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o I The Daily Tar Hee! Wednesday. April 2, 1980 WW" By JOHN DUSENBURY Staff Writer Americans need to become more aware of consumer, issues and monitor politicians more closely, national consumer advocate Ralph Nader told a group of 500 people at UNC-G Monday night. In many ways, our country is in big trouble," Nader said. "Politicians have their solutions the more consistent they are, the more vague they become. Politicians are very rarely challenged either by a two-party system or organized citizenry which sets little or no limits on government actions." Nader said problems with electoral politics stem from a lack of citizen freedom and self-determination. It is quite simple to paint a picture of what the future will look like if there is nbf a citizen's resurgence. The electoral system is simply too corrupt. "Consumer issues, are very serious. They are not there just to save a few cents at the market. People are much more aware of the package of abuse. In the early 1960s the people had to be persuaded that General Motors could produce defective cars; since 1966, GM has recalled more than 56 million of the area growth center designation since it would not meet the necessary criteria. Chapel Hill could be a growth center by itself, he said. Such a designation requires that the area contain 5 percent of the regional population or generate 5 percent of the regional retail sales. Carrboro would, however, be eligible as a community employment center, although the funds available to the town would be less. A community employment center must contain 5 percent of the ' COUPON Buy one original thin crust pizza, get another of equal value 208 W. Franklin 942-5149 j 5-501 Bypass 929-0289 IT'S TIME TO THINK AND THAT MEANS Try One Of These: High Point Stan Smith Rod Laver Super Tom Okker ATP Outdoor Princess Mon Fri 10 8, Sat 10-6 University Square (Facina Granville ChaDel Hill 942-1078 r v ljS Coupon Expires June them." Nader said people are beginning to realize that if they take their time, they can shop at different stores and make considerable savings. If students learn in school how to develop consumer citizen skills, they might upset the status quo and begin to take a more thorough and involved look at matters concerning the , broad population," Nader said. Nader cited differences in the consumer perspective, how a person thinks for himself, and the corporate ' perspective in which a person allows the torrent of information coming from the corporations to affect his actions. "Looking from the consumer perspective raises different questions and demands different answers," he said. "From their viewpoint, the government and utilities told the consumer all he had to know about nuclear power; but that's from their viewpoint," Nader said. "If one of the (nuclear) plants Duke Power is building has an accident, the people who survive will never be able to go home again nor would their grandchildren. That's the kind of fire we are dealing with." Nader said he is suspicious of corporations which claim their From page 1 county population or 5 percent of the county's retail sales. The town of Carrboro currently is preparing an application for designation as a growth center and a resoluton to be considered by the Board of Aldermen. The Chapel Hill Town Council is expected to consider the issue at its April 14 meeting. The deadline for submitting applications for the balanced growth program is April 30. GOOD AT BOTH LOCATIONS 2 FOR 1 PIZZA FIHEE offer expires April 30 OF TENNIS, ADIDAS I mm Lesia ' $ 20. OFF ATP WARM-UPS CHAPEL HILL'S RUNNING CENTFR Towers) Formerly Ph!fiinP'ps Iff i t ...... ': I DEALER At our agent you may accapl li coupon trom rela.i Cultomer W will r Hrbura you for Uc viu of lh. coupon only wM rdmed 6y you ot'y ot ! purchaM Ot 1 bottla of CONTRA FQM Any O'fiar uu may ContMute fau1 Aoequal proo' ol puw.has mull M tubmitled upoi im! 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"There is so much excess electric generating capacity in this country that even on the hottest day of the year, when all the air conditioners in the country are on full blast, there is still a 35 percent excess generating capacity. That means that on a normal day there is probably a 50 percent excess," he said. "If the consumer does not assert his perspective, the seller will overcome the consumer," he said. "The consumer must organize. The dentists, lawyers, and doctors are all organized. The' only people who are going unorganized are the small taxpayers and consumers, which is why they pay all the bills." Nader said gas probably will reach $2 a silver comparable price. "We have not sold a lot of silver this year, not because of the market fluctuations so much as it is that people just aren't buying much of anything," she said. "The only time we sell a lot of silver is when we have sales." All of the stores surveyed said silver sales had dropped because of previous high prices. Ken Jackson of Wentworth and Sloan Jewelers on Franklin Street said he anticipated continued low prices for the metal. "If the prices continue to