The Nation - News from June 12, 1986
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A congressional study recommended that the government should consider reopening an investigation into millions of Ford vehicles that critics say have a tendency to jump from park to reverse and injure or kill motorists. The General Accounting Office said in a 139-page report to Congress that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration should “take further action” in the long-running case to protect drivers of older model Ford autos and trucks.
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