World & Nation
Today is ‘Bob Marley Day’ in Toronto; Rob Ford gets dancing
Feb. 6, 2014
Hear ye, hear ye. Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has declared Feb. 6 “Bob Marley Day.”
Obituaries
Vincent Ford, a songwriter credited with composing the Bob Marley reggae classic “No Woman, No Cry,” has died in Jamaica.
Dec. 31, 2008
Archives
* Re “A Wise Ford Pardoned Nixon,” Commentary, Sept. 7: Stanley Kutler says, “If [Richard] Nixon had won acquittal on any grounds, he would have clouded the historical understanding of Watergate.
Sept. 12, 1999
Travel & Experiences
Sport: Though it’s 2 1/2 hours from the coast, Fresno has a die-hard contingent of wave riders. They make the pilgrimage nearly every weekend.
Feb. 6, 2000
Business
Consumers in Florida and 21 other states may have been tricked into paying thousands of dollars too much for vehicles purchased after leasing deals with Ford Motor Co.’
Nov. 21, 1998
Country singer Tennessee Ernie Ford was reported in critical condition in a Reston, Va., hospital, suffering from what his son described as an advanced liver ailment.
Oct. 5, 1991
Sports
After an overcast morning, the sun appeared shortly after noon, about the same time that Bob Hope was preparing to tee off in Wednesday’s Pro-Am at the Shearson Lehman Brothers Andy Williams Open.
Feb. 12, 1987
Autos
Ford Motor Co. said it began exporting its Mercury Sable to Taiwan, making it the first car Ford has exported to that country.
Oct. 13, 1988
April may be the cruelest month, but February’s weather is the most fickle, at least in Southern California.