I like this !!!!!!!

Thread View: misc.headlines

5 messages

[T] Back to Threads [V] Tree View [G] Group Articles

5 total messages Started by Jim Best Wed, 07 Oct 1992 21:57

#825

Author: Jim Best
Date: Wed, 07 Oct 1992 21:57

22 lines
1609 bytes

                 FOREIGN CARS BANNED FROM CITY HALL GARAGE

Flint, Mich. --- If you own a foreign-made car, your wheels aren't welcome
any more in the City Hall garage.
        Mayor Woodrow Stanley issued an order Friday say only American-made
cars will be allowed.
        His idea was to make sure city workers remember where much of the
tax money comes from that pays their salaries --- General Motors Corp.
        "He believes we should buy from the people who feed us," said James
Makokha, the city's governmental policy director.
        GM, the Flint area's largest employer, has about 50,000 salaried
and hourly workers in the area. The automaker has also cut about 30,000
jobs there over the past decade.
        The garage, which has about 40 spots, is used by department heads,
middle managers, secretaries and City Council members. The ban begins
Monday.
___________________________________________________________________________
                                   \ /        \  /
I had a seat in the very first row +-------------+ 
I heard it all on my radio         | 0 -(....) 0 |    uunet!jack!jsb
                                   +-------------+                         
___________________________________________________________________________

Re: I like this !!!!!!!

#826

Author: THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEV...
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 00:33

24 lines
1734 bytes

In article <1992Oct7.215745.27198@jack.sns.com>, jsb@jack.sns.com (Jim Best)                          writes...
>                 FOREIGN CARS BANNED FROM CITY HALL GARAGE
> 
>Flint, Mich. --- If you own a foreign-made car, your wheels aren't welcome
>any more in the City Hall garage.
>        Mayor Woodrow Stanley issued an order Friday say only American-made
>cars will be allowed.
>        His idea was to make sure city workers remember where much of the
>tax money comes from that pays their salaries --- General Motors Corp.
>        "He believes we should buy from the people who feed us," said James
>Makokha, the city's governmental policy director.
>        GM, the Flint area's largest employer, has about 50,000 salaried
>and hourly workers in the area. The automaker has also cut about 30,000
>jobs there over the past decade.
>        The garage, which has about 40 spots, is used by department heads,
>middle managers, secretaries and City Council members. The ban begins
>Monday.

The only question I have is,"What took them so long?" Also, why 
hasn't Detroit and those other car producing cities done the same? 

>I heard it all on my radio         | 0 -(....) 0 |    uunet!jack!jsb
>         
-Garrett

Re: I like this !!!!!!!

#828

Author: Mike Payer
Date: Thu, 08 Oct 1992 17:14

31 lines
1969 bytes

In article <1992Oct8.003300.291@pony.Ingres.COM> garrett@Ingres.COM (THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED) writes:
>In article <1992Oct7.215745.27198@jack.sns.com>, jsb@jack.sns.com (Jim Best)                          writes...
>>                 FOREIGN CARS BANNED FROM CITY HALL GARAGE
>> 
>>Flint, Mich. --- If you own a foreign-made car, your wheels aren't welcome
>>any more in the City Hall garage.
>>        Mayor Woodrow Stanley issued an order Friday say only American-made
>>cars will be allowed.
>>        His idea was to make sure city workers remember where much of the
>>tax money comes from that pays their salaries --- General Motors Corp.
>>        "He believes we should buy from the people who feed us," said James
>>Makokha, the city's governmental policy director.
>>        GM, the Flint area's largest employer, has about 50,000 salaried
>>and hourly workers in the area. The automaker has also cut about 30,000
>>jobs there over the past decade.
>>        The garage, which has about 40 spots, is used by department heads,
>>middle managers, secretaries and City Council members. The ban begins
>>Monday.
>
>The only question I have is,"What took them so long?" Also, why 
>hasn't Detroit and those other car producing cities done the same? 
>
>>I heard it all on my radio         | 0 -(....) 0 |    uunet!jack!jsb
>>         
>-Garrett

Do you really think this is legal??????????????????????????


	MSP 
				......SOMETIMES THE DRAGON WINS

Re: I like this !!!!!!!

#833

Author: Jon Corelis
Date: Fri, 09 Oct 1992 23:31

2 lines
539 bytes

   Now let me get this straight.  You respond with pleasure to the news
that people have to be FORCED to buy American-made products? ...

Re: I like this !!!!!!!

#834

Author: John Blasik
Date: Sat, 10 Oct 1992 04:03

11 lines
984 bytes

In article <1992Oct8.003300.291@pony.Ingres.COM> garrett@Ingres.COM (THE REVOLUTION WILL NOT BE TELEVISED) writes:
>>                 FOREIGN CARS BANNED FROM CITY HALL GARAGE
>> 
>>Flint, Mich. --- If you own a foreign-made car, your wheels aren't welcome
>>any more in the City Hall garage.
>>        Mayor Woodrow Stanley issued an order Friday say only American-made
>>cars will be allowed.

I wonder if this includes American-made cars made in Mexico :-)

-- john

Thread Navigation

This is a paginated view of messages in the thread with full content displayed inline.

Messages are displayed in chronological order, with the original post highlighted in green.

Use pagination controls to navigate through all messages in large threads.

Back to All Threads