall, planted a tree, received a blown glass sculpture, and prepared for weekend talks with world leaders at a Newcastle area stop before London.
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England
Jimmy Carter
George Washington
Carter
Geordie
London
The
United States
June Thompson
Norman Davidson
Corning Glass Co
Sunderland
James Callaghan
Old Hall
America
Callaghan
Audrey
Air Force One
Newcastle
Atlanta
J. C
J.C
Washington Town
Canada
Japan
West Germany
France
Italy
European Common Market
Public helps readers with noise, derelict house, and street paving
Action Line offers police action on loud motorcycle mufflers and harassment on a tennis court. It notes a patrol car will monitor noisy areas and that a vacant home at 1318 is slated for demolition after recent bids. It also reports Dunbar paving under Housing Authority contract and urges donations to Mobile Meals for the Elderly and Handicapped.
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Dunbar
R. A. Dunbar
Housing Authority
H.K. Martin
Westchester
Eastchester Drive
Anon. A
East Lexington
College Village
Police Department
Unemployment Falls to 7 Percent as Jobs Grow
April unemployment drops to 7 percent the lowest in 29 months with 548000 more employed reaching 90 million. The Labor Department notes strong growth after winter disruption while wholesale prices rise 1.1 percent, sustaining high inflation pressure.
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Washington
Labor Dept
Liggett & Myers Threatens to Hire Replacements in Durham
Liggett Group Inc. plans to hire new workers on Saturday if 1,700 striking employees do not return. Vice President J G Huckabee cited reversing a sales downturn and said ads will run in area papers. The move follows a union rally call by Local 176 of the Tobacco Workers International Union.
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J.G. Huckabee
Liggett Group Inc
Huckabee
Tobacco Workers International Union
Martha Mitchell Birthplace Visitors Hmm Ark Pine Bluff
Visitors to Martha Mitchells birthplace in Pine Bluff Arkansas are described as seeing Mrs Mitchell as a modern heroine. Vanya Abbott is named as the new owner of the property.
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Martha Mitchell
Pine Bluff
Mitchell
Ark
Vanya Abbott
Home of Martha Mitchell Becomes Pine Bluff Shrine
The two story Victorian home where Martha Mitchell was born near downtown Pine Bluff Arkansas is saved from demolition by the Abbotts now repainting refurnishing and hosting visitors without charge. They contemplate National Register listing as they preserve furnishings from 1900 to 1930 and keep the 14 room house largely uninhabited.
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Ark
Martha Mitchell
Vanya
Bob Abbott
Atty
Geri
John Mitchell
Martha
C.M. Ferguson
Abbotts
Mitchell
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