stay down, people will find it much easier to buy silver," he said. AEOIITIOCT The decision may well be difficult . . .frit the abortion itself doesn't have to be. We" do our .best to make it easy for you. Tree Pregnancy Test Very Early Pregnancy Tea Call 781-5550 anytime The Fleming Center JFriendty Personal . . .ProfesSlSnai Car e ;VV"K,OlM- if h cannot supply yu new. Rsfph Nader, cdvoccto ...spoke at UNC-G Monday gallon by December and natural prices also will rise substantially. gas "One trillion dollars will come out of families' pocketbooks in the next 10 years because of Carter's abandoning of price controls on oil. Had programs been' televised which explained exactly what was going on politically with the oil situation, the oil companies would have been sent packing months ago. From page 1 Johnson said his business had been steady in recent weeks, but also said panic about plunging silver prices would keep sellers away until prices rise again. Johnson said most of the people selling were those with only a few scrap pieces who want to make a little money. "People bring in their old, odd pieces of silverware to sell, candlesticks and such," he said. "We even had someone come in and sell us an old sterling whiskey flask this week." For the record For the record: in the April calendar the film The Bicycle Thief and the Lacrosse game were incorrectly scheduled for April 4. The Bicycle Thief shows at 7 and 9:30 p.m. April 5 in Carroll Hall the Lacrosse game aganist Maryland is at 2 p.m. April 5 in Fetzer field. The calendar also should have listed the film Limelight showing at 8 p.m. April 4 in Carroll Hall. The DTH regrets the error. ACCOUNTING MAJOR? INTERESTED IN SOLVING ACCOUNTING PROBLEMS INSTEAD OF AUDITING THEM? SEEKING DEVELOPMENT OF PROFESSIONAL SKILLS? 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For the most part, they got to work, in an expedition to Manhattan one Wall Street businessman described as like the British amphibious evacuation of Dunkirk in World War II. The work stoppage by 35,000 transit workers was compounded by a simultaneous strike by 6,200 employees of the Long Island Rail Road, w hich serves heavily populated suburbs of 2.7 million people. Commuters by the tens of thousands walked, rode bicycles and skated to w ork. They pooled their cars and chartered buses, boats and airplanes to get to the island ol Manhattan. While many of the city's larger companies, which had prepared for the emergency, said most workers were on the job, others saw their staffs depleted. Mayor Edward Koch said his operations office estimated 25,000 rode bicycles to their jobs in M anhattan, another 30,000 walked and 10,000 to 1 2,000 arrived by boat. Study analyzes wife-beating One ol every five North Carolina women believes that men are justified in beating their wives under certain circumstances, according to reserachersat the University. - A survey, conducted by the UNC Institute in Research in Social Sciences, found that the less educated the woman, the more likely she is to believe wife beating is sometimes justified. Karen M. Gentemann, a research associate who is analyzing the findings, said women over 40 years old and non-whites also are more likely to accept wife-beating. She said more than 20 percent of those questioned believe the w oman causes the beatings she receives. The research also showed that women tend to rationalize the behavior of men who beat their wives by blaming outside causes such as drunkenness or unemployment for their actions. But the study showed that women believe a man is more influenced by the amount of family violence he grew up with. U.S. dollar making comeback LON DON ( A P) - Thanks largely to high U.S. interest rates, the once mighty American dollar is making a strong comeback on foreign exchange markets. Yet doubts persist about its well-being and about the strength of the U.S. economy. On Tuesday, the dollar finished at its highest mark against the German mark since September 1978, against the Swiss and French francs since June 1978, against the Italian lire in nearly four years and against the Japanese yen in 2xh years. Many experts in Britain and on the European continent say the upturn will last only as long .as interest rates stay high, though one senior trader in Frankfurt said the dollar is also benefiting from the Carter's administration's announced plans to balance the budget next year. The prospect of getting 20 percent a year lending dollars in America, .the experts say, makes the U.S. currency a much better bet than gold, which pays no interest, costs money to store and can require expensive borrow ing to meet rising margin rates when its price drops. . 9 f .Mir featuring . . . Saturday, April 19 1:00 P.M. in Kenan Stadium BEACH- IS OYS Friday, April 18 3:00 P.M. SISTER SLEDGE With Special Guests. . . MASS PRODUCTION y 7 V iti o S 1 0 012 Protect your home from burglary! USE TIMERS EQft LIGHTS. BAP)Q TICKETS NOW AVAILABLE! at UNION BOX OFFICE 12 to 6 pm M F Band BONNIE RAITT 6 General Advance btuaant W1U1 Lu. G n tp 1 ft ' - Dr.v of SI:
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