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Thursday, June 23, 1983AThe Battalion/Page 9 ric Evan Let Count] S n of the best ;haddiffi- ries to the restricted steries are :an’t easilj cause it is te rest. film ver- ;y” pleased n by her grandson ufficiend) ilability of ; consider- 5th for them from ?ly paced s. It wa arguliesi he estatel( characteii nerican t# f television in LgS Warped by Scott McCullar m HIRE'S THE. SEASON UPDATE FOR OUR VIEWERS OH AS THE CHANNEL TURNS." AS IT BEGINS, BOTH MIDWEST COMMUNITV CARLE REMOVE MTOR STATIONS FROM THE AIR WITHOUT WARN IN 6.. SUBSCRIBERS BEGIN SCREAMING, COMPLAINING- AND TURNING /N THEIR BOXES. PHONES AND OFFICES ARE SWAMPED, AND SOON THE C.I.A. FORMS AND INVESTIGATES, (THE CABLE IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION-) ...THE C.I.A. LISTS COMPLAINTS AND SUGGESTIONS ON EVERYTHING FROM RATE REDUCTIONS TO BAD RECEPTION, AND REPORTS IT ALL TO THE CITY COUNCIL. THE C.I.A. PRESSURE IS ON, AND THE CITY CONSIDERS TAKINGTHE CABLE COMPANIES OVER--- MEANWHILE, COMMUNITY THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AGAINST 3. C.I.A. ORGANIZERS FOR ALL THEIR COMPLAINING- THEN, SUDDENLY, BOTH CABLE COMPANIES ANNOUNCE THE RETURN OF MOST LOST STATIONS. BUT, WHAT ABOUT NAOMI? Pope’s Wednesday mass awaited by thousands Ford gets appeals board for consumer complaints United Press International MEMPHIS, Term. — Mid- South consumers who can’t gett satisfaction from their local Ford dealers now have a higher authority to appeal to — a Ford Consumer Appeals Board. “If the dealer can’t handle the problem, then he can turn it over to this Five-member panel,” said Louis R. Plummer, owner relations manager for Ford Parts and Service Division. The board will help new and used car and truck owners in Texas, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, and Arkansas who feel they did not obtain satisfac tion from local dealers. “I think customer satisfaction is vital to people that sell big- ticket items,” Plummer said Tuesday. “I think we’re all trying to get better.” About 20 percent of Ford vehicle owners need help beyond what dealers provide, Plummer said. “The board gives owners another chance to have their complaints reviewed and re solved by an impartial board without the legal hassle and cost of going to court,” he said. The board, which will meet once a month, will consist of a Ford dealer, Lincoln-Mercury dealer and three consumer ex perts. In Memphis, the panel will in clude Tom Hicks, director of consumer protection in the Arkansas attorney general’s office in Little Rock, June Reaves Creasy, professor of family development at Lambuth College in Jackson, Tenn., and Jack Miller, an automotive in structor in Memphis. Seven consumer relations panels started operating in 1977, and heard more than 10,000 complaints over the next five years. This month, the program will grow to 30 panels serving the entire nation. “The purpose of the board is to insure customer satisfaction,” Plummer said. The board takes an average of 40 days to resolve complaints, and their decisions are binding on the company and dealers, but not on the consumers. “We only ask that we be given a chance to solve the problem first,” Plummer said. The board in Memphis will] hear complaints in eastern Texas, West Tennessee, north Mississippi, Arkansas, and! northeastern Alabama. United Press International KRAKOW, Poland — Tens of thousands of Poles camped out Wednesday to await what is cer tain to be the largest mass of Pope John Paul IPs second tour of his native land — a special homecoming in the city he served for 15 years as cardinal. Police with dogs patrolled Krakow’s vast Blonie Park under a yellow half moon but their mood was peaceful in con trast to the riot caused in Wroc law when police broke up a march of Soldiarity supporter^ leaving a papal mass Tuesday. The clash in Wroclaw was the first outbreak of violence during John Paul’s eight-day trip to his homeland, which ended Wednesday. There were no reports of in juries in the brief encounter, which ended when club- wielding riot police arrived. The city of 500,000 in southwestern Poland, the former German city of Breslau, is a stronghold of underground resistnce. At least five people were de tained by police in connection tudy plans school upgrading United Press International WASHINGTON — A task force of governors, businessmen and educators Wednesday re commended a sweeping plan — includes more money — to jointly upgrade America’s ichools and safeguard the na- ’s economic future. “Education for economic growth demands progress on many fronts,” the Task Force on Education for Economic Growth said in its 56-page re port, “Action For Excellence.” Proposals include developing plans in each state to improve classroom curriculum, educa tional partnerships between schools and businesses, special programs for talented and gifted students, and better paid teachers. “Real improvements in edu cation can be made only if citizens and their leaders are f iersuaded to invest sufficient unds and are reminded better education cannot be bought with declining education budgets,” the report said. The report comes amid mounting interest on all levels to improve public schools, which a I recent report by the National Commission on Excellence in j Education said were engulfed in a “rising tide of mediocrity.” President Ronald Reagan