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GM strike over; layoffs
in 8 states still in effect
KOKOMO, Ind. (AP) — Workers
began returning to a key parts plant
Sunday after a strike that forced lay
offs of more than 47,000 General
Motors Corp. workers nationwide,
but GM officials could not say when
the layoffs would end.
The six-day strike at the Delco
Electronics plant triggered layoffs in
eight states and threatened to shut
down the nation’s No. 1 automaker
as the supply of radios and electro
nic parts for all GM cars was ex
hausted.
The 7,700 United Auto Workers
at the GM subsidiary walked off the
job Nov. 17 in a dispute over subcon
tracting and a plan to produce Del-
co’s newest radio line in Mexico.
A contract resolving those issues
and implementing Japanese man
agement techniques was approved
overwhelmingly Saturday by UAW
Local 292.
UAW shop chairman Mike
Thayer said some production work
ers returned at midnight Saturday
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and the first full shift would start at
midnight Sunday.
John Mueller, a GM spokesman in
Detroit, said he didn’t know when
the stalled assembly plants might re
sume production.
Delco spokeswoman Marilyn
Grant said new shipments out of Ko
komo were uncertain and would
vary among the plant’s departments.
The strike was the first to test
GM’s new “just-in-time” inventory
system, in which parts are made to
order and shipped immediately to
assembly plants, rather than stock
piled until needed.
The system, which originated in
Japan, eliminates costly inventory
but is vulnerable to shutdowns at key
plants. Mueller said GM needed the
system to compete with Japanese au
tomakers and did not plan to revise
or eliminate it.
“You’re not going to throw out
the baby with the bathwater,” he
said. “Just-in-time is an important
part of our continuing effort to be
world-class competitive. It helps
keep our costs down.”
Because of the system, the effects
of the strike were seen in some GM
plants within 24 hours. By Friday,
37,550 workers had been laid off
around the country. In all, more
than 47,000 had been laid off at one
point or another.
Mueller said more than 40,000
workers still would be idled today at
assembly plants in Missouri, Loui
siana, Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky,
Kansas, Indiana and Delaware.
Thayer predicted the just-in-time
system would lead to more cooper
ation between management and
workers to avoid similar strikes.
“It helped our position by shut
ting them down quicker,” he said.
“But it’s the thing you have to do to
stay competitive with the Japanese.”
Under the new pact, Delco agreed
to keep radio production in Kokomo
until the 1991 model year if other
cost-cutting measures and Japanese
management techniques were imple
mented.
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its proposed deadline because of the
inconvenience to the Corps of Ca
dets.
The Board reconvened Saturday
and heard a recommendation from
the Committee for Academic Cam
puses requesting that an Institute for
Pacific Asia be established at A&M.
Speaking for the proposed insti
tute, Deputy Chancellor Bill Mobley
said the I PA would be consistent
with the economic development of
Texas as well as the unique strengths
of A&M. Mobley chaired the task
force appointed in May 1985 by
President Frank E. Vandiver to
study the feasibility of such a project.
In a proposal sent to the chan
cellor’s office, Vandiver wrote that
unlike a similar Center for Asian
Studies at UT which deals almost ex
clusively with culture, the focus of
the I PA at A&M would be on sci
ence, technology and economic de
velopment.
He wrote that the primary geo
graphic focus of the institute would
be on the Northern Pacific core of
China, which includes Taiwan and
Hong Kong, Japan and Korea. How
ever, the proposed institute is meant
to complement the UT center.
Funding for the IPA would con
sist of an initial commitment of
$120,000 from the Available Univer
sity Fund, with subsequent additions
of $90,000 during fiscal year 1987-
1988, and $30,000 during fiscal year
1988-1989. The proposal shows that
the IPA would become entirely self-
supportive within three years.
The committee also presented a
proposal for the establishment of a
Center for Environmental Research
in Austin, which would become op
erational by Jan. 1, 1987. The center
would be jointly operated by UT,
A&M and the city of Austin and is
designed to Fill a gap in existing en
vironmental management technol
ogy, as well as provide for an in
crease in research opportunities for
all three.
A management committee consis
ting of representatives from the
three entities is proposed to oversee
the administration of the center,
which would be located at the Austin
Hornsby Bend Facility.
In other business, the president of
Prairie View A&M, Dr. Percy A.
Pierre, proposed a five-part reorga
nization plan to consolidate eight
colleges at the university into six.
450 fowls needed for senior citizens
Texas chef plans turkey for 10,000
SAN ANTONIO (AP) — If the thought of
preparing Thanksgiving dinner for 10 has you
down, take heart.
