Roanoke Times
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DATE: TUESDAY, October 18, 1994                   TAG: 9410180123
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL                    PAGE: B-4   EDITION: METRO 
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IN THE NATION

WASHINGTON - General Motors C-K pickups, which have been involved in several fatal fires following side-impact crashes, pose an ``unreasonable risk,'' Transportation Secretary Federico Pena said Monday.

He called a Dec. 6 hearing to determine whether the government should require GM to recall the trucks, made between 1973 and 1987, which are sold with GM and Chevrolet nameplates.

About 150 people have died as a result of side-impact fires in the trucks.

- Associated Press

Briefly ...

For the second time in two months, Ford Motor Co. is recalling its new Contour and Mystique compact sedans because of a defect in the fuel systems that could cause fires. A total of 28,500 cars have the defect.