0 Page 2-Wednesday, November 24, 1 Chrysler to make Canadian arts In U.S. DETROIT (UPI) - Chrysler Corp.'s chief bargainer said yesterday the company is retooling United States plants to produce some parts made by striking Canadians and threatened to use outside suppliers if Americans refuse to do the work. United Auto Workers Vice President Marc Stepp - whose union has strongly protested the retooling efforts - said the statements by Chrysler Vice President Thomas Miner could be par- tly bargaining rhetoric. BUT STEPP said if Chrysler tries to make Americans perform the so-called "struck work," it would set up a con- frontation that could prove to be "suicide" for the struggling No. 3 automaker. The remarks came in tie second day of renewed bargaining aimed-at win- ning wage hikes for 10,000 striking Canadian workers and 45,000 American workers. Bargainers planned to work today, then break for the holiday weekend. Miner, at an impromptu press con- ference, confirmed the company is duplicating machine tooling and casting dies needed to produce parts that had come from Canada, where workers have been on strike since No. 5. "Our opposition is - if we need work done, we're going to offer it to our American workers and, if they don't want to, we can have it done elsewhere," said the burly vice president. The union has estimated Chrysler's U.S. assembly plants will shut down by Dec. 1 if the strike lasts that long. About, 4,600 American workers have been idled by the strike. 1aM ARMY I SURPLUS NOW OPEN SUNDAY! 11-4 201 E. Washington at Fourth OPEN M-SAT, 9-6 OPEN FRI. 9-8 994-3572 - - -Ed 1982-The Michigan Daily IN BRIEF AP Photo Advertising pays off Even in the depressed local employment market, advertising pays off. Charles Halbert's sign by the side of Woodward Avenue in Detroit brought him three job offers in a couple of hours early yesterday morning. Congress may block pay hike WASHINGTON (AP)- Members of Congress will receive an automatic cost-of-living salary increase of bet- ween $2,426 and $16,648 annually begin- ning Dec. 17, unless the increase is blocked during the lame-duck session which begins next week. Chances that the raise will ever ap- pear in congressional paychecks ap- pear dim, however.. ALREADY, there have been calls for continuing an existing ceiling on the annual $60,652 Senate and House salaries, and an aide to Senate Majority Howard Baker said yesterday, "There 15% OFF ALL MERCHANDISE WITH THIS COUPON (Except Sole Items) Selected Merchandise up to 50% off in our new bargain basement. Additional 5% discount with a U-M ID card. (Exp. Tues Nov. 30) MD will be an effort to knock out the automatic pay raise." Baker and Democratic House Speaker Thomas O'Neill met Monday and discussed the pay raise issue. Sour- ces familiar with the discussion said both leaders expect the increase to be blocked. Baker and O'Neill agreed if that hap- pens, they will resist any effort to raise congressional salaries indirectly or quietly late in the brief legislative session which starts next Monday. "THE LEADERS agreed they want an up or down vote on any pay raise," one Senate leadership source said. Congress must also decide whether to permit an increase in senior executive branch salaries, which also go up Dec. 17 if no action is taken. There was early opposition to the pay raise from both sides of Capitol Hill. SEN. NANCY Kassebaum (R-Kan.) said, "Especially in this difficult economic period such a pay increase doesn't make sense. We must set the tone for the nation and . . . show our willingness to hold the line on personal, as well as government budgets." Similarly, Rep. Denny Smith (R- Ore.) said, "How in the devil can Congress even consider giving itself a hefty pay increase at a time when ... Americans are paying the highest taxes in history and suffering personal and economic hardship." Supporters of an increase, including assistant Senate Republican leader Ted Stevens of Alaska, say most members of Congress who look for jobs in private industry could earn far more than the $60,652 annual salaries in effect since 1977. BUT NO issue is touchier than congressional pay, especially in a time of economic recession and high unem- ployment.I There is disagreement over the amount of the increase which would take effect if Congress does not act. Compiled from Associated Press and United Press International reports Seat belt bill suffers setback LANSING- What could be the nation's first mandatory seat belt legislation suffered a setback yesterday with the House seemingly on the verge of rejecting the bill on an unrecorded vote. Rep. David. Hollister, a Lansing Democrat and chief sponsor of the legislation, said the issue "was not close" and the House's electronic voting scoreboard indicated the measure was headed for about a 2-1 defeat before voting was halted. "This is