has embraced the better-education movement, but has maintained the primary financial responsi bility for schools rests with locali ties — not Washington. Reagan has called for “back-to-basics” in public schools and scoffed at congressional Democrats who have termed his administration a foe of education. The 41 -member task force is a component of the Education Commission of the States, a 17- year-old organization including all states except Montana and Nevada. “If we are serious about eco nomic growth in America — ab out improving productivity, ab out recapturing competitiveness in our basic industries, then we must get serious about impro ving education. And we must start now,’’the task force said. First Presbyterian Church 1100 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan 823-8073 Dr. Robert Leslie, Pastor Barbara Ridlen, DCE SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30AM & 11:00AM| Church School at 9:30 AM College Class at 9:30 AM (Bus from TAMU Krueger Dunn - 9:10 AM Northgate - 9:15 AM Youth Meeting at 5:00 PM Nursery: All Events with the melee, including four Western journalists. From Wroclaw, the pope traveled to Krakow, the last stop on his trip. Unlike the overtly political homilies the pope delivered ear lier on the trip, John Paul pushed politics into the back ground in speeches at two mas sive events Tuesday, each attended by close to one million Poles. The Vatican was uneasy ab out foreign news media’s con centration on the political impli cations of the pope’s tough talk. “Nothing can be more con trary to the intentions of the Holy Father,” said Vatican spokesman Rev. Romeo Pancez, than to say his words and actions had “an intended political char acter.” Yet many of the pope’s words carried explicitly political over tones. In Wroclaw, with its his tory of militancy and support of the banned trade union Solidar ity, the pope said, “To all of you I bring my solidarity and that of the church.” Whether strictly religious or politically slanted, the pope’s words were sure to reach their largest physical audience at Wednesday’s mass in Blonie Park. Church officials confess they “have no idea” how many will attend, but it may be 2.5 mil lion. Ten thousand volunteer mar shals have been enlisted to con trol the crowd. John Paul made room in his formal schedule for a very per sonal event, prayers at the graves of his parents and other members of his family. The pope made the same homage during his 1979 trip. The central focus of the Blo nie Park mass was the beatifica tion of two Polish monks who fought in a 19th-century rebel lion against Russian occupation. Brother Rafal Kalinowski and Brother Albert Chmielowski, were the second and third Poles the pope has moved to the rank of “blessed,” one step below sainthood, on this trip. He beati fied Mother Ursula Ledochow- sa, founder of the “Gray Ursu- line” order of nuns, in Poznan Monday. The pope reserved Thursday for “private matters” before flying to Rome. Besides his meeting with the Walesa family, he was expected to pay a brief visit to his boyhood hometown, Wadowice. COULTER DRIVE VILLA MARIA ROAD nmr Activities Hot Line - 822-7063 BOB BROWN UNIVERSAL TRAVEL COMPLETE, DEPENDABLE DOMESTIC AND WORLDWIDE TRAVEL ■ Airline Reservations ■ Hotel/Motel Accomodations ■ Travel Counsel ■ Rental Car Reservations ■ Tours ■ Charter Flights ■ FREE Ticket Delivery Bob Brown 846-8718 Pam & JoAnn 410 S. Texas/Lobby of the Ramada Inn/College Station Airline executive charges ticket system fools public United Press International WASHINGTON — A senior lirline executive told a congres- lional committee that compute- lized airline reservation systems deceive the public by failing to provide complete schedule and (are information and by not leeping up with rapid fare re ductions. I of ,e slayingof r a lefendant's had his famil] Banks guil rder in the :ompanioi ned to dis on. timed duf as innocei y. Psychial he defen! of a lother, w i and ; himself , to spai tion he esj tsychiatrisi iks suffa was legal the killinj ms doing, t people use, one and fo« railer himse for seveh 1 endered. Clark H. Onstad, Continental Air Lines vice president fo gov ernment affairs, testified Tues day about American Airlines’ Sabre and United Airlines’ Apollo systems during testi mony before the Aviation Sub committee of the House Public Works Committee. The U.S. Justice Department began an investigation of com puter reservations systems last year. “The average consumer is not even aware that he or she is being used,” Onstad said. Onstad said American has delayed the computer-loading of competitors’ fares until it has decided to match them, but did not cite a specific example. He also said United did not list its response to a Continental fare until three days after it was an nounced. American spokesman Lowell Duncan said the charges were “totally ficticious.” American president Robert L. Crandall is scheduled to tes tify before the subcommitte Thursday. United spokesman Joe Hop kins refused to comment on the accusations “without them.” seeing c Shala’s cApparel Qallefy ) Great Bass Sale Thursday, June 23rd thru Saturday, June 25th Bass Sandals, Sport Shoes, & Casual Flats Only $ 20 per pair Layaway plan available on early Fall Styles! Open daily 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Come in and save! 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