Jeep Jewel of Chrysler AMC Merger Boosts Jeep Unit
Chrysler Corp agreed to buy American Motors for 757 million in cash and stock and assume 767 million in AMC debt. The deal adds AMC Jeep models to Chrysler’s lineup, expanding dealer outlets and manufacturing. Analyst David Healy says Jeep is the standout jewel in the merger.
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Drexel Burnham Lambert Inc
New York
Lee Iacocca
Renault
Chrysler to Acquire AMC Amid Credit Watch Status
Chrysler plans to buy AMC for about $2 billion in stock and assumed debt as AMC faced a two decade decline blamed on management and luck. Analysts see Chrysler remaining behind Ford with the deal while Standard & Poor's places Chrysler and AMC on credit watch due to uncertain prospects.
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Chrysler
Standard & Poor
My life as a hostage in Beirut 1986 to 1987
Former hostage recalls being forced to write a letter under duress for the Shias in Beirut. He details beatings, isolation, and the fear of release during 17 months in West and East Beirut. He notes the ambush of journalists and his longing for freedom as he finally departs with an embassy convoy.
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Nicholas Daniloff
Soviet Union
G. Gordon Liddy
West Beirut
East Beirut
Corniche
Sutherland
Anderson
Foam firm confirms Guide bid in Elyria
Fisher Guide faces bids on its Elyria plant with Wood Bridge Foam Corp weighing a purchase. Ronald Woods said bids are narrowing and sale could close by March end. Wood Bridge evaluates keeping 600 of 1 800 jobs and sources include ITT Wickes and Johnson Controls. Sloan could not be reached for comment.
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Fisher Guide
Wood Bridge Foam Corp
Don Jack
U.S
Hugh Sloan
Wood Bridge Auto Parts Division
General Motors Corp
Wood Bridge
Offi
Cials
Rockwell International Corp
Wickes Companies Inc
ITT Corp
Johnson Controls Inc
Harvard Industries
Masco Industries
Ronald Woods
Fisher Guide Division
Warren
Mich
Judge upholds Huertas death ruling in Ohio case
A Lorain County Common Pleas Court judge sentenced Ediberto Huertas to die in the electric chair on August 28 for the June killing of Air Force Sgt Ralph Harris Jr. Huertas 27 of Sheffield Township stood shackled in court as Judge Floyd D. delivered the ruling.
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Ediberto Huertas
Ohio
Air Force
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Sheffield
Lorain County Common Pleas Court
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Huertas Sentenced to Death in Lorain County Case
Inside Harris refused to overturn a February 26 death verdict saying the aggravating factors outweigh mitigating ones. Huertas was ordered into Ohio’s Southern Ohio Correctional Facility in Lucasville awaiting automatic appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court. His attorney, Jack Bradley, argued for life in prison, citing trial errors and the proportionality argument against capital punishment.
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Huertas
Oho
Lucasville
Lorain County
Ronald R Pest
Halling
Jack Bradley
Outside Tonight and Wednesday Weather Outlook
The forecast calls for a clear night with a low near 10 and a sunny Wednesday with a high around 30 to 35. Page A-3 offers more details and a six page section featuring savings coupons.
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