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national Battalion/Page 8 March 5, 1982 Public’s indecision damages car sales United Press International DETROIT — Despite a myriad of rebates including General Motors’ “Let’s Get Mov ing” campaign, car buyers re fused to budge, and February domestic auto sales bottomed out at their worst levels in two decades. “Nineteen-eighty-two is not the winter of discontent for the auto industry — it’s the winter of indecision for the car-buying public,” American Motors Corp. Vice President Robert Schwartz said Wednesday, upon learning of the February figures. Ford Vice President Philip Benton said: “The consumer programs brought sales consid- recent ATTENTION: ALL FRESHMEN If your GPR after the fall semester is 3.5 or better, then you are eligible to join Alpha Delta Honor Society. Come to a tea on Sunday, March 7 for more information. Room #226 MSC 4:00 p.m. erably above those of months, but general economic conditions kept them below last year’s levels.” Cars sold at their worst rate in two decades last month, down nearly 16 percent from last year’s depressed levels. Imports also felt the crunch with sales down 20.7 percent from last year. United Auto Workers offi cials in the meantime moved quickly toward resuming early contract talks with General Motors. The UAW national GM bargaining committee reported ly has voted, 11-0, to reopen negotiations that will provide the No. 1 automaker with cost saving union concessions All you can eat! 30th ANNUAL KIWANIS PANCAKE DAY SATURDAY MARCH 6 y 1982 11: a.m. TO 8:00 p.m. BRAZOS CENTER EAST BYPASS AT BRIARCREST BRYAN, TEXAS ADULTS: $2.00 CHILDREN UNDER 12: $1.00 ers from GM locals around the nation, would still have to vote to resume the contract talks. They originally broke off Jan. 28 over the issues of job security and the company’s practice of buying parts from foreign or non-union sources. U.S. car sales of 459,942 for the month were down 15.9 per cent from 543,593 in the same period of 1981. The daily sales rate of 19,039 was the worst since 1962’s 19,035. Cars have been selling at 1961 rates. Imports reported total sales for the month of an estimated 175,000, down 20.7 percent from 1981’s 220,804. The im port share of the market drop ped to 27.7 percent from last February’s 28.9 percent. Im ports grabbed 30 percent of the market last month. What’s Up at Texas Friday T 4 , : VIETNAMESE-AMERICAN STUDENT ASSOCIA TION : “Trip to UTA during spring break” will be the topic at 7 p.m. in 701 Rudder, CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Coffeehouse — The group “Southwind” will perform at 7:30 p.m. in the stu dent center admission is free. OUTDOOR RECREATION COMMITTEE: Outdoor hori zons conference will be from March 4 to March 6 at MSC facilities. TAMU CHESS CLUB: Weekly meeting will be in 302 Rudder. TURKISH STUDENT ASSOCIATION: ISA materials meeting will be at 6 p.m. in 403 Rudder. MSC POLITICAL FORUM: Gus Hall will speak on Common- CATHOLIC ist politics in America at 8 p.m, in Rudder Theatre on Tuesday, and anyone else wi March 9. center at 9 a.m. in UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: Friday night bible study at KIWANIS " 6:15 p.m. Check MSC Video for room number. Cou LATTER-DAY SAINT STUDENT: Sandwich seminar with ' — TTr" ~ —" John Hopkin speaking on “The Role of the Patriarch in the WOMEN S CHORUS: Concert with UT women s concert choir • ' Blessings” at noon at 100 Dexter and guest conductor Dr. Morris I Renrhv at 7-30 m in Rudder' - * TEXAS A&M SPORT! will be at 2 p.m. in Zactiry parking lot (FA5U). TEXAS A&M LACROSSE TEAM: Team will play Dallas Club at 1 p.m. on the Drill Field. $9.Q0/couple. ATHOF TC STT TDFNT ASSOCT ATTON- UWL committee the student of Brazos 1 - .m. All you r.os Center. Church and Patriarcal Blessings” at noon at 100 Dexter. INTER VARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Ed Haynes will speak at 7 p.m. in 502 Rudder. ____ SUM STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Quran discussion The union’s 290-member GM session will be at 7:30 p.m. in 607 Rudder Tower, council, which represents w'ork- at p.m. in I Theatre. Admission is $2.50. Sunday TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB: Autocross will be in Zachry parking lot (PASO). night, ' eandi The Michael Marcoulier .m. tonight and tomorrow APTIST STUDENT UNION: International bible study wilL „ . tmppelshow wiil “17 p m BoSTlhiS the SpjSlSdem S St and dte 1 College Mam. win meet at 14 f MSC - Both are at 5:30 P m ' ~ " ENT: Intramural special event open to and spouses will be at noon at Mount will meet at 1 FRISBEE TOUR?' students, faculty, Aggie. Z ^ are now on sale until today for TEXAS A&M LACROSSE TEAM: Team will play Houston T> 1 — . U.. Tv-ill T- IJ Bayou Club at 1 p.m. on the Drill Field. Author says Roosevelt knew before of Pearl Harbor attack United Press International WASH INGTON — Historian John Toland, in a new book, cites for the first time evidence that the Navy discovered Something Else Hair Salon Student Special 20% off ail services Haircut 8 00 Perms w/blowdry Reg. 10 00 Men 28 00 Reg. 35 00 Men 12 00 Reg. 14 00 Women 35 00 Reg. 40 00 Women IS 00 and up Long Hair 5 00 extra Reg. 15 04 and up Manicure 5 00 Reg. 7 00 M-F 8-7 with coupon Sat. 8-12:00 No appointment necessary 693-9877 404 E. University ,M S C. Japanese aircraft carriers steam ing toward Hawaii five days be fore they attacked Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. He concludes that President Franklin Roosevelt, convinced U.S. participation was necessary for an Allied victory in World War II, withheld the informa tion to ensure a surprise attack that would trigger public de mands for an American declara tion of war. Toland, 69, who won a Pulit zer Prize in 1970 for “The Rising Sun,” a history of Japan’s role in the war, presents evidence that naval intelligence used radio surveillance to locate the Japanese carriers in the north ern Pacific on Dec. 2. He also uses evidence from a Dutch Washington naval attache’s diary. This evidence says the information was also re layed to the Dutchman. But Toland — in “Infamy: Pearl Harbor and its After- math," to be published April 23 by Doubleday — says no hint of the carrier fo; ^ApGIE CINElVfr\ .I-- P R E IT N T S Back when you had to beat it before you could eat it... FRIDAY & SATURDAY, MARCH 5 & 6, MIDNIGHT THEATRE PG Direct from its reserved-seat engagement. CSMEMKC W!nr»«?r of 3 A.cr«<l«?rr»y /Awards! A Rollins-Joffe-Morra-Brezner Production Liza John Moore MkmcK Gielgud FRIDAY AND SATURDAY, MARCH 5 & 6 7:30 & 9:45 P.M. THEATRE PG SUNDAY, MARCH 7 7:30 P.M. THEATRE ALL TICKETS $1.50 WITH TAMU ID. TICKETS AVAILABLE AT THE MSC BOX OFFICE MON.-FRI. 9-4:30 AND 45 MINUTES BEFORE SHOWTIME. force ever reached U.S. commanders in the Pacific. He theorizes that Roosevelt, believing prior warning might cause the Japanese to cancel their plans, gambled that the Hawaiian defenses were strong enough to defeat any surprise attack. But the early Sunday morning air raid killed 2,248 people, wounded 1,109 and sank or disabled 18 ships, giving the Japanese naval supremacy in the Pacific. Washington officials sought to blame the local commanders, Gen. Walter Short and Adm. Husband Kimmel. Both men were discredited and their milit ary careers devastated as the re sult of subsequent investiga tions. Kimmel and Short protested that vital data had been withheld from them, but they had taken adequate defensive measures on the basis of limited information provided by Washington. Ever, since then there has been speculation that Washing ton knew of the impending attack, but Toland’s book is the first attempt to document fore knowledge of the Japanese strike force. HJ ex Toland said in an interview:® 2103 * “On a scale of 10, I would rateBy ew Pearl Harbor 10 and Watergate®* 0 * 1 2” Htemy The ships, according tt® Wu Toland, were located by a com® rr y' nmnications expert and a man® ne y identified as “Seaman Z.” ®erytl great 1 The finders informed their* superior, who had telephone ac cess to Roosevelt. Two of the men are dead, 1 “Seaman Z,” whose identity wail withheld at his request, was in| terviewed by Toland. The Navy normally kept trackl of Japanese warships by monil toring their radio signals. But ill lost all trace of the carriers durl ing the last of November wheitl they imposed radio silence erl route to Pearl Harbor. This set! off a Pacific-wdde effort by radiol monitors to find the missin?| ships. Ken’s Automotive 421 S. 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