You could be in Ernest Jimenez’s shoes and be
finalizing plans for feeding 10,000.
As chef of the Seventh Annual Jimenez
Thanksgiving Dinner, Ernest — who is no rela
tion to Raul Jimenez, president and chairman of
the board of Jimenez Food Products Inc. and
founder of the annual senior citizens’ meal — is
the man who makes sure dinner gets on the table.
Certainly Ernest is well qualified for the job. A
certified chef and charter member of the Texas
Chef’s Association, Ernest recently retired after
24 years as executive chef in charge of the Offi
cers Club, Officers Club Annex and NCO Club-at
Fort Sam Houston.
Those years of experience mean Ernest is no
stranger to cooking for large groups, although
he is the first to admit he previously was more
used to thinking in terms of hundreds, not thou
sands, when he prepared food for large numbers
of people.
A personal friend of Raul’s, Ernest became in
volved in the Thanksgiving dinner when they
were started in Fort Worth.
“Only for Mr. Jimenez would I attempt to do
something like this,” Ernest said. “It’s a big job,
but he is such a generous man; you can’t help hut
try to do what you can.”
Ernest explained that he and Raul became
friends many years ago when they used to work
together planning parties for Raul’s employees.
Although it was Ernest’s job to plan the menus
for the gatherings, the men said that they often
worked together on the duty and quickly discov
ered that as a team, each man’s talents comple
mented the other’s.
The menu for the Thanksgiving Day dinner
includes 450 large turkeys, 100 gallons cranberry
sauce, 810 gallons of green beans, 810 gallons of
yams, 350 pounds of diced onions, 350 pounds
of bell peppers; 200 pounds of diced celery and
1,200 loaves of bread.
Also in the list are 200 pounds ofchickenil
lets, 700 pounds of pork trimmings, 3
eggs, 100 pounds of margarine, 150 f
baking powder, 20 pounds of cinnamon,
pounds of brown sugar, 150 pounds of sal_
pounds of pepper, 350 pounds of chickaij
and four gallons of vinegar.
Also, 150 gallons of canned milk, 250quant
pimentos, 800 pumpkin pies, 150 pounds
cornstarch, 144 bunches of parsley, 400lei
32 cases of coffee, 15,000 soft drinks, sixasei
coffee cream and 12,000 packets of sugar
And when the day is over and 10,00{
citizens have had a hot meal, as well as ac
to visit with friends, dance and listen tomis
where will the two project leaders be?
“Sleeping very comfortably,” said Ernest
“Resting,” said Raul with a laugh.
“It takes me about three days to recuper®
he said. “I’m a light sleeper and don’t neediM
than five hours sleep. But that night Ilh:*
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TEST DATE: Tuesday, December 2, 6pm, RM 304 Read. Participants
will schedule a time to shoot at 6pm, 7pm, 8pm, or 9pm. DIVISIONS:
Men’s and Women’s in Class A or B. RULES: FITA Rules apply. Each
participant will shoot 30 arrows at 15 yards. Equipment: Participants are
asked to provide their own equipment, although a few bows will be
available. There are restrictions on bows. For more information call
Patsy at 845-7826.
SPECIAL THANKS
A special thanks to General Motors for their sponsorship of the Flag Foot
ball CoRec Tournaments.
Congratulations to those champions who received General Motors t-
shirts.
Flag Football
Class A Happyfeet
Class B Wild Cats
Class C Dr. 2B
Sign-ups for Intramural CoRec Basketball sponsored by General Motors
begin Monday, December 1.
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appropriate categories.
Thanksgiving Holiday Special
Outdoor Equipment Rental
TENTS
6 person Timberline...
4 person Timberline...
3 person Dome
2 person Timberline...
2 person Catskill, Pup
Students Fac/Staff w/Rec. ID
$20.00
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12.50
8.00
6.75
SLEEPING BAG 6.75
SLEEPING PAD 2.50
BACKPACK 7.50
LANTERN 6.25
STOVES
Coleman 2 burner..
Coleman Peak 1
Fuel bottle
Fuel bottle with fuel
.6.25
.5.50
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.2.50
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$24.75
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15.00
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COOKING EQUIPMENT
Large cook kit '. 3.75
Tote bag 1.25
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.1.50
WATER CONTAINERS
Collapsible water container (2 gal) 1.75
Plastic water bottle (1 qt.) 1.00
Sierra cup 75
Ice chest (48 qt.) 6.25
TOOLS
Shovel 100
Folding Saw 1.50
WATERCRAFT*
Canoe 34.50
Kayak 25.50
•All watercrait include paddles, lifejackets, and car racks if needed.
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