European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 03, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 3, 1978 the stars and stripes Page 7 first to protest engine switch Winner of pm suit is still a loser Chicago api Tell Joe Siwek he won. He takes convincing. Siwek was the first person to protest when he discovered in the fall of 1976 that his 1977 Oldsmobile had a cheaper Chevrolet engine. I went and bought the car and it was t what i paid for. I did t want trouble. All i wanted was for them pm to Tell the people what they re do ing so people can get what they pay for Siwek said tuesday. His protests caused the Illinois attorney general to sue pm. More than 40 state attorneys general joined in the suit against the automaker As nearly 67,000 other customers found their luxury autos had Chevy engines. The pm lawyers treat me like i m trying to ruin pm says the retired Chicago transit authority worker who quit a part time Job so he could attend the trial. I just said i wanted what paid for that s Siwek eventually stopped going to the trial. It was so confusing so much trouble he said. In mid july judge Frank Mcgarr of . District court in Chicago approved a settlement Between pm and 46 attorneys general. The automaker agreed to pay $34 million or $200 to each person who unknowingly bought an Oldsmobile with a Chevy engine. I Ain t got nothing Siwek said. "no$200, no notice no will $200 make up for the cheaper engine it s still not what i paid John Mcphee assistant Illinois attorney general said Siwek can sue again. I can t afford it said Siwek. I got no lawyers i Ain t got nothing. They got everything. They do anything they want. I m tired of fuckers Ose mileage Challenge East Liberty Ohio up the ear results of the double Nickel Chal nge Are in and the score so far is Naonal Highway safety administration 1, dependent truckers 0. The Challenge was issued by the has to Long haul truckers who have claimed Ever since the 55-Mph Speed limit As imposed almost four years ago that heir huge 18-wheel vehicles got better mileage and thus bigger profits at Liber Ehsa picked 33 Independent truck is Tram a list of 460 entrants to participate in the three Day test at the Ohio transportation research Center 40 Miles North of of the truckers drove their vehicles u times around the 7.5-mile Oval test track tuesday. Six laps were made at whatever Speed they wanted and six More laps were run at 55 Mph to Check the differ ence to Gas usage under the same Condi Tion and with the same fuel. The Only Vari Abl Ewas Speed. Initial results showed that the truckers got Between eight and 23 percent better mileage at the federally mandated Speed limit of 55. The results however tort not satisfy some Independent truckers a Means $100 a Day to me said Ron Aid e. Goeden a Driver for Specter Indus tries inc., Busenville i. Goeden got 4.5 Miles a gallon at 63 Mph out of his 400 Une Power $50,000 Kenworth truck. But Hii mileage improved 11.3 percent at 55 Mph rising to 5.02 Miles a gallon of no. 2 wants murder suspects extradited House votes to bar Chile arms shipments Washington a the House voted. Wednesday to Cut off All . Arms ship ments to Chile until the Santiago govern ment turns Over three former secret police officials indicted in the assassination Here of onetime chilean ambassador Orland letelier. Letelier was killed in september 1976 when his car was shattered by a bomb As he drove along a Washington Street in the embassy Row Section of the City. The House acted on wednesday by voice vote after a debate in which Chile s Intelli gence service was accused of sending a death squad to Washington to arrange the bombing which also killed letelier s Secretary Ronni Moffitt a . Citizen. The amendment to the pending foreign military Aid Bill was sponsored by rep. Tom Harun a Iowa. A Federal grand jury Here concluded a 22-month investigation on tuesday by indicting the former head of Chile s secret police Dadja two other Dina agents and five anti Castro cubans living in the United after the indictment was re turned in Washington the chilean govern ment announced the arrest of Gen. Juan Contrearas be Pohreda the former head of Dina. And two Dina agents including its operations director. But several House members said they had been told that under chilean Law no chilean citizen can be extradited to another country until All criminal proceedings against them in Chile have been concluded. They argued that by cutting off the sup ply of . Arms to the military govern ment of Chile the United states would make it Clear that the United states is Seri Ous about wanting the three intelligence agents delivered for trial. Congress already had restricted arms shipments to Chile because of human rights violations. Wednesday s action was aimed at stopping All . Arms shipments to Santiago. Rep. Clement j. Zablocki d-wis., chair Man of the House International relations committee said if the United states does not deliver arms it already has agreed to deliver that would Brand America As an unreliable but Harkin said the . Arms contract with Chile was abrogated when they sent people up Here to murder people in this letelier had been an outspoken opponent of Chile s military government. House oks tight curbs on pullout Washington up the House tuesday voted for stricter funding and time restraints on withdrawal of . Ground forces from South Korea and told president Carter to consult with Congress on each step of the pullout. The 279-117 vote came on an amendment to the $2.5 billion foreign Security assist Ance act proposed by rep. Samuel stratum d-n.y., who said Carter should not be Given a Blank Check on the whole korean troop withdrawal Stratton one of those in Congress who opposes withdrawal of All 32,000 american ground troops As dangerous to . And asian Security said if we re going to be running any risk of getting into another War then Congress certainly ought to have some say in the actions our government is the House amendment follows up Milder Senate action on a comparable Bill last week which allows the withdrawal of a initial 6,000 troops from Korea this year but then asks for stricter consultation be tween the executive and legislative branches starting Jan. 1,1979. The House and Senate versions will have to be resolved in conference. The Aid Bill As originally drafted would have authorized Carter to Transfer $800million in military supplies for the Republic of Korea armed forces by fiscal 1983 to compensate for the withdrawal of Ameri can troops. Stratum s amendment cuts Transfer authority to $90 million for the next fiscal year with the president required to come Back and report on the situation before fur ther transfers could be said $90 million is enough to pay for replacing equipment of the first 6,000 troops withdrawn by stratum s amendment also would adopt language from the Senate version in re Quiring Carter to report How each phase of the withdrawal would affect toe Security of Korea and Japan and the military bal ances As Between the . And the soviet Union the soviets and China and the . And China. Mark in robot May obsolete some Blue Collar workers Zelop a machine that can Orient parts. Mark in has two to cameras for eyes a motorized Arm and a suction cup for a hand. Its brain is a computer taking up half a . Robert Keusey Uri associate pro Fessor of electrical engine egg said As by Clara hem Bill South Kingstown. . A in picked up a Metal drapery Brack is mat a bin. Looked at it with its television 9, turned it around and placed it care san plate. A University of Rhode Island Engi a,__2� smiled like proud parents watching Many As 70 percent of manufacturing jobs baby s first Steps. Mark in. Their new involve taking parts from bins and placing was doing its Job. Them on a Bett or in a press. He said it is will need supervisors and csT1ns to operate and repair them. A a sedate professor of elec Engineer Pic said the robots May 5�jbluecollar jobs but create White of Boi like a simple process but it a feb three years a $353.700 Grant a to binational science foundation and room full of computer equipment to de the be work that has never been automated asked u the robot will eliminate factory jobs Keusey said did the automobile put people out of work i suspect the Black Smiths had a hard time adjusting. Engineers from industries All Over the country came to Mark ivs unveiling Here. General motors. Dupont and ism have expressed an interest in developing the robots. Keusey said. Terrorist suspect led to court photographers scramble for position tuesday As suspected German terrorist Kristina Berster is led into . District court la Bort to ton vi., for arraign ment. She pleaded innocent to seven count of violating . Passport Laws. Her trial was set for sept. U. Federal prosecutors have charged Berster with using a forged passport and an assumed name to enter the country. A
