European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 12, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 b the stars and stripes wednesday february 12, 1992 a act chief urges Blacks to buy american autos by Warren Brown the Washington Post Dallas a Blacks have a stake in the survival of the big three . Automakers and should buy their products instead of japanese cars the head of the a act said monday. Quot we As Black people arc buying a tremendous amount of japanese cars Quot said Benjamin Hooks executive director of the National association for the advancement of coloured people. Yet he said japanese car companies not Only seem reluctant to establish dealerships operated by Blacks they also appear not to show much interest in locating their factories in areas where Many Blacks live. By comparison he said the big three a general is Kan of Aorta motors corp., Ford motor Benjamin Hooks co. And Chrysler corp. A Quot have Over 140,000 Blacks working for them Quot Many in administrative positions. Quot the big three Are responsible for a tremendous amount of Black Middle class employment Quot Hooks said in a Telephone interview from a act Headquarters in Baltimore. His comments in response to statistics on minority dealerships released monday at the National automobile dealers associations annual convention reflected a higher a act profile on the Issue. Because of the declining fortunes of the big three and the potential for huge Job losses the civil rights group is moving the Issue of the automakers health to a front Burner. Hooks said the a act does t want to join others in Japan bashing. Some japanese car companies notably Toyota motor corp., Are taking measurable efforts to bring Blacks into their work forces according to the a act and some Black dealers attending the convention.764,000 pm Detroit up1 a general motors corp. And Ford motor co. On monday announced safety re i a Ted recalls for 764,000 cars and trucks. Gmys action affects 414,000 1991-Model cars some of which have possible cracks in the shoulder Belt guide loops. The ears include Chevrolet Cavaliers and Pontiac sunbird As Well As Buick regal Chevrolet Lumina Pontiac grand prix and Oldsmobile Cutlass supreme models. If the guide Loop is cracked and the car is involved in a collision the company said the safety belts May not properly protect front sent occupants. Pm said that cracks in the guide loops occurred during manufacturing operations at the supplier and that about 3 percent of the parts have the defect. Dealers will inspect both front door shoulder Belt guide loops and will repair them at no charge if either is found to be cracked. Fords recall involves about 350,000 1992-Model Light and medium duty of series trucks Broncos and Cook. Health officials Are looking to prevent people front getting Salmonella from infected eggs. There were 767 such cases reported in the state in 1991, said William Fagel state health department spokesman. The department said monday it will impose a Rule requiring the refrigeration of eggs that will be cooked in restaurants nursing Homes and hospitals. Eggs or food containing eggs would have to be cooked to at but Hooks said the japanese will have to do More considering the number of Blacks who buy japanese made cars and trucks. In the interim Hooks said the a act will urge Blacks to buy pm Ford and Chrysler products because Blacks a have a lot to gain by keeping the big three in business and they have a lot to lose if any of the big three go out of representatives of japanese car makers attending the automobile dealers convention said their companies in no Way discriminate against Blacks or other minorities in hiring or in setting up minority owned dealerships. A because we done to have any Black dealers in no Way Means that we Haven to tried to get them a said Thomas Mignanelli president of Nissan motor co. . Subsidiary. Mignanelli said his company will consider the application of any minority who has Quot the capital credit and character to become a dealer. However unlike pm Ford and Chrysler which have provided Low interest Loans and other Aid to get minority dealers started Mignanelli said Nissan of policy does not provide that kind of help. According to a act estimates some 65 percent of Black car owners purchased american cars and 30 percent purchased japanese models. Those figures Are roughly comparable with Overall . Car ownership numbers. However Hooks said he is concerned that a combination of economic woes and racial prejudice is shoving Hacks out of Domestic Auto manufacturing jobs while the doors to employment with japanese automakers remain mostly closed. Japanese automakers have built their . Plants in predominantly White Rural areas near interstate highways As have . Firms although Chrysler and pm each has opened a major Assembly Plant in inner City Detroit in the past seven years. The number of big three car dealerships owned by Blacks declined last year to 359 from 408 in 1990, according to automotive news an Industry Trade publication. There were 11 Blacks owning dealerships Selling japanese cars a eight Selling Toyota and three Selling hondas a compared with 16 in 1990, rangers to modify the door Latch system. In some cases the company said