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Show Page 14—THE HERALD. Provo. Utah, Tuesday, January22, 1980 Chrysler-Utah Refund Offer Said Boosting Sales — then return the car to the dealer if they are not satisfied. The refund covers the cost of the product. plus loan inierest charges. taxes license and preparation fees 2d the cash value of any trade-i. made at the timeof the purchase new cars hasn't brought droves of tire-kicking customers to their ‘showrooms. But it has improved sales and boosted the morale of frustrated Dodge, Plymouth and Chrysler salesman. “We don’t have 40 people standing Chrysler implemented the trial the image ofthe financially-plagued company. “It has had some far reaching Tamifications.’ Wilkinson said, ad ding that the Cottonwood outlet sold 10 new carsinthefirst six days after every morning’ Bry Wilkinson, residentof Salt Lake’s Cottonwood ysler dealership said Monday. “But it has removed the sales resistance that we have been ex- ring the same weeklast year, we sold a total of three Chrysler vehicles, including new inodels, 1978's and demonstrators. Periencing in recent months. Under the unique program, Utahns who purchase a 1980 Chrysler Corp. car or light truck maydrive the vehicle for 30 days or 1,000 miles — whichever comes first sales of both new and used cars Chrysler-Dodge outlet program. Dealers also said Chrysler's willingness to try out the experiment has infused salesmen and other employees with a ‘‘new pride and confidence" in the company buyers on a weekly basis to see if everything is all right. This is the best idea a car company has come up with in 20 years.’’ said Wilkinson, “The promotion has generated so whois also president of the National lymouth Dealers As- much interest that I've received calls from a local Cadillac dealer Chrysler-P! Rain, Sleet and Snow Average Blasting the Northeast GasPrice Now $1.10 wide area from the Texas Gulf coast to the lower Mississippi Valley today. Snow blanketed the upper Midwest. More than 200 workers bolstered levees with rock, sandbags and canvas Monday to contain flood waters in one of California's most productive farm areas. Sleet, free: rain, rain and snow srer through the Ohio Valley to New Eingland. Whipped by 40 mph winds, the rainswollen Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers: smashed delta levees and swamped two islands during the weekend, causing estimated losses of $17 million and forcing the evacuation of 50 people. It was the worst flood since 1938 in the delta, a peat-rich farm network of inland islands east of San Francisco ray8and about the samesize as Rhode A flasbflood watch was in effect uf By United Press Interparts of southeast Texas and the gulf national coast. Motorists may be payIn the last six hours, more than an ing $1.52 a gallon for gasinch of rain was reported at Houston oline by year's end if and abouta half fell at the Dallas Naval pumpprices continue to Air Station. rise at the pace of the A travelers advisory for freezing rain ast 13 months, the and snow was posted for northwestern uundberg petroleum letWest Virginia where about an inch of ter projected. accumulation was expected. The Lundberg Letter’s Snow was scattered over the southern sections of the upper Great Jan. 11 survey of gasoline Lakes as well as parts of the Dakotas prices, released Monday and Minnesota and the western central showed the average U.S. retail price for all grades plains. Three inches of snow, blanketed of gasoline jumped to Syracuse, N.Y., during a six-hour $1.10 cents a gallon — up 7 cents from the Dec. 7 period M Clear to partly cloudy skies were survey. reported in the western third of the na“Gasoline prices have tion, except in Arizona and New Mex- climbed more in the past ico, where cloudy skies and showers month than they rose in were reported. any month last year,” ieee rains in southeastern Texas, caused by a low pressure system just off the Texas Gulf coast which also triggered thundershowers over much of the coastal plains, caused minor overbank flooding. High temperatures in the teens and single digits were expected in the northern Mississippi Valley with readings in the 20s and 30s expected in the northern and central Rockies and plains. said the independent petroleum letter, published in Hollywood, Calif. The biggest monthly increase in 1979 was6.2 cents a gallon. Since the average pump 18 Die in Sumatra Flooding JAKARTA, Indonesia (UPI) — At least 18 people were killed and 11 others bid injured in heavy floods which hit Lampung on the island of ao, Police reports said Heavy rains kept on pouring over southern Sumatra today while the In- price was68.2 cents a galJon in January 1979, gasoline costs U.S. motorists donesian monsoon reached a peak this 42.1 cents more a gallon week, causing mostrivers in the region than a year ago. topers and destroy seven bridges. Basing his 1980 retail A dam was also seriously damaged and ricefields and fishponds were bat- price projection on that surge, Lundberg said gastered by swirling waters. First official estimates said the oline would hit $1.52 by the end of the year., damages reached $30,000. National Temperature Readings Valid PreteInternational ener and precipitation table for the 24-hour period e National Waster Service in San FranHi Lo Pep Albany 38 15... Albuquerque 8 stlanta A Bakersfield 8837 |. Boston Brownsville Buffalo Charlotte Chicago Cincitnat Cleveland Dallas Denver Des Moines trot Duluth onting 3} 1 a Pacific time, be ue. % @ 13 | uaz % 4 70 o aL 0 0 S28 .. 1 o % 1 Fates ise 35 MoHSt “oe. 0 6 “2 9 0 4 Bo 39 38... 2 68 Re uD 8 6 = on na” o ae 61 3 & Energy % E B £ land Briefs: ington: Senate Democratic Leader Robert Byrd warned oil interests Monday decontrol of domestic oil prices will not proceed until a meaningful windfall profits tax is enacted by Congress. Washington: The government eamed a record $1.9 billion last yearon its public mineral leases, mainlybecause ofprice decontrolandsoaring costs fe oil and naturalgas,the Interior Departmentsaid Washitington: The Soviet Union apparently exploded an underground nuclear device last October to try to stimulateoil production from a giantoil field in West Siberia, two U. S. Geological Survey geologists reported Monday. Los Angeles: If pumpprices continueto rise at the pace of the past 13 months, motorists would be paying $1.52 a gallon by the end ofthis year, the undberg Letter projected Monday. Chicago: Standard Oil Co. (Indiana), ~ sixth largest U.S. refiner, ported 1979 profits climbed 40 percent to $i.50 tillion tive $1.07 billion in 1978. Denver: A two-week nationwidestrike by the Oil, Chemical and Atomic Workers Union was fueled Monday by the announcement that 500 oil field workers were walking away from their jobs on the Gulf Coast. Lusaka, Zambia: The Zambian government Monday nationalized $17 million worth of gasoline and diesel fuel stocks owned by internationaloil companies and announced plansto take over the storage facilities housing the stocks, oil companyofficials said. ACUI Kote tea tn)Sl SPECIAL SIRLOIN $2.79 PLATTER Reg. $3.98 Save $1.19 a Sacramento Lous Sait Lake San Diego San Francisco Seattle 8 Thermal Washington in Logan. “This gives us a good chanceto explain that the offeris valid, with no Strings attached. It also lets us show the buyers that Chrysler hasreally improved the quality of its product.’ Although Chrysler dealers in Utah generally feel higher sales are due to the refund offer, many people who bought cars during the first weekofthetrial program said they probably would have bought the cars anywal “Butit sure makesit moreattrac- tive,” said Hugh Steele of Tooele ‘I've had problems with other Chrysler cars, but I’m completely satisiied with this one. Other buyers said service at Chrysler dealerships in the area had not improved with implementation of the new plan. “We had already decided to buy oneof their cars, and went in Monday to make the final Playmates Shot; 13-Year-Old Held boy and three of his highlyThe may be “In December, we had a tough sell,”” Wagner said. “We not only had to sell the product and the dealer, we had to sell confidence in the company. He