Word: detroit
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Last week a U.S. grand jury in Detroit indicted Ebens and Nitz on new, federal charges: conspiring to deprive Chin of his civil rights and causing his death because of his race...
...Detroit, Judge Kaufman refused to take issue with the new criminal prosecution. "If the Federal Government thinks it should indict them," he said, "then that's what it should do." Lily Chin said the grand jury's action "makes me feel that there's still hope for justice in this land. I'm grateful and hopeful. But happy I'm not. My son is gone forever...
...wonder cars were on display last week at the biennial Tokyo Motor Show, which has become an international showplace for the auto of the future. Said James Murphy, American Motors' manager of advance planning and electronics, who traveled from Detroit to see what Japan had to offer: "This is the best auto show in the world...
...Detroit has been skeptical of the kind of Japanese gadgetry shown last week. Charles L. Knighton, Ford vice president of small-car engineering and planning, calls many of the devices "dust catchers." Ford has received mixed reaction to its on-board computer, which provides information like projected gas mileage and estimated time of arrival for a trip. Chrysler offered the talking feature on its 1983 models, but consumer response has been so poor that the company may abandon it. Said AMC's Murphy: "The pure gimmickry won't sell if people think it cheapens the car." Nonetheless...
...million in the making, Viewtron made its debut in southeastern Florida last week as the first two-way home information system available in the U.S. The Knight-Ridder newspaper chain, operator of Viewtron, plans to introduce the system within about two years in 17 cities, including Boston, Detroit and Seattle. One of Viewtron's starring attractions, banking at home, presages a revolution in consumer finance. A sci-fi concept only five years ago, home banking is now being introduced by institutions ranging from New York City's Chemical Bank (deposits: $29.8 billion) to Washington, D.C.'s Madison...