Ford eyes price cuts as rebates near end
Ford faces an end to rebates as it plans price reductions similar to GM. GM trimmed prices on nine small cars by removing standard features while keeping the Vega price steady. The move follows a period of factory layoffs and ongoing production adjustments across Detroit automakers.
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Ford
Detroit
Ford Motor Co
General Motors
Chrysler
Ford Assembly
Lorain
Chrysler Corp
U.S
Weekend Rains Flood Lorain County Roads in Ohio
Heavy weekend rains soaked southern and eastern Ohio, dumping about two inches and flooding basements and roads. In Lorain County, Columbia Township bore the worst impact with impassable routes including Sprague Road and multiple streets near Folley and Root roads. Drivers faced hazard as temperatures sink to the 30s with tonight's lows in the 20s and possible ice on the highways.
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Ohio
National Weather Service
Columbia Township
Lorain County
Jacquay
Osborne Roads
Plum Creek Drive
Elyria
Safety Service
James T. Tracey
Ford Road
Black River Reservation
Avon
Avon Lake
Sheffield Lake
North Ridgeville
Vermilion Lagoons
Riverside Drive
Cuyahoga County
North Olmsted
South Barton Road
East Main Street
Norwalk Township
AFL-CIO urges national control over oil industry decisions
The AFL-CIO Executive Council meeting in Miami Beach urged Congress to transfer oil import authority to the government and require selling marketing arms and other energy holdings. President George Meany declined to fully endorse nationalization but left room for that outcome.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Afl-Cio
Congress
Afl-Cio Executive Council
George Meany
Morning gloom as daylight saving time shifts buses
Elyria students boarded a school bus in the dark on Lake Avenue near Edison School. Officials reported no problems from the time change though a few buses ran late due to rainy dampness making motors hard to start.
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Elyria
Lake Avenue
Edison School
John Kenney
CB radio saves six children from carbon monoxide fumes
Six children were overcome by carbon monoxide fumes in a 1967 van on Rt 162 near Rt 58. Gerald Rice of New London contacted a citizen band operator who alerted Wellington police. The van’s tail pipe was too short, fumes entered, and the kids were revived with oxygen at Wellington Hospital.
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Huntington
Gerald 8
Rice
Westwood Dr
New London
Rt. 162
Rt. 58
Jerry Kruger
Kathy Kruger
Kevin Rice
Wadsworth
Eugene Rice
Dwight Rice
Melanie Parker
London Aire Mobile Home Park
Wellington Hospital
Operation Red Ball Aids Elyria Fire Safety Push
Six year old Teri Dawson promotes a new fire safety project with the Elyria Jaycees and Elyria Fire Department. A red ball decal for preschool to first grade bedrooms signals firefighters to the child’s presence and bedroom location. Decals are available at Elyria’s four fire stations.
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Teri Dawson
Elyria Jaycees
Elyria Fire Department
Elyria
Teri
Gary Dawson
Wellfleet Dr
Grafton
Carl Skalak Jr
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Lee Iacocca
By Gary Clark
Medina County
Ray Diederich
Diederich
the Weather Service
Black River
Dan Wantz
U. S. Steel Works
Lorain County Metropolitan Park
Wantz
Tom Chernitsky
Org
MEMS
CB Radio
Kruger
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