Government probes Dakota truck shift into reverse flaw
The NHTSA is upgrading an engineering analysis after 71 complaints of 1991 1992 Dakota pickups shifting from park to reverse and backing up, causing 14 injuries across 59 cases. More than 150 000 Dakota vehicles are on the road, with Chrysler cooperating. The agency also probes 1993 1996 Ford Mercury Villager minivans for battery explosions amid 37 reports and 16 hood damage incidents, noting maintenance labels and a new battery design. About 400 000 Villagers affected. Ford says changes are not defect related. Additionally 32 complaints involve wheel stud shear on 1995 1996 GM vehicles Buick Roadmaster Chevrolet Caprice Cadillac Fleetwood, with 160 000 on the road.
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NHTSA
Ford
Ford Motor
Francine Romine
General Motors Corp
Baltimore Parks Sausage Plant Nears Reopen Under Harris Deal
A judge approved a short term cash infusion allowing Parks Sausage Co to reopen as it seeks final court approval to sell to Franco Harris of Super Bakery Inc. The plan aims to restart part of the Baltimore plant by Independence Day, with unsure staffing levels and capacity.
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Parks Sausage Co
Pittsburgh Steelers
Franco Harris
U.S
James F Schneider
Mr. Harris
Super Bakery Inc
Parks
Raymond Haysbert Sr
Chrysler hit with 8.4 million verdict in Jeep crash suit
A Kent County jury ordered Chrysler to pay 8.4 million to the husband of Patricia Van Eizenga, who died after a Jeep linked trailer allegedly failed. The collision in Grand Rapids occurred April 24, 1992, when a slowed Oldsmobile was struck and pushed into a truck. Chrysler plans an appeal.
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Chrysler
Jerry van Eizenga
Kent County
Patricia van Eizenga
Graduates and appointments span local Maryland figures
A batch of graduates and career moves highlight the Frederick and surrounding areas. Dr Marcie A Bidinger from Baltimore College of Surgical Dentistry will resid e at the VA Hospital in Washington D C after a long run of schooling including Hood College and Gov Thomas Johnson High School. Amy Derr graduates magna cum laude from James Madison University and will join First Virginia Bank in Arlington Virginia. Dr Sharon A L Kuebbing, a Frederick psychologist, attended the 28th annual conference of the American Association of Sex Educators Counselors and Therapists. Andy Weems and Carl Hixon join Scorpion Systems in Frederick with roles in implementation and support services. Laura J DeLauder elected secretary treasurer of the Maryland State Association of Life Underwriters. A University of Maryland College Park business graduate delivered an honors-filled address. Shannon Grumbine earns Frostburg State University degree in accounting and works in Rockville. Kenneth Labonski, a DePaul University music graduate, teaches in Chicago and leads a local big band. The Small Business Council hosts part three of its Growth Seminar July 11 at the City Club. For details call 662 4164.
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Francis E. Bidinger Jr
Baltimore College
University of Maryland At Baltimore
Gov. Thomas Johnson High School
Hood College
Bidinger
Gorgas
Amy
Derr
John W. Derr
Middletown High School
James Madison University
First Virginia Bank
Arlington
Sharon AL Kuebbing
Psychotherapy Services Associates
Frederick
American Association of Sex Educators
Shannon Grumbine
Allen
Patricia Grumbine
Frostburg State University
Frederick High School
Sarfino & Rhoades
Rockville
Kenneth Labonski
Victor Dvorsky
Damascus
Chicago
DePaul University
Asura Bilson
Small Business Council of the
Chamber of Commerce of
Frederick County
Lyme vaccine breakthrough eyed by Medimmune in Gaithersburg
Medimmune says it licensed a discovery it calls a breakthrough toward a Lyme disease vaccine and aims for human trials by next year. The approach uses a new protein from the bacterium, developed by Texas A&M researchers, and presented at a San Francisco conference. Lyme can be fatal if untreated, causing rash joint pain and possible heart or nerve issues. AVEMCO Corp of Frederick earns a Superior rating from A.M. Best Co. for four insurance groups, continuing a two-decade top rating.
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Mark Kaufmann
Gaithersburg Biotechnology Company
Kaufmann
Food and Drug Administration
Texas A&m University
San Francisco
Avemco Corp. of
Frederick
A.M. Best Co
Avemco
A.M. Best
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Scorpion Systems
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Columbia
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Hagerstown Junior College
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