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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: WEDNESDAY, April 14, 1993                   TAG: 9304140147
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: A-2   EDITION: METRO 
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BRIEFLY . . .

The godmother of a 10-year-old girl held captive in a dungeon by an acquaintance for 16 days has been denied custody of the child by a court in Bay Shore, N.Y. A Suffolk County Family Court judge dismissed Linda Inghilleri's petition for custody of Katie Beers.

The mileage of the nation's best-selling car could be increased by 54 percent, to 42 miles a gallon, by using existing technology, environmental and consumer advocates said Tuesday. The Center for Auto Safety suggested changes to the Ford Taurus that would increase its cost by $1,100 or less, and would not change its size or safety, according to Executive Director Clarence Ditlow.

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