Regulations endanger Chrysler AMC in tighter rules
A Boston study for the NHTSA warns tighter auto industry regulation could push Chrysler Corp and American Motors Corp out of business within years. It says only GM and Ford may survive by 1985, with smaller firms needing unusual skill or luck, and price rises likely if costs are passed to customers.
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Jonestown Death Toll, Flight to Dover AFB Reported
The mass death toll from Jonestown reached 914 with 908 Americans and one Guayanese dead, including several at Georgetown and Port Kaituma. Investigators describe the final shipment of 184 corpses in 83 transfer cases and soldiers recalling the grim scene. Carter and two companions escaped the mass suicide scene as potassium cyanide took effect on mourners and their infants.
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Returning GIs vow to never forget Guyana tragedy
Sixty shaken soldiers from Fort Bragg arrived at Pope Air Force Base after aiding the identification and recovery effort at the Peoples Temple site in Jonestown. They witnessed the mass murder scene where more than 900 people died. The unit, led by Lt. Col. Alfred Keyes, prepared the bodies for shipment to Dover Air Force Base in Delaware.
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Inlaws cancel burial for Jones family cremation planned
Richmond authorities report the inlaws of Rev. James Jones will have the Rev and his wife cremated and ashes cast into the sea. Funeral director Ernest Mills says cremation will occur in Dover Delaware after government release, with no services in Richmond. Fort Bragg soldiers describe mass death scene at Jonestown and mass removal of hundreds of corpses.
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Film stirs questions on Kennedy killing in new footage
UPI reports a 8mm film shot in Dallas on November 22, 1963, appears to show movement at three sixth floor windows near the Texas School Book Depository. Groden argues the footage suggests two people at the sniper site, while others deem images blurred and inconclusive.
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Egypt May Extend Sinai Pullout If Autonomy Timetable Agreed
A Cairo report in THE JERUSALEM POST says Egypt may push the Sinai withdrawal from nine to 12 months if Israel agrees to a timetable for autonomy in the West Bank and Gaza. Sadat signaled peace talks could extend past December 17, with a treaty eventually forthcoming. A Mubarak-led committee met in Cairo to review Egypt’s stance amid stalled talks.
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Ohio news in brief cites liquor sales limits on New Year’s Eve
Ohio briefs report liquor sales restricted on New Year’s Eve since it falls on a Sunday. Only permit holders may sell liquor and private parties are illegal even with patrons supplying their own drinks. Other items note an acting judge in Willoughby Municipal Court, a Cleveland calculator study in schools, and a Glen Este band illness on buses after Philadelphia parade.
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Liquor Control
Clifford Reich
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Carol Cercek
Cincinnati
Food and Drug Administration
Glen Este
Philadelphia
Voinovich Seen as Rhodes Successor in 1982 Bid
GOP leaders in Ohio view George Voinovich as the likely 1982 governor candidate while he serves as lieutenant governor after 1982 election talk. County GOP chief Robert Hughes says Voinovich is far ahead of rivals. In Cleveland, a separate case sees Anthony Smetona, a 39 year old music teacher, facing a Dec 7 preliminary hearing on charges including aggravated burglary and forcing a sex act from his ex wife.
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George R. Voinovich
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James A. Rhodes
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Cuyahoga County
Robert E. Hughes
Cleveland
UPI
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Europe
Anthony Smetona
School of Fine Arts
Willoughby
Smetona
Singles Drive Home Purchases Rise In 1979 80
Washington report notes young unmarried men and women increasingly buy homes to signal stability to employers. Tiger Investors Mortgage Insurance Co. president predicts singles will account for about 20 percent of buyers in 1979 and 1980, with survey data showing homeownership as a top priority for 24 to 29 year olds. Singles favor townhouses for privacy, social contact, efficiency, and ease of maintenance, seen as best buy.
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