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: .-i-Vl "-X- ''■‘','y'^‘ : ‘^’y:\r; fitiy ming.lt right on i was ex own off >und the I died.” nth the Institu- Hey Uu- for the was try- confirm inounce- Hole in- kaneous : discov- gton, on s of the location security the Ti- DSt 1UXU- lilt. n-ofT of on can he establish r or powet irrent se- i down to or power ■y- 3 i of Eng- previou to shot ? level ad- ce. Tuesday September 3, 1985/The Battalion/Page 11 n Au ng the Miss from mem- taking e he’d nsom- aiid c ; The Battalion SPREADING THE NEWS ON THE SIDE OF TEXAS ASM fYtuverdcliJ NATIONAL HANK J Quiz your memory of recent news Associated Press How much do you remember about recent news stories? 1. President Reagan called pro tectionist measures “ineffective and extremely expensive” and re jected a plea from the ailing do mestic industry for a curb on im ports of: (a) sugar; (b) shoes; (c) car tires. 2. In the major West Germany espionage scandal involving the defection of a top counterspy, Chancellor Helmut Kohl fired nis intelligence chief: (a) Heribert Hellenbroich; (b) Hans-Georg Wieck; (c) Hans-joachim Tiedge. 3. A study by Citizens for Tax Justice, a research and lobbying group, said 40 big profitable cor porations avoided paying any in come tax in 1984 — led by one which received $242 million in tax refunds on profits of $ 1.9 bil lion: (a) A.T.& T.; (b) Ashland Oil; (c)J.P. Morgan & Co. 4. The Pentagon canceled a major new weapon program, say ing the weapon’s performance was “not worth the additional cost” — since 1978 the Pentagon had spent $1.8 billion on the weapon, the Sergeant York: (a) heavy-armor tank; (b) ground-to- air missile; (c) anti-aircraft gun. 5. Reagan administration offi cials said that the U.S. had told the Soviet Union the U.S.: (a) was ready to open talks on resuming direct air travel between the two countries; (b) was ready to re sume such air travel; (c) would suspend direct air travel until in vestigations into Soviet use of “spy dust” were complete. 6. Samantha Smith, 13, who died in an air crash in New Hampshire, had become a public figure when at age 11 she wrote a letter about her fear of nuclear war to a Soviet leader who then invited her to the Soviet Union — that leader was: (a) Mikhail S. Gorbachev; (b) Leonid I. Brezh nev; (c) Yuri V. Andropov. ANSWERS: l.b 2.a 3.a 4.c 5.a 6.c Safety group asks for Ford car recall Associated Press WASHINGTON — An auto mobile safety group said Monday it is asking the government to investi- f ate and recall 1.4 million 1984-85 ord Motor Co. cars that allegedly are prone to sudden acceleration and engine surges. The Center for Auto Safety said, “The sudden acceleration condition occurs spontaneously and without warning, causing cars to shoot for ward at a high rate of speed from a standstill. The engine surge causes cars to suddenly speed up and race down the road when the owners are driving at normal highway speeds.” The center asked National High way Traffic Safety Administrator Di ane Steed to op>en a full defect inves tigation into the alleged problem and to order the recall of all defec tive cars as soon as possible. The request covers full- and mid size Ford cars with fuel-injected 3.8 and 5.0 liter engines. 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