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...market, heavy investment has made Detroit's pickups more competitive than its cars. And Detroit can still count on the stubborn-guy factor. "I'd consider driving a Chevy, but that'd be about as far as I go," says Don Strumberger, 62, a lifelong Ford man from Dubuque, Iowa. A GM spokeswoman says 94% of folks who buy a GM-manufactured Silverado purchase another GM truck...
...later his successor, Victor Thompson, stepped down soon after it came to light that a Tulsa bank he had headed had been the target of an investigation for securities violations. No criminal charges resulted from the investigation. Early on, the SFC earned a reputation for inefficiency and waste. Says Iowa Congressman James Leach, a Republican: "These are the only guys in the world who make the Pentagon look streamlined...
...edition. He was hurt and upset when he placed the call; when he hangs up he is angry and ready to sue. What began as a "golden opportunity for the press" ends up as one for a lawyer. This is the conclusion of three professors at the University of Iowa after studying nearly 900 libel suits filed over a ten-year period...
...libel cases be headed off? They often can, argued Gilbert Cranberg, Gallup professor of journalism at Iowa, summarizing the Iowa study at a convention of the Organization of News Ombudsmen in Minneapolis. The ombudsman, clumsy title and all, is usually an older editorial hand delegated to hear out and judge reader complaints. This can be a touchy assignment. Since he was not involved in the original story and does not feel defensive about it, he may be readier to recommend a correction or even an apology. Though there are about 1,800 daily newspapers in the U.S. and Canada, there...
Those who sue are not primarily after a lot of money, the Iowa study showed (though their lawyers, often hired for a contingency fee, ask for large sums). They sue "to correct the record and to get even." Most tend to be public officials highly visible in their community. Their chance of winning in court is only one in ten. They persist against these odds because they want vindication...