Without reservations, flying difficult
Bj CINDY PARKER
Staff Writer
Students planning to fly home for Christmas holidays may have
to change their plans if they haven't yet made reservations, local
travel agents said recently.
Rights from Raleigh-Durham Airport to Florida and New
York are almost completely booked for late Decembers said
Charlotte VanNoppen of Continental Travel Agency. More UNC
students fly to Florida and New York than to any other locations,
she said. The availability of flights to other cities varies according
to the city and to the traveler's schedule.
And no flights remain open for Thanksgiving travel, VanNop
pen said.
Mary Lou Parker of Circle Travel, Inc., said almost no dis
count flights were still available for Christmas. "Most of these
flights were booked up a month or so ago," she said last week.
"Only about 10 to 15 percent of our holiday business comes
from UNC students," Parker said. "This is probably due to the
great number of in-state students." Most of Circle Travel's
business comes from University instructors and administrators
and from medical officials at N.C. Memorial Hospital:
Both agents agreed that the most popular time for air travel is
between Dec. 20 and Jan. 4. But the single most heavily traveled
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are returning from their Thanksgiving holidays."
Parker and VanNoppen advise travelers to make holiday reser
vations far in advance of their desired departure date. Some start
as early as January planning for the following Christmas, Van
Noppen said.
The price for a one-way ticket to, New York City from RDU
can range from $59 to $204, depending on time of departure and
length of stay. And a one-way ticket to Orlando, Fla., can range
from $93 to $164.
The tremendous variation in air fares is because of the 1978
Deregulation Act. It has allowed airlines to choose which cities to
serve, which routes to set and what prices to charge.
Passengers have benefited from deregulation because fares
have not risen as sharply, said RDU director John C. Brantley III.
Passenger traffic at RDU has increased steadily during the past
few years, and holiday travelers are expected to push the 1983
count to a record 1.1 million passengers.
Meanwhile, one UNC student who planned her holiday well in
advance isn't worrying about crowded airlines. Dana Work, a
senior geography major from Naperville, 111., made reservations
to O'Hare International Airport in Chicago in early October. Her
flight is on Dec. 22.
"The reservations have to be made early, and you definitely
have to check around to find the best price," she said.
Thieves hit fraternity and sorority houses
By DICK ANDERSON
Staff Writer
A series of unsolved burglaries has plagued several UNC frater
nities and sororities recently.
The Alpha Tau Omega fraternity, the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority
and the Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity have all suffered thefts during
the past month.
The ATO house was hit about two weeks ago, according to vice
president Scott Schrimsher. Taken was a set of stereo speakers
valued at $700. The Chapel Hill Police Department has been on
the case, Schrimsher said, but nothing has turned up yet.
Some jewelry was stolen from the ZTA house on Nov. 16, and
a stereo and the fraternity composite were taken from the PKA
house earlier in the month, according to spokespeople from both
houses.
"It's just a pain to wake up each morning and worry if some
thing's been stolen or not," said John Tulloss, PKA vice presi
dent. According to Alvin Allen, crime prevention officer with the
Chapel Hill police, fraternities and sororities were more suscepti
ble to break-ins during certain periods. "On weekends, during
breaks, over Thanksgiving and Christmas, they're more
vulnerable," he said. "When students are in town and people are
in and out they're not any more of a target than a regular
residence."
The objects most commonly taken have been money, jewelry
.and electronic equipment such as stereos and televisions, Allen
said. "They're items that are usually easily resold and (burglars)
can move them out real quick. Two or three people can move a
lot of stuff out in 15 to 20 minutes," he said.
Fraternity and sorority break-ins have the same chance of being
solved as any other crime, Allen said, adding that it takes a lot of
investigation. Sometimes officers get lucky and catch people in
the act, he said, but more often than not, a patrol officer is sent to
make a preliminary investigation. If the officer feels it would be
productive for a detective or other investigative officer to check
for fingerprints, then necessary steps are taken, he said.
Very often cases are solved through experience with previous
break-ins because there are common suspects or informants,
Allen said.
There's no way to prevent a break-in, he said, but several
precautionary measures can be taken. Besides locking individual
rooms, he advised reporting suspicious people who loiter in the
area.
"When you leave for a break such as Thanksgiving and
especially Christmas, valuables should be taken with you," Allen
said. "It won't prevent a break-in, but it might prevent the loss."
More than 100 demonstrate in Pit about nuclear war
By KEITH BRADSHER
Staff Writer
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About 115 UNC students formed a
human chain Monday at noon to express
concern over the risk of global thermo
nuclear war. The chain stretched for three
fourths of the way around the Pit.
Students Taking Action for Nuclear
Disarmament, a committee of the UNC
Campus Y, organized the demonstration.
Following the protest, the Campus Y
Executive Committee held a nuclear-war
discussion in the upstairs lounge of the Y
Building. Both events were scheduled as a
follow-up to ABC-TV's airing of The Day
After ; a movie depicting a nuclear attack
on Kansas.
During the demonstration, students
linked arms at the top of the steps of the
Pit and clapped in unison. Speakers
warned that no species higher than the
cockroach was assured survival in the
event of nuclear war. Toward the end of
the demonstration, the crowd chanted,
"No Nukes."
STAND organized the , event as a
follow-up to the Die-In held in the Pit at
the start of October. "After the Die-In we
wanted something (else) creative," said
STAND member Joseph Pillow, a junior
from Fayetteville. "It's an idea that's been
used in Europe that hasn't been used
here."
In response to the STAND-organized
demonstration, Alison Lund, a member of
the Collegiate Association for the
Research of Principles, said immediate
nuclear disarmament was not the solution
to the vims race.
"If people still have the desire inside .
them, then they will create new nuclear
weapons," she said. "It's people that we
need to heal."