water May enter and accumulate in the door Latch release Cable. If the water freezes the cables May become inoperative and the door May appear to be fully latched when it is not. Partial latching could result in the doors being jarred open unexpectedly Ford said. In addition the company said the inside door handle could become inoperative or fail to rematch once it is opened. To Correct the condition Ford said dealers will install revised door Latch control caries designed to hotter protect against water entry. The automaker said owners will be notified by mail that the parts necessary for the repair will be available in dealerships after feb 28. Owners also will be advised to lock the doors using the inside lock Button which May reduce the Chance of a doors opening unexpectedly. There would be exceptions. Restaurant customers Are exempt meaning they could order an egg As Runny As they want if they were willing to take the risk of disease said Peter Slocum department spokesman. Also poached and Fried eggs would be exempt. The new Jersey health departments ban on serving undercooked eggs at restaurants was ridiculed by gov. Jim Florio earlier this year during his state of the state speech. New Jersey has begun rescinding the Rule. Fagel said new York s Rule would be better than new jerseys because it is More specific. The Rule is still in draft form and probably wont take effect until late this summer or fall he said. thief wants to replace stolen toy from wire reports Raleigh . A the City received an Anonymous letter and $80 to replace a Pelican Riding toy stolen from a playground 15 years ago. A i am striving to straighten up my life with god a the letter says. A at the time i took the toy i did not think of it As stealing. But As years have passed it has bothered me that i failed to get permission from whoever was in charge of the playground before i removed the Ulm glad we have someone who thinks that highly of the Parks and recreation department who would want to give this Back to us a said Jack Duncan the departments director. But officials said the $80 probably wont buy a new Spring mounted Pelican for Brentwood playground. Duncan said the Money will go into the departments general fund Joyride destroys plane Fernandina Beach Fla. A 19-year-old student Pilot took a single engine plane from an Airport Tor a Joyride and crashed it into a coastal Lagoon police said monday. Donald Chobot Alley who was unlicensed was listed in fair condition at University medical Center in Jacksonville. He faces charges of burglary and grand theft Quot he wanted to go for a Joyride is what we Are thinking Quot said police sgt. James Thompson. A a he a a fortunate individual to still be the $30,000 Piper Warrior was destroyed authorities advocate Dies Denver a Thomas e. Williams a Marine corps colonel whose study recommending the creation of a Central intelligence organization led to the birth of the Cia has died. He was 76. Williams who died last week in Denver served during world War ii with the intelligence unit of the 6th Marine div. He documented the defeat of the japanese Navy when he personally verified the suicide of a top Admiral. His War service earned him the legion of Merit and the Bronze Star. After the War Williams completed a study proposing a Central intelligence Agency. The study was the basis of the National Security act of 1947. Williams later became a psychology professor at Pensacola Junior College. He returned to Denver his Hometown after retiring. Survivors include his wife a son a daughter and three grandchildren. Services were held monday in omits mentally ill Washington a president Bush a health care proposal ignores the needs of millions of americans who suffer from mental illness the american psychiatric association said monday. A the president is sending the Clear message to All americans who suffer from mental illness a we do not care if you get the treatment you need a a said or. Melvin Sabshin medical director of the group. Bush a plan would allow states to set Basic health coverage standards and provide tax credits and deductions to help americans buy insurance. But no state would be required to cover treatment for mental illness or addictive aids terminally ill Lincoln neb. A legislators in Nebraska one of two states that done to recognize living wills or have comparable Laws passed two Bills monday aimed at ensuring the rights of the terminally ill. Gov. Ben Nelson was expected to sign both measures one Bill would allow for living wills in which terminally ill people could instruct physicians not to take life sustaining Steps. The other measure would allow a patient to designate durable Power of attorney so someone else can make decisions on treatment in Case the patient can to. Only Nebraska and Pennsylvania currently have no Laws dealing with the rights of the terminally ill. The Pennsylvania legislature also is considering two Bills on living wills this year. Ford vehicles recalled to fix safety defects . Cooking up Rule for Runny eggs Albany . Apr undeterred by bad Public least 145 degrees to new Jersey got for an ill fated attempt to ban Runny eggs new York health officials Are taking a crack at telling restaurants hospitals and nursing Homes How to
