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...dispute over X-car brakes began in November 1979, when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration began an investigation after complaints that when the brakes were applied even moderately, the rear wheels tended to lock and throw the car into a skid. After much prodding, GM announced a recall of 47,371 X-cars some 20 months later. But it did not repair the brake defect successfully. Last January N.H.T.S.A. declared that about 320,000 of the cars were unsafe. In February 1983, GM ordered a second recall of 240,000 cars. N.H.T.S.A. still considered the action inadequate. The Government...
...ease Committee policy, and the market has been reacting nervously to rumors of higher rates. Investor fears that Fed tightening would boost interest levels caused the Dow Jones industrial average to drop 14.92 points last week, to close at 1192. The Reagan Adminstration, which fears that tight money could brake the recovery, has been making some clumsy attempts to influence the Federal Reserve's policy on interest rates. White House Spokesman Larry Speakes said last week that the Administration opposes any increase in the discount rate, which is the interest the Fed charges on loans to its member banks...
...everyone, of course, is angry over the proposal. The 33-page bill, sched uled for a Senate Energy Committee hearing this week, is intended to brake the upward winter of U.S. gas prices. The rise sparked a spate of protests this winter by adding about 25% to the average residential user's rates, despite an oversupply of gas and a drop in the cost of heating...
...aware of a dark figure behind and to the left. Then, farther, off, exactly abreast of him but ten feet away near the buildings, a second figure appeared. That seemed odd, especially since he now noticed there was not another soul on the street. A taxi's brake lights winked in the distance, though, and the pool of light in front of the hotel reassured him. Just as he reached that welcoming glare, the figure on the left cut in front of him. The other shadow moved up to just behind his shoulder. Hand thrust forward in his jacket...
...manner of an experienced mechanic who senses that a problem is not entirely solved even though a test meter's needle may indicate otherwise, auto executives look warily at the figures and fear that any rebound in interest rates could brake the sales rise. Cautions Robert Stempel, Chevrolet Division general manager and a GM vice president: "The market is very volatile. We're going to have to keep everything in perspective...