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  • GM Revives GTO (***Barf Alert***)

    06/25/2002 9:20:07 AM PDT · by Willie Green · 50 replies · 688+ views
    Associated Press ^ | JUNE 20, 2002 | ED GARSTEN -- AP Auto Writer
    For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. DETROIT (AP) — General Motors Corp. is counting on a reincarnation of the car nicknamed ``the Goat'' to give its Pontiac division the sales kick it needs. The automaker released the first sketch Thursday of what will be the 2004 Pontiac GTO, a 21st century version of the popular muscle car that went out of production in 1974. Unlike the old ``Goat,'' the new kid is based on the Monaro, built by GM's Australian subsidiary Holden. But it will be pumped up with an LS1 aluminum engine and beyond 300 horsepower...
  • Scranton Lace Closes Doors (50 Jobs Lost)

    05/14/2002 12:05:36 PM PDT · by Willie Green · 2 replies · 410+ views
    Newsday ^ | May 14, 2002 | Associated Press
    For education and discussion only. Not for commercial use. SCRANTON, Pa. -- Scranton Lace Co., once the world's largest producer of Nottingham lace and later a symbol of the region's dying textile industry, has stopped production. The 105-year-old company employed more than 1,400 people at its peak in the early 20th century and used enormous, one-of-a-kind looms to create Nottingham lace, named for the city in England where the looms were made. Robert Christy, of Scranton, a weaver at the plant, said company vice president Robert Hine called the company's 50 or so remaining employees together halfway through their shift...