Auto sales fall to a decade low in mid-October
Detroit AP reports the four U.S. automakers posted the weakest mid-October new-car sales in 10 years with declines from 18 to 45 percent. Chrysler Chairman Lynn Townsend warned of a coming recession and urged government incentives to buy cars. Prices rose about 400 dollars on 75 models as economic uncertainty and credit woes hurt demand.
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Ford Campaign Charges Draw partisan backlash
White House rebuffs Democratic claims that President Ford used scare tactics to warn voters about electing extremists to Congress. Senators Tunney Symington Muskie Humphrey hail the rhetoric as risky while Strauss compares it to Nixon-Agnew tactics of 1970. Ford plans more appearances in Oklahoma City Illinois and Iowa.
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