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March 3, 1982
Santa Fe won’t buy
Rock Island’s track
United Press International
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Cit
ing the recession and deregula
tion of the rail industry, the San
ta Fe Railway Co. announced it
will not buy 762 miles of the
Rock Island line between Amar
illo and Memphis, Tenn.
“I am extremely dis
appointed in the decision,”
Arkansas Gov. Frank White said
Monday. “We must work harder
now' to ensure continued rail
service that is so vital to econo
mic stability and grow'th in our
state.”
Santa Fe Chairman John S.
Reed told the governors of
Arkansas and Oklahoma in a let
ter last month that Santa Fe
could not come up with the $200
million necessary to buy and re
pair the track, even though it
would open lucrative new mar
kets for Santa Fe.
White had particularly hoped
Santa Fe would reinstate service
along a 100-mile stretch in west
ern Arkansas that was left en
tirely without rail service when
Rock Island went bankrupt in
1980.
White is to meet in Oklahoma
City Thursday with governors
from 12 other states that lost
Rock Island service two years
ago. They will discuss ways to
continue rail service and to re
scue communities that were hurt
when Rock Island folded.
Oklahoma Gov. George Nigh
had asked Santa Fe the status of
the project before the meeting.
Reed sent a copy of his letter to
White, and White released it
Monday.
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“Our fourth quarter results
for 1981,” Reed said, “have com
pelled us to examine very closely
any proposed capital outlays for
1982 and beyond and, conse
quently, I must advise that Santa
Fe is not at this time, nor in the
foreseeable future, interested in
the acquisition of the Sunbelt
line.”
Santa Fe became interested in
taking over the track when offi
cials in Texas, Arkansas and
Oklahoma talked about getting
a low-interest government loan
to buy and repair the track. San
ta Fe, they said, could repay the
loan and operate the track.
But the Arkansas Legislature
refused to go along with the
deal, and the plan received scant
consideration in Texas and
Oklahoma.
The Arkansas legislators,
pressured by insistant lobbying
from competing railroad com
panies, said Santa Fe probably
only wanted the lucrative Mem
phis market and was not really
interested in the small western
Arkansas towns that needed rail
service. They also speculated
Santa Fe would find a way to buy
the track even without govern
ment aid.
Santa Fe did consider buying
the track, but Reed said the com
pany is already being squeezed
by the national recession and
competitive pressures from rail
deregulation.
Whafs Up at Texas
Wednesday
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Newman club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the student center.
TEXAS A&M RACQUETBALL CLUB: Meeting will be at 7
p.m. in E. Kyle by Court 7. Anyone interested is welcome to
attend. The club will be discussing its upcoming tournament.
POLO CLUB: Meeting will be at 8 p.m. in the Animal Industries
Building.
ACM-IEEE/CS: Dave Armour from Arthur Anderson will
speak on computer consulting at 6:30 p.m. in 203 Zachry.
OUTDOOR RECREATION COMMITTEE: Outdoor hp
zons conference from March 4 to March 6 at the MSCfacilit
Thursday
TEXAS A&M EMERGENCY CARE TEAM: A special ed,
tional program with guest speaker Bill Shear will beat 7:30|
in 206 Harrington. Everyone is welcome,
WEST TEXAS SAN ANGELO HOMETOWN CU*
Short meeting and social outing at the Hail of Fame at 8
LY: Aggie
Church,
p.m. in the A&M Presbyterian Church, 601 Church St.
MSG ARTS, BASEMENT, CAMERA AND OUTDOOR
RECREATION: A concert combining outdoor photography
and live music will be at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
TEXAS MO TORCYCLE CLUB: General meeting with film
and discussion will be at 8:30 p.m. in 110 Military Science
Building.
STUDENTS FOR ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: Meeting
for nomination of officers and committee organization at 7 p.m.
in 105 Heldenfels. Please come and join in the support for
better teaching.
PHI THETA KAPPA ALUMNI ASSOCIATION: Spring
initiation will be at 7 p.m. in 104C Zachry.
PRE-NURSING SOCIETY: R.N. Chris Flanders speak on in
tensive care and home health program at 7 p.m. in 140 MSC.
ECONOMICS SOCIETY: A £uest speaker form A.G. Edwards
will speak on Financial Planning will be at 7 p.m. in 350 MSC.
A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB: Car display at Rudder Fountain.
AGGIE SCOUTS: Meeting to discuss canoe trip, Kachina and
cookie sales at 9 p.m. in 504 Rudder.
