Word: forde
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Peabody sign painter Chip Ford who is organizing a statewide effort to repeal the state belt law insists his group is gaining momentum as they enter the last month of the campaign...
...decision to] wear a seat belt must be left up to the individual," says Ford, the chair and executive director of the Committee to Repeal the Mandatory Seat Belt Law. "It is not a public safety matter, it is a personal health mandate...
...Although Ford says he wears his seat belt, he is not convinced that seat belts always save lives...
...Ford notes that after a Massachusetts seat belt law was repealed in 1986, highway fatalities dropped in the state. And he adds that federal funding will not be lost, rather only transferred to the Governor's Highway Safety Bureau...
...promotions that had been cutting into the bottom line. The result: healthy profits. On Tuesday, Chrsyler Corp., the nation's third largest car manufacturer, reported third quarter profits of $651 million, a 54% gain from '93. Analysts expect similarly bouyant results in the coming days when General Motors and Ford report their own third quarter performances. Such positive showings, of course, are a mixed blessing for consumers, particularly those in the market for new wheels. Surging car sales reflect a vigorous economy, but fewer discounts on the dealer...