AMC Chief Bets on Styling To Spark Auto Revival
Detroit. American Motors Corp. Chairman Gerald C. Meyers remains optimistic about a U S auto market slump ending in the 1980s. He argues distinctive styling will rekindle consumer interest, offset price and rate pressures, and drive a recovery as economy improves.
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U.S
General Motors Corp
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North American
Outlawed IRA Runs Christmas Mail Service in Belfast
A Reuters report describes the Irish Republican Army operating an illegal Christmas mail service in Northern Ireland, undercutting Royal Mail by three pence per letter. The piece notes IRA governance in an “alternative society” with memorials, speed limit signs, and policing actions, including knee-cappings and punishment of offenders, alongside Sinn Fein mediation in local disputes.
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Northern Ireland
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IRA
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Sinn Fein
Sharon’s Israel defence reform faces first ministry staff strike
Ariel Sharon, prominent as a combat general, pushes sweeping defence reforms to merge ministry and army units and cut 12 000 jobs. Staff oppose being forced into changes without consultation, warning of a possible general strike while Sharon tightens control after five months in office.
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Ariel Sharon
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Sharon
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Moshe Ashkenazi
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Menachem Begin
Middle East
Foreign Ministry
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