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Fairdealing company promotes water as fuel source Water as a fuel source. That is the premise behind a Fairdealing, Mo., company who will be demonstrating the possibilities, complete with water-powered vehicles, at an upcoming seminar at the Kennett Community Center.

In recent years, Plymouth Road in Livonia had become something of an automotive hub in the city: new car lots line the busy thoroughfare, along with mechanic shops, an engine plant and fueling stations.

The NUMMI plant in California built the Chevrolet and Geo Prizm for GM. The Prizm was a rebadged Toyota Corolla.

Lawrence Sauer, a 82-year-old Penticton senior, was last seen on Aug. 13 at 3:30 p.m. RCMP are asking for the public's assistance in finding the missing man.

Katie Prewitt had two problems with her Geo Tracker. There was the rope that seemed to hang from the car's undercarriage.

Katie Prewitt had two problems with her Geo Tracker. There was the rope that seemed to hang from the car's undercarriage.

Katie Prewitt had two problems with her Geo Tracker. There was the rope that seemed to hang from the car's undercarriage.

Just been reading the WSJ announcement of Publicis buying Razorfish. This paragraph struck me as being, well, remarkable: "As part of the pact, Publicis, which works on behalf of advertisers such as General Motors Corp.

25 years ago today, 1984: General Motors Corp. said Saturday it would reimburse the original owners of 500,000 1978-80 cars and light trucks with allegedly defective diesel V-8 engines if three class-action lawsuits against it are dropped. 50 years ago today, 1959: Development of the new Fort Custer Recreational Area will probably begin next summer at the earliest, with $32,500 worth of construction on a picnic area, road, parking lot and administration building. Funds for the project are expected about Jan. 1; as soon as the bonds are sold, work can begin. In the meantime a barbed wire fence has been erected around the 1,240-acre area. The recent establishment of the Fort Custer Recreational Area is part of a program by the state Department of Conservation for expanding recreational facilities to meet skyrocketing park attendance figures, led by a 15 percent increase in campers each year. 100 years ago today, 1909: The petroleum oil trade is facing a cut-price war with the Standard Oil company on one side and 135 independents on the other. An official of the trust declares the price has been steadily decreasing and there are prospects that it will go lower. This official declares there are 100 million barrels of oil now stored in the United States, sufficient to supply the world for a year. The overproduction of crude oil has forced the price down to nearly 50 cents a barrel. Historical information is provided by local and family history librarian George Livingston of Willard Library.

Indianapolis-area residents on Wednesday were still trying to recover from damage caused by a double wave of thunderstorms Tuesday.

Companies working with Ford Motor Co, Chrysler Group and General Motors Corp received more than $600 million on Wednesday to further development of batteries for hybrids and electric cars.

Katie Prewitt had two problems with her Geo Tracker. There was the rope that seemed to hang from the car's undercarriage.

Local auto dealers joined others around the country in reporting big turnouts Monday as the U.S. government's ``cash for clunkers'' program gets under way.