Akron woman awarded 800000 in GM seat belt case
A federal jury in Akron awarded Lois Baird 800000 after she sued General Motors for 3 million, saying a faulty window shade seat belt design contributed to her husband Dr. William C. Baird’s death in a 1982 accident when his 1979 Pontiac Grand Am left the road and struck a tree.
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Akron, Ohio
General Motors Corp
U.S
Lois Baird
Akron
William C. Baird
Baird
Ousted Perot to receive $700 million from GM stock
H Ross Perot will keep 700 million from GM stock until Wednesday as talks with large shareholders proceed. GM board approved the payout after purchasing Perot's Electronic Data Systems in 1984 for 2.5 billion.
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Perot
Detroit
General Motors Corp
H. Ross Perot
Roger Smith
Texas
Electronic Data Systems Corp
Clifford Merriott
Judge upholds topless ban while freeing Topfree Seven
City Court Judge Herman J. Walz ruled that New York's topless prohibition is constitutional but seven protesters calling themselves the Topfree Seven cannot be prosecuted under it. He said their shirt removal in a park was free speech, while rejecting claims the law is unconstitutional for gender bias.
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Rochester
N.Y
Herman J. Walz
Topfree
Group seeks immediate raises for top officials
A federal advisory commission urged 60 to 80 percent pay hikes for Cabinet members, lawmakers, judges, and agency heads. Cabinet salaries would rise to 160000, House members and senators to 135000, while Reagan’s would stay at 200000. If approved, the raises would be automatic unless Congress vetoes.
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Washington
Federal Advisory Commission
General Foods Corp
James L. Ferguson
Reagan
House
Congress
Senate
Voyager presses on in turbulence across Pacific
Voyager flight crew presses toward a global circumnavigation on one tank of fuel as Jeana Yeager and Dick Rutan ride through rain and turbulence. The craft skirts a tropical storm 180 miles southeast of Guam while expected to reach the Philippines by early afternoon local time.
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Calif
Pacific
Globe
Jeana Yeager
Dick Rutan
Voyager
Guam
California
Philippines
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