European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes Ituen nitty pc t pm recalls 77,000 cars for electrical problems Detroit a general motors corp. Is recalling about 77,000 Cadillac and Pontiac Cantor potential electrical problems. The recall involves 57,000 1986 and 1987 Cadillac Eldorado and Seville models and 20,000 1985 and 1986 Pontiac grand prix be an Brougham models the nation s largest a Yotnak Ursa Al tuesday. A defect in the Cadillac automatic headlight system can cause headlight and instrument panel lights to turn off pm said. The lights can tvs turned Back on manually and pm said owners of the cars should use Man Ual Light controls until vehicle hive been inspected by a Power door lock switch on the Pontiac models May come apart during use causing a Short circuit and possible door Fife pm said. Owners of the cars should not use the rower lock system until the cars have been inspected the automaker said. Mercur Scorpio going on Sale for $23,248 Detroit up the Lincoln Mercury division of fora molar co said tuesday its imported Merkur scor Peri sports Sedan to go on tale May 21 will be priced at 123,248. A fully equipped version of the German made luxury Sedan will Cost $26,405, including Desti nation and delivery fees. The Scorpio to be sol through the Merkur franchises of Lincoln Mer Cury dealers will compete with offerings from Audi Mercedes Benz Bow Volvo and Saab. Company spokeswoman Linda Lee said the automaker plans to sell Between 5,000 and 7,000 scorpios in the United states during 1987 and pos Sibly double those figures for the full 1988 year. 11 will be sold As a Low volume car Lee v-6 powered Scorpio joins the Merkur xr4ti, a three door sports Sedan introduced in Early 1985, in the . Market. Rebates Cut rate Loans offered by Chrysler Detroit up Chrysler motors tuesday announced another new buyer incentive Pii Gram uttering Cash rebates from 1300 to $1,000. Under the new program which begins May 6 and rum indefinitely buyers have a Choice be tween Cash rebates and Cut rate financing rang ing from 3,7 percent on 24-month Loans to 9.9 percent on 60-month Loans. Added to the latest offer Are the Dodge Shadow and Plymouth Sundance compacts As Well Ashe sporty Dodge Daytona dropped Are the Chrysler Lebaron its and Dodge Lancer sports sedans As Well As inc Dodge ram 50 compact pickup truck most cart covered under the latest offer Are 1987 models although a Chrysler spokesman said some leftover 1986 models Are the latest promotion Chrysler is offer ing a 11,000 rebate on its Large Dodge ram Charger trucks. A $750 rebate is offered on the Chrysler new yorker. A s500 rebate is offered on the Plymouth Sundance and reliant cars As Well As the Dodge Daytona Shadow and Aries cars. Buyers of the Chrysler Lebaron Coupe Sedan and town & country station Wagon also Are eligible. Trucks covered under the $500 rebate include the Dodge Dakota ram Wagon and ram pick up truck As Well As the imported Dodge Raider. Amway s latest venture includes automotive parts Detroit up Amway corp., which Bills itself As the world s largest network Market ing business tuesday said it is entering the automotive parts business by offering a 13,500 option package on selected new Chevrolet car through its 750,000 . Distributors. The Ada mich., company which generated More than s1.3 billion in sales through us world wide distribution of everything from household cleaners to satellite dishes last year has joined forces with Auto style cars a specially car pans company headquartered in nearby grand rapids. Thursday May 7,1987 Hart still leads other demos seeking top Post poll find new York a an Abc news poll found that Gary Hart continues to hold a Large Lead Over toe res of the democratic Field and would Tare Well against republicans in the race for president despite an Alle gation that be spent a night with a 29-year-old actress. Hart s support Tell from 46 percent on March 9 to 36 percent on monday night when the Telephone poll of 529 americans was taken Abc reported tuesday. Nevertheless he remained far ahead of the Rev. Jesse Jackson at 12 percent Musa Chusett gov. Michael Dukakis with 9 percent a a sen Sam Nunn at 5 percent the poll showed. The undecided vote jumped from 7 percent to 15 percent. Dukakis who announced his candidacy last week Rose from 4 percent in March and Jackson slipped from 14 percent. In head to head general election matchup the pol found Hart leading vice president George Bush 45 percent to 43 percent compared with a 57-37 margin for Hart in a Jan. 18 poll in the most recent poll. Hartley sen. Robert Dole 49 percent 10 38 percent com pared with a 55-35 Lead in january. Of those polled 29 percent said the report by the s Miami Herald that Han spent a night with actress Donna Rice last weekend made them less Likely to support Hart for president. Bui is percent said it had no effect and 10 percent said they were now More Likely to support him. Hart has denounced the report and has