Volkswagen opens first American plant in Pennsylvania
Volkswagen signs a renewed dedication for its first North American plant at East Huntingdon Township near Pittsburgh. The $250 million site will create up to 20 000 jobs as suppliers gear up, start up to produce 200 000 Rabbits annually, and curb US sales declines amid Japanese imports.
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Judge says case no threat to tribal aid
Federal judge says fearmongering about an assault case involving two Indians could endanger Mississippi Choctaws federal funding. The panel focused on jurisdiction not economic aid and noted $5 million in federal benefits are not at risk.
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Harry Smith John
Artis Jenkins
Neshoba County
Jenkins
Federal District Court
Edwin Smith
Philadelphia
Miss
Coleman
John C. Godbold
Montgomery
Ala
James C. Hill
Atlanta
Smith
Interior Department
Crossett strike enters sixth week at GP extrusion plant
In Crossett Arkansas the sixth week of a strike at Georgia Pacific Corp's extrusion plant begins as 8 percent of workers stay off. International Paper Workers Union members began walking off August 28 and reject the company's offer. Particle board plant workers may strike Thursday if talks fail while salaried staff run the extrusion plant at half capacity.
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Crossett, Ark
Gerogia-Pacific Corp
International Paper Workers Union
Carter Ford duel deepens as Butz resigns during debate prep
Carter and Ford press for foreign policy stance amid the Earl Butz resignation. Butz quit after incendiary remarks about Black Americans, drawing cross party fire. Ford accepts resignation while Carter accuses Ford of politicking, and the campaign plans a San Francisco debate prep and a Houston vice presidential debate notice.
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Free mail for Congressmen raises election year issues
Hundreds of thousands of letters from Congressmen seeking re election are mailed at public expense. Critics say mass mailings exploit the franking privilege to win votes, with deadlines limiting mail within two days of elections. Common Cause cites large annual values for incumbents.
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Death toll climbs in La Paz hurricane Liza disaster
Rescue teams locate 16 more corpses in a building swept by water and mud when a dam broke near La Paz Baja California Sur. Officials report death tolls ranging from 353 to 1,050, with power restoration and mass cremations or burials underway.
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LA Paz
Mexico
Cezar Mendoza
Baja California Sur
Luis Echeverria
Ramon Elizondo
Basque attack kills king adviser and four police
ETA claimed responsibility for the San Sebastian ambush that killed Juan Maria de Araluce 59, a king adviser and Basque province council president, along with his driver and three bodyguards. Ten others wounded as three submachine guns fired from a car. Police hunt for ETA units continue.
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Juan Maria de Araluco
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ETA
Bayonne
France
Araluco
San Sebastian
Araluce
Guipuzcoa
The
Basque Socialist Party
Parsons man killed in Arkansas highway collision
Fayetteville arkansas state police report a Parsons Kansas man John H Vrueggenan 52 died when his car crossed the center line and hit a truck on U S 71 near Winslow south of Fayetteville The truck driver Howard Johnson 48 of Delaware was not injured.
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Fayetteville, Ark
John H. Vrueggenan
Parsons
Kan
Howard Johnson
Delaware
U.S. 71
Winslow
Here
Troy Falls to Greeks After Decade Siege
Archaeological legend recounts the fall of Troy after a ten year siege around 1200 B.C., marking the end of the ancient city as Greek forces overrun its defenses.
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Troy
B.C
WATS Line Open for Handicap Problem Suggestions
Hempstead County residents may call a toll free line to voice handicap problems and proposed solutions from October 11 to November 10. The service runs 3 7 pm weekdays and 1 4 pm weekends. Calls will be recorded and reviewed by five committees for the State Conference on Handicapped Individuals, November 7 9 in Little Rock.
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Little Rock
WATS
Carol Cato
Joe S. Register
Jury orders police probe into Malvern strike incidents
Hot Spring County Grand Jury ordered local law enforcement to investigate a strike at Western Foam Pak in Malvern. Since the April 8 walkout, reports include shots fired threats and paint throwing with both sides blaming each other. about 100 witnesses were subpoenaed.
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Malvern, Ark
Hot Spring County
Malvern
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