GM to pay 40 million in engine switch settlement
Illinois Attorney General William J. Scott announced a 40 million settlement with General Motors over engine swaps in Oldsmobiles Buicks and Pontiacs using Chevrolet engines. The deal provides 200 cash and a two year warranty per affected owner and may require GM to clearly disclose engine details in future sales. Fellow AGs Brown of Ohio and Kelley of Michigan joined the news conference.
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Ohio
William J. Brown
Frank J. Kelley
Steel price hikes spread as two firms announce increases
Bethlehem Steel Corp and Wheeling-Pittsburgh Steel said their 1977 price plans will raise costs for rolled sheet, structural shapes, and tin mill products. Bethlehem effects Feb 1 and Mar 1, about 5.5 percent. Wheeling-Pittsburgh Jan 3, about 7 percent. Both cited rising energy, labor, and material costs and potential inflation impact.
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Middle East peace talks face sharp Arab rejection
Syria and Saudi Arabia denounced Begin's peace proposals as preserving Israeli occupation of the West Bank Gaza and Jerusalem. Cairo talks resumed with progress noted but heads of state faces key decisions. A bomb attempt targeted the Egyptian Embassy in Beirut amid regional tension.
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Carter shifts focus to economic plan for 1978
President Carter cancels today's Cabinet meeting to confer with economic advisers and congressional leaders on tax, employment and anti inflation measures. He will host policy meetings with White House officials, House and Senate leaders, governors group and budget agencies as he prepares a master domestic agenda for 1978.
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High altitude explosions puzzle East Coast residents
Scientists from Columbia University's Lamont Laboratory report seven explosions detected by air pressure equipment. Readings on December 2 and last Thursday show blasts too violent for aircraft, 50 miles offshore, with no seismic activity. Residents in South Carolina felt the booms and Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant workers heard one blast.
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Oyster Creek
New Jersey
New trial ordered for two VA nurses in poisoning case
A federal judge granted a new trial for Leonora Perez and Filpina Narciso, convicted of poisoning three patients at the Ann Arbor VA hospital. Judge Philip Pratt cited prosecutorial improprieties and obstruction of defense preparation during the 13 week trial, prompting the restart.
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Leonora Perez
Ann Arbor
Filipina Narciso
Ypsilanti
Ann Arbor Veterans Administration Hospital
Siamese twins born to Lesser woman in Mount Vernon
Siamese twins joined at the back were born today to Marilyn Schumate of Sesser at Good Samaritan Hospital. The babies were taken by ambulance to Children’s Hospital in St. Louis for examination. Officials said the children were full term and sex undetermined.
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Sesser
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Children’s Hospital
St. Louis
Picket lines form at Goreville sale barn amid farmer strike
Southern Illinois pickets from the American Agriculture Movement target the Interstate Producers Livestock Association sale barn in Goreville to disrupt the scheduled feeder pig sale as the national farmer strike persists for higher food prices. Pickets also block grain shipments at Cairo, though rail and barge traffic continue. officials offer few details and report no violence.
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Goreville
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Mt. Pleasant
AAM
Bunge Corporation
Cairo
Ohio River
Weather outlook for Southern Illinois drops to near freezing
Good evening. A cold front heading toward Southern Illinois from a Tulsa area low pressure system may bring rain or snow tonight. Temperatures will fall from the upper 40s to around 30, with highs near the mid to upper 30s Tuesday and a mix of rain and snow possible before clearing by Wednesday.
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Dellinger
Illinois to receive federal grant for home insulation
Illinois may obtain a federal grant to insulate homes with eligibility for the elderly and poor up to 800 dollars. The story notes potential ambulance service disruptions in Union County due to unpaid bills and highlights George Brown aiding neighbors in Carbondale.
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Union County
Illinois
Missing nine million in cash and securities found on wrong plane
An editorial notes that a nation faces an uneasy eight hours as nine million dollars in cash and securities vanished. The stash was located on the proper aircraft but landed in a city other than the intended one, prompting public concern.
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