denied any immorality. The poll found 68 percent had heard of the Alk flt Tion with 31 percent believing it 39 percent not be Lieving it and 30 in recent saying they Don t know or have no opinion. Fifty percent agreed with the statement the news paper went too far in following Gary Hart s move ments and invaded his but 43 percent agree that most of the a tiros of a presidential candidate arc fair game for while the poll War being taken. Rice denied she spent the night with hut. For the remaining 301 inter views those being polled were told of her denial but Abc said there was no difference in attitudes of those who knew of the denial and those who did t. The poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5 percent Abc said. With the percent Ebony Jef publisher again listed As biggest Black owned business new York a Johnson publishing co. Inc., Parent of i.,. To i Ebony and Jet magazines was the nation s Biggett Buck owned Busi in a a Larl a be e nation s Biggett Buck owned Busi Ness in 1986 for Trie fourth year in a Row Buck Enterprise Magazine reported tuesday. Companies on the Magazine s annual listing of the top 100 Black owned . Businesses grossed a combined $3.27 billion in sales an 11.2 percent increase Over 98s i aggregate $2.94 billion the mag Azine said. It was the first time the total topped $3 billion it added. The Magazine said automobile dealerships accounted for 41 per cent of the top too s combined Revenue with s3 slots on the list. Chicago based Johnson publishing which Abo has interests in broadcasting to production and cosmetics led the 100 companies with $173.3 million in 1986 sales up from $154,86 million. Motown industries the los Angeles based entertainment firm was second with $ 152.39 million in sales followed by Atlanta based h. J. Russell & co. Formerly known As he. Russell construction inc. At $132 million. Philadelphia coca cola bottling co. Inc. Was fourth at $ ii0 Mil lion and soft Sheen products inc., a Chicago hair care products manufacturer was fifth Al j8s million said Black Enterprise. The rest of the top 10 companies were tic group inc., with interests in publishing and Home sewing products tales of $63 million systems management american corp., a Norfolk va., computer systems integration company 162 million Decatur Thacker organization a construction and engineering firm $57.2 million Lawson National distribution co. Of Chicago which markets transit vehicles $52.1 million and Porterfield Wilson Pontiac Gumc truck Mazda inc. Of Detroit $49.7 million. Train derails crashes into Tower 1 person killed 1,000 evacuated Confluence a. A a Chessie system Tanker train derailed wednesday smashing a railway control lower and killing its Lone occupant and forcing the evacuation of some 1,000 people due to chemical leaks authorities said. Somerset county emergency management director William Bowers said emergency Crews secured one Tanker car leaking propane and turned their attention to a Sec Ond. Other tankers were in a jumbled pile and it was not i immediately Clear whether they were leaking he said. They re smashed up so bad and so piled up we dry l know what we re going to experience when we pull them apart Bowers said. Lindsay Lecki a spokesman in Jacksonville kb., farther Chessie by Swan formally known As Cox transportation corp., identified the control Tower operator As . Leonberger 57, of nearby Rockwood. Lecki said there was no report of injury to the train s five Man Crew. No serious injuries were immediately reported among the residents who fled to the Homes of Friend Sand relatives and to two evacuation centers said Peter Fomo Turkeyfoot Valley area school superintendent. Bowers who said he had inspected the wreckage in the Center of town said 24 cars derailed 21 of them chemical tankers. The tankers were considered empty but could contain Small amounts of chemicals be said. Placards on the derailed tankers indicated the can had last contained Carbon disulfide propane caustic soda Chloride Methyl Chloride and is butane. Bowers said. One unmarked Tanker had contained chloroform he said citing interviews with the Crew and Chessie officials. The spokesman for the Chessie system said he confirm that there was a propane leak and added that he had no list of the train s contents. He said 27 cars of the train s 116 cars had derailed. Lecki said the derailment resulted in the release of fumes from one empty tank car which last contained sodium hydroxide a corrosive the train making an unscheduled westbound trip de railed around 4 10 . In Confluence 7s Miles Southeast 10 Miles North of the Maryland Border. Fire chief John Reckner and other residents said wednesday s derailment was the third train wreck a Confluence in the Post six months. Don t you think it s Lime somebody does some thing about it it took a Man s life this morning. How Many More people have to die before they fix it said Tim Linderman 30, of Somerset who drove to Confluence to evacuate his relatives
