UNDER THE HOOD
Today’s owners must be vigilant
By BRAD BERGHOLDT San Jose Mercury News
Q: I’ve been wondering how some new cars never need a tune-up. I looked in the maintenance guide for my new Civic, and it hardly needs anything done except for oil changes. 

TEST DRIVE
Toyota Highlander
By RICHARD WILLIAMSON Scripps Howard News
Toyota is emphasizing flexible capacity, attractive styling, improved performance, exceptional safety and tolerable fuel economy as it rolls out its second generation Highlander sport utility vehicle.

Poultry-to-fuel plant target of mayor, suit
CARTHAGE (AP) - A test plant for converting poultry byproducts into fuel oil, heralded by its owners as a new alternative energy source, is in the cross hairs of the city’s mayor and a private lawsuit seeking class-action status over odors from the facility.

Democrats work to unite on farm bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - House Democrats expressed confidence today that they will pass a farm bill to continue subsidies for U.S. crops, saying they will overcome Republican opposition.

Ford Co. surprises analysts
McClatchy Newspapers
DETROIT - As Ford Motor Co. celebrated its first quarterly profit in two years yesterday, Chief Executive Officer Alan Mulally emphasized to anyone who would listen - including UAW members who might view the result as an economic turning point - that victory is still about a year and a half away.

Chill a ‘home run,’ Miller Brewing says
McClatchy Newspapers
MILWAUKEE - Miller Brewing said sales of its new Chill beer have surpassed expectations. But rival Anheuser-Busch isn’t buying it.

Tough day on the job
NEW YORK (AP) - It felt like another cold day on Wall Street. Though it was balmy outside, Wall Street’s spasms yesterday in some ways resembled those of the pullback this past winter that marked the stock market’s worst session in 5½ years. 

Dock clerks, employers reach contract deal
LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) - Port clerks and their employers at the nation’s largest port complex tentatively agreed on a new contract yesterday, preventing a strike that could have crippled shipping and cost billions of dollars, a negotiator said.

Wheat crop not as bad as expected
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) - After his fields thawed from an April freeze, Gary Berg wanted to forget about wheat.

Jury orders Evenflo to pay millions in suit
HELENA, Mont. (AP) - A jury has ordered child safety seat maker Evenflo Co. to pay $10.4 million to the parents of a 4-month-old boy who died of head injuries in a car crash.

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