Most students at the demonstration and
the discussion. said they decided to attend
before seeing The Day After. "I would
have come one way or another, but it had
a strong effect," said Mimi Herman, a
junior from Chapel Hill.
The discussion lasted about an hour and
a half, with half the participants staying
for the entire time. The conversation
started with The Day After and broadened
to such subjects as the dependability of
mutual deterrence as a strategy for the
avoidance of nuclear war and the possible
value of overthrowing the U.S. govern
ment. "(The participants) weren't radical
types," said Campus Y Associate Director
George Gamble. "They weren't very
ideological."
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A proposal to eventually install cable television in the
common rooms of dormitories has been discussed.
Do you think students should have access to cable TV
in their dorms, and why or why not?
Gwen Hailey, senior, political science, Greensboro: "I
think they should. It's a relatively cheap form of enter
tainment. Cable television is a good supplement for the
entertainment on campus."
. William Sexton, sophomore, undecided major,
Fayetteville: "I think they should. I do think it would be a
valuable resource. If it is not technically feasible or would
harm the dorms to install it, then I don't think it would be
a good idea."
Rhonda Cooke, freshman, journalism major, Shelby:
"Yes, I've never really thought about it, but it's a good
idea. There would definitely be more programs to see and
a wider variety of channels."
Mark Hebert, graduate student in philosophy, Sunny
Vale, Calif.: "Sure, I don't see any problem with it, if
there is some equitable way of distributing it. The question
is how are you going to be fair to those who pay for it, if
those not paying for it are watching? You would have to
adjudicate who watches cable TV in the dorms and who
doesn't, but the University should not ear the brunt of the
problem."
Gustave Szurley, parent of graduate student at UNC,
Edison, N J.: "We have it at home, and I think there are
a lot of good things on cable television. I'm not familiar
with the local TV, but I'm sure it would be educational.
The cost, however, might be a factor."
Carl James, Universal Printing employee, Chapel Hill:
"Yes, they should for many reasons. It should be installed
for the informational value, and it provides a form of
recreation other than what is normally on TV. Students
would have a wider variety of entertainment to choose."
Interviews conducted by Heidi Owen. Photos by Lori
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University employee found dead in Kenan lab
A University employee was found dead
in the 7th floor study lounge of Kenan
Laboratories early Sunday morning, ac
cording to the campus police.
Joan S. Pederson, a postdoctoral
fellow at the Cancer Research Center,
was discovered dead at about 4:30 a.m.
said Robert E. Sherman, director of
security services for the Campus Police.
According to the initial investigation, he
said, Pederson appeared to have com--mitted
suicide. The actual cause of death
has not yet been determined, according to
the medical examiner at North Carolina
Memorial Hospital.
Sherman said the circumstances were
under investigation by the Campus and
Chapel Hill police departments.
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When General Motors
orders a recall, we believe we
are providing an important
service to our customers and
showing again how GM stands
behind its products.
Every car we manufacture
has 14,000 or so parts which
must be interchangeable." Al
though the reliability of parts in
GM cars rivals that of the parts
we supply for lunar rockets or
for commercial jets, problems
sometimes occur and probably
always will.
You can't repeal the law
of probability. Somewhere a
machine tool may wear unex
pectedly fast, or a material,may
have an invisible contamina
tion. General Motors tests its
vehicles for millions of the
dirtiest, - dustiest, roughest,
coldest, hottest miles imagin
able. We even put our newly
developed vehicles and parts
into thousands of taxis and
other fleets in dozens of loca
tions all over North America.
The goal: to put on real-life
' mileage fast. But even this is
not the same as billions of miles
driven by customers through
every possible road, climate
and maintenance condition.
Then the law of probability
comes into play, especially since
we produce millions more vehi
cles for North America than any
other manufacturer. Although
all car and truck manufacturers
both foreign and domestic
have recalls, we're a little
more noticeable because of our
numbers.
If you receive a recall no
tice on your car, you may feel
like taking a gamble and ignor
ing it. Please don't. Answer it
promptly. Follow the instruc
tions in the letter. Recalls are
initiated to protect your safety
or to keep your car in good run
ning order.
We publicize recalls so
car owners will be aware of
them. By federal regulation,
General Motors has to notify
owners by letter and report to
the government on the prog
. ress of a recall for 18 months.
We go beyond the federal
requirements. GM dealers
send follow-up letters to
owners if no response is
received the first time. In
addition, GM dealers can use
our CRIS (Computerized Recall
Identification System) to tell
you instantly of any recall work
jiecessary on a vehicle recalled
during the last 7 years. This
is important to know when buy
ing a used car. Ask any GM
dealer for this information.
If you hear on television
or radio of a recall which
you think applies to your car,
please follow these steps for
your convenience.
First, wait until you receive
. a letter from us saying your
car has been recalled. It may
take some time before mail--,
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parts can be distributed to
the dealers.
Then call your dealer and
give him the recall campaign
number supplied in the letter.
He will arrange an appoint
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made. This could save you
time and could help the deal
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vice department.
If you have read or heard
in the media about a recall
campaign, but don't receive
a letter within a month, ask
your dealer to check the dealer
bulletin or CRIS to see if your
vehicle is affected. Give the
dealer your vehicle identifica
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on your car's title, registration
or warranty folder. It can also
be found on the instrument
panel just inside the windshield
on the driver's side.
There are cases in which
the auto manufacturers and the
government differ over the
seriousness of a problem. And
these instances sometimes re
ceive a great deal of publicity.
But such situations are the ex
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are voluntarily started by
General Motors before the
government is involved.
If your car needs to be re
called for any reason, please
don't ignore the notice. Taking
care of those problems in your
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