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...voluntary recall has so far replaced only close to 2 million of the 6.5 million defective tires that it believes are out there. There may be more. Just as Americans started their Labor Day weekend getaways, NHTSA warned that an additional 1.4 million Firestone tires - manufactured primarily at the Decatur, Ill., plant, where most of the recalled tires were made - may be even more susceptible to the same kind of deadly tread separation. Most of the tires were sold as replacements for some Ford, Chevy and Nissan SUVs, though many were probably scrapped a long time...
...action hit Firestone and Ford where they live--in the automaker's best-selling models. Included in the recall are Firestone Radial ATX and ATX II tires, which are standard equipment on Ford's hot Ranger pickups. Also included are the Wilderness AT tires that Firestone makes in Decatur, Ill., for the Mercury Mountaineer and the Ford Explorer, the No. 1 suv in America. Firestone says the Decatur plant is the source of all the Wilderness AT problems. Other affected models include Mazda's Navajo and B-Series pickups. In all cases, only 15-in. tires are being recalled...
Women in the military? No problem with that [NATION, March 27]. Women as commanders? No problem with that either. Building a ship to accommodate gender equity? Makes sense. Extra ventilation "due to hair spray," along with extra outlets and mirrors "for hair and makeup"? Silly. WILL MARBLE Decatur...
Packing a bagpipe and tin whistles, Henry and Fran Frantz will head for the mountains this summer. With their children Becca and Hank, the Decatur, Ga., couple will be making music at the Swannanoa Gathering held at WARREN WILSON COLLEGE in Asheville, N.C. From July 9 through Aug. 5, the campus plays host to six one-week workshops led by fiddlers, pipers, guitarists, step dancers and folklorists from around the world. Three of the workshops--Celtic Week, Sing Swing and String Week and Old-Time Music Week--welcome adults and children...
Meanwhile, back in Decatur, school officials, undoubtedly shaken by the vicious accusations and tumult that they have survived, are left with students to teach and order to maintain...