VW diesel cracks 50 mpg barrier in EPA rankings
Washington AP Volkswagen tops the EPA annual fuel economy list with a diesel Rabbit achieving 50 mpg aided by an auto stop start system. The 1983 top ten is dominated by diesel power, with Nissan Sentra and a non stop start Rabbit tied for second at 48 mpg. Honda Civic leads among gasoline cars at 46 mpg.
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Volkswagen
U.S
Detroit
Environmental Protection Agency
General Motors
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EPA
Nissan
Japan
EPA rates 1983 cars for fuel economy best and worst
EPA data for 1983 model year lists top performers such as Volkswagen Rabbit 50 mpg and Nissan Sentra 48 mpg with transmission and fuel costs estimates for 15,000 miles at current gas and diesel prices. It also names worst performers like Maserati Quattroporte at 8 mpg and Rolls-Royce models with related operating costs.
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Washington
Environmental Protection Agency
EPA
California
Rolls-Royce
Imperial
Oldsmobile Toronado
Conic box addresses listed with unclear details
The text shows repeated fragments mentioning a box number 6018 and a sequence Che 44a 116 838 with stray terms TM Taare and Poe 10, yielding an unreadable address snippet and cryptic identifiers. No clear event names, dates, or organizations are evident to anchor a news item.
Surprising Texas spending sparks desegregation debate
The piece notes concealed consultant costs misreported as thousands rather than millions, citing Waldrip and NAACP clashes over desegregation funding. It recalls Cleveland’s desegregation history and stresses education over controversy, ending with a personal reflection on learning.
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NAACP
Waldrip
Yacobian
Texas
Alamo
Cleveland
Elgin postmistress found slain near Findlay
Officials identified the tarpaulin covered body of Elgin Postmistress Betty Jane Mottinger, missing since August 9 after a robbery at the Elgin post office. An autopsy cited multiple stab wounds as the cause of death, with the body found in a soybean field west of Findlay, Hancock County.
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Ohio
Elgin
Betty Jane Mottinger
Hancock County
Byron Boutwell
Massacre toll and mass graves reported at Beirut camps
Reports from Beirut describe 90 bodies in nylon sacks near a mass grave at Chatilla camp, with Sabra camp nearby also holding victims. International Red Cross official Peter King cites unconfirmed counts and possible buried victims, while witnesses speak of hundreds more missing and a rising toll amid chaotic scenes.
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Chatilla
West Beirut
Peter King
Red Cross
Sabra
Palestin
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Associated Press
Bob Dear
Clara Hemphill
Reagan considers U S Marines return to Lebanon after massacre
President Reagan weighs options after the Palestinian refugee camps massacre in Lebanon. A White House spokesman cites resending U S Marines as part of a multinational force or shifting UN peacekeeping to west Beirut, with observers increased. Reagan met aides, called the deaths horrifying, and offered no substantive comments.
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Reagan
Lebanon
U.S
White House
United Nations
Beirut
U.N
Mort Allin
West Beirut
Israeli delay allowed massacre in west Beirut camps
Israeli papers say for 36 hours Prime Minister Begin's government knew Phalangists were killing Palestinians in the Sabra and Chatila camps but did not intervene. Modai denied delay, citing army action Friday afternoon. Reports approx 300 to 1,500 dead.
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Yedioth Ahronoth
Eitan Haber
Sabra
Chatilla
Haber
Phalange
Zoev Schiff
Israel
Haaretz
Schiff
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