WEIGHT TRAINING FOR DISABLED STUDENTS:
Meeting with guest speaker Coach Joe DiBella at 3 p.m. in C.
Rollie White Free Weight Room.
PRE-VET SOCIETY: Vet students will answer questions at 7:30
p.m. in 301 Physics Building.
DATA PROCESSING MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATE
Tymshare will be presenting a technical session on thetopii
“Computer Networks” from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in 350 MSC
OUTDOOR RECREATION COMMITTEE: Outdoor hi
zons conference from March 4 to March 6 at the MSCfacilit
CIRCLE K: Officer elections will be held at 7 p.m. in 140AM,
All members are urged to attend.
CLASS OF ’83: General meeting with Jackie Sherrill speakin
601 Rudder from 7:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Inquiry Cla<
will meet at 6 p.m. in the student center. Night prayer wi!
held at 10 p.m. in St. Mary’s Church.
AGRICULTURE ECONOMICS CLUB: Topic will be“C
puters in Agriculture” at the meeting in 209 Harrington
p.m.
UN FLED CAMPUS MINISTRY: Women’s bible study wi
at 7:30 p.m. at 1002 Pershing St.
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: Leadership train
class will be at 7:30 p.m. in 108 Harrington. Everyone is
come.
STUDENT “Y” SPRING PROJECT: Assignments form
lie given at this final meeting ini 601 Rudder.
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United Press International
SAN ANTONIO — Talk,
talk, talk. You can’t escape it
anywhere anymore. Even kitch
en appliances are speaking up.
A major manufacturer has
built a prototype of a chatty elec
tric range.
It has a vocabulary of 150
words and phrases. Including
“Please.” But not “Thank you.”
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starring Grancarlo Gianmni & Hanna Scbygula
Wednesday, March 3 7:30 & 9:45 p.m.
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Office Mon.-Fri. 9-4:30 and 45 minutes before showtime.
It says things like:
“Please select automatic or
manual cooking.”
“Indicate starting condition
of food by touching frozen,
fresh or reheat.”
“Select start or delayed start.”
“Enter desired stop time.”
„ “Remove utensils from
oven,” it warns when you prog
ram the oven for the self
cleaning cycle.
Not exactly sparkling conver
sation — but what do you expect
of a voice synthesizer?
pngs 1
Itami
General Electric’s major ap
pliance division displayed the
30-inch talking electric range
for food editors attending the
30th Pillsbury Bake-Off in San
Antonio in February but, don’t
expect to find the conversational
cooker in stores any time soon.
Jack E. Francisjr., the senior
development engineer who
played straight man for the
range, said the company has no
plans at the moment to market
it.
If and when it does ap[
stores, Francis said, thevoii
ature probably will not a(
the price tag.
“In this electronic
already talk,” he said. “Voi
in the toy industry will
down the price of elecl
speech devices. ij
“We probably will
female voice if we ever pro
the range.
The prototype speaks
what Francis called “a you
male voice.”
It replaces a deep, boo
male voice the company usi
Ci
a talking dishwasher proto ie ki
about two years ago.
“We did several tl
wrong,” he said.
Francis said consumer
veys showed both men
women objected to the don
ing male voice deliverin
perative commands such <
this.” They often said it insi
their intelligence.
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Francis said a talking
has its practical side.
It’s axiomatic in the indi
that few consumers read th
and care booklet before try®iadia
operate a new appliance. Fr j ona j
said the talking feature r
help solve that problem
He also said women us
object to the button panel
microwave oven as too col
cated, now having about 36
tons.
Consumer surveys indid
younger couples and youi
women accepted the idea
talking range much moreR
ly than older people,
tended to dismiss it as
another gimmick,” he said
The voice can be turnet y, ha<
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Francis said. There’s also
peat button for people
forget what they’ve been t<
where they are in the oper
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sequence.
“It has to use words
everyone will underst
Francis said. Whether that
will lead to a larger vocabt
nobody knows.
Francis said a talking
would have lower niainten
costs than the silent ty pe bee
it would be programmed t<
to a company computer on i
free line when trouble
veloped. This would
money, he said, because
pairman wouldn’t have toi
a second trip after pickini
the right parts.
To talk with the com
computer, the range would
“beeps and hoops" — Fra
term for non-verbal sou
They are “much better
speech, especially if ano
computer is trying to un
stand it,” he said.
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