Expanded Firestone recall eyed as regulators probe
Washington AP report notes possible broadened recall of 6.5 million Bridgestone Firestone tires as NHTSA probes defects linked to 62 deaths and 100 plus injuries. Lawmakers Bliley and McCain plan hearings. Ford defends current recall scope amid tire tread separation concerns.
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Mich
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R-Ariz
Ford
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Firestone
Bridgestone/Firestone
Decatur
Ill
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Center For Auto Safety
ATX
Wilderness
Cynthia McCafferty
McCafferty
Helen Petrauskas
Petrauskas
Tom Baughman
North America
US economy grows 5.3 percent in spring despite slower shoppers
The Commerce Department reports the GDP rising 5.3 percent annual rate for April to June, led by business investment even as consumer spending slows to 2.9 percent. Existing home sales drop 9.8 percent in July, mortgage rates rise, Greenspan presses globalization, and the Dow dips early as markets digest tighter policy.
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Associated Press
Washington
U.S
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Jackson Hole
Wyo
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Wall Street
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Bluechip
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Obituaries for Christopher Sass and Nina Sonka in Kansas
Obituary notices report the deaths of Christopher Sass 38 of Baldwin City and Nina Sonka 61 of Colony. Sass died August 23 2000 with services at Worden United Methodist Church and burial in Oakwood Cemetery. Sonka died August 24 2000 with graveside services at Colony Cemetery and memorials to local churches.
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Baldwin City
Worden United Methodist Church
Worden
Kansas City
Kan
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Sondra (Weise) Sass
Washington High School
Fort Scott Community College
Baker University
Matt the Rat
Anita Rosche
Kansas
Anita
Allyson
Sandy Satterfield
Overland Park
Michael Sass
I Merriam
Tim Sass
Olathe
Robyn Giudicessi
Kris Satterfield
Blue Springs
John Sass
Lamb
Roberts-Heise Funeral Home
Oakwood Cemetery
Emerson Park Christian Church
Lamb-Roberts- Heise
Nina Sonka
St. Luke's Hospital
Colony Cemetery
Colony
Steve Bubna
Iola
Donald
Edna
Morgan) Cleaver
Edward Eugene Sonka
Edna Cleaver
David Sonka
Plato
Robert Sonka
Jefferson City
Yvonne Goins
Myrna Stackley
Tulsa
Okla
Rebecca Manspeaker
Kai
Farris-Feuerborn Memorial Chapel
Local market quotes and grain prices cross two counties
Quotations from Ottawa Co op show wheat 2.30 corn 1.43 milo 1.23 soybeans 4.31 for Thursday afternoon. Franklin County prices list wheat 2.41 corn 1.47 mila 2.17 soybeans 4.28 with small cents shown.
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Gen St
Fed Corp
H&r Block
O'Reilly Auto
United Parcel
WalMart
Wendy's
Edward D. Jones & Co
Ottawa Co-op
Franklin County Consolidated Farm Services
Weather forecast for Kansas to Illinois and beyond
Mostly clear and warm with high humidity. Thunderstorms expected in Kansas, Iowa and Illinois tomorrow, with showers reaching the lower Great Lakes region. Some storms may enter New York. Hot and humid conditions continue in the South with possible storms in the lower Mississippi Valley and southeastern Atlantic coast. Local Weather.
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Iowa
Illinois
Lower Lakes Ragion
New York
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Coast
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