We still have some weeks before the Memorial Day weekend when the new Indiana Jones movie opens. But if you're jonesing for Indy items now, you can order action figures, hats, statues and all kinds of other stuff. IndianaJonesShop.com is open now for business. There are the usual items, like DVDs, posters and T-shirts. There's also a fedora, modeled after the hat Indiana Jones wears. That's about $42. There's a bronze statue for $250. And there's a whip, like Indy carries. It even makes whip-cracking sounds and plays the movie's theme music.
Ford Motor Co. is recalling about 100,000 2008 F-Series trucks because the front driver's seat does not conform with federal standards.
Ford says the weld connecting a bracket and the driver's front seat back could crack on a small number of vehicles. As a result, the vehicles do not comply with federal rules for seat back strength.
The recall covers F-250 through F-550 Super Duty trucks. More than 87,000 of the trucks are in the United States and 14,000 are in Canada.
Ford spokesman Wes Sherwood said Thursday that no injuries have been reported. Ford discovered the issue after receiving reports of the weld cracking.
Owners will be notified of the recall later in March. For more information, owners can call Ford at (800) 392-3673.
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One Indiana family is marking Valentine's Day by having lived through a total of 391 years of marriage. Five sisters and two brothers in the Estes family managed to have 71 children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They attribute their success to following the example set by their parents, who were married 58 years.
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