GM recalls nearly million cars over air bag failures
General Motors recalls 863,000 Cavaliers and Sunfires from 1996 and 1997 plus 103,000 Cadillacs from 1995 after 301 reports of inadvertent deployments injuring 130. NHTSA probes similar issues across Chrysler, Subaru, Mazda and Volvo models as industry faces widespread air bag concerns.
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County fights budget hike as Cottonwood asks more
Douglas County commissioners review funding requests amid nonprofit appeals. Cottonwood Inc. seeks a 6 percent boost to 510,124 to maintain programs for developmentally disabled adults while staff salaries rise, prompting council questions about freezing pay. Cottonwood cites 200 employees and underpaid staff as a hurdle.
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Japan’s new leader faces US push for swift revival steps
Washington demands rapid action from Japan to end the longest postwar recession and avert a broader Asia crisis. Mike McCurry urged concrete fiscal and banking measures to spur domestic demand and restore confidence, as Hashimoto resigns after a parliamentary setback, signaling political change ahead.
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Threats Halt Postal Service Deliveries Citywide
Doris Cox in northeast Washington joins at least 20 families in Lincoln Heights whose mail delivery was suspended last month after threats tied to a cluster mailbox. The June 1 halt, prompted by drug dealers using the box, forced residents to travel miles to retrieve bills and mail.
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Othmer bequest to Polytechnic Brooklyn worth hundreds
Estate of 91 year old chemist Otto Othmer plus wife Mary leaves about 800 million dollars, a quarter to Polytechnic University in Brooklyn where Othmer taught nearly six decades. The gift could lift the school toward elite engineering status, with Polytechnic already home to about 2,000 students including many immigrants.
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