a real setback," said Hollister moments after the aborted vote. He refused to say the measure is dead, but added, "time is our biggest enemy." Supporters of the bill had hoped for House approval before Thanksgiving, but Hollister said now it appears there will be another attempt next week. Hollister said many lawmakers reported mail running heavily against the three-year experimental proposal which imposes a $10 fine on drivers and front-seat passengers who fail to wear safety belts. Reagan calls for increase in federal gasoline tax WASHINGTON- President Reagan, falling in step with congressional leaders in both parties, said yesterday he will press for an increase in the federal gasoline tax to pay for repairs to the nation's highways and bridges and-coincidentally, he insists-create jobs. Some of the money also would go for mass transit. The president said doubling the gasoline tax to 8 cents a gallon would cost the average motorist $30 a year. It would be the first federal gasoline tax increase since 1959. The states also tax gasoline-an average of 12 cents a gallon. Senate Republican Leader Howard Baker of Tennessee and House Speaker Thomas O'Neill of Massachusetts have said they will push for some type of highway-rebuilding project financed by a gasoline tax increase. Consumer prices up in October WASHINGTON- Consumer prices, boosted by higher housing costs, rose .5 percent in October to give the nation an annual inflation rate so far this year of 4.9 percent, the government said yesterday. If that rate persists through the end of the year, it will be the best perfor- mance since the 4.8 percent recorded in 1976 and substantially under the double-digit levels of just a few years ago. Last month's increase in the Labor Department's Consumer Price Index, somewhat higher than many private economists had expected, was still welcomed by the Reagan administration. President Reagan said the price figure was "not really up that much on a monthly basis to make a fference." "It's still around the 5-percent range," he told reporters. New space shuttle moved CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla.- America's new space shuttle, the Challenger, was moved into an assembly building yesterday to be prepared for its inaugural mission early next year. The Challenger, an updated version of the veteran space shuttle Columbia, has been at the Kennedy Space Center since July. It was rolled out of its processing hangar before dawn and moved next door to the huge Vehicle Assembly Building. The 300-yard trip took less than 30 minutes. Guards in camouflage garb and armed with M-16 rifles watched over the move to protect against sabotage or terrorist attack. Such precautions are taken each time a shuttle is moved. NASA spokesman .Mark Hess said the 122-foot-long shuttle would be hoisted vertically insidethe assembly building'and hooked up to an external fuel tank and twin booster rockets. The Challenger, a slimmer and lighter version of Columbia, will make the next shuttle flight, tentatively scheduled for launch Jan. 24. Group sues to stop warnings linking aspirin to brain disease BOSTON- A committee funded by the aspirin industry has filed suit to block the government from warning doctors and consumers about a suspec- ted link between aspirin use by children and a rare brain disorder. The lawsuit claims federal officials lacked sufficient evidence to warn parents against giving aspirin to children with chicken pox or flu, and con- tends the warning could endanger some sick children. "Aspirin has been the drug of choice for many years and it seems a shame that a trusted drug used by millions of people should be discouraged unless people have a study that can be depended on," committee attorney Neil Chayet said yesterday. The Committee on the Care of Children, in its suit filed Monday, seeks a restraining order to prevent Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Schweiker from continuing a public education campaign concerning a possible link between aspirin use and Reye's syndrome, a brain disorder that can be fatal. The committee also asks the government to stop private groups, specifically Ralph Nader's Public Citizen Health Research Group, from distributing warning lables for aspirin. Dr. Sidney Wolfe, director of the Nader group, said Tuesday that the lawsuit was an effort to "shut the government up" and silence his organization. Vol. XCIII, No.66 Wednesday, November 24, 1982 The Michigan Daily is edited and managed by students at The University of Michigan. Published daily Tuesday through Sunday mornings during the University year at 420 Maynard Street, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109. Sub- scription rates: $13 September through April (2 semesters); $14 by mail out- side Ann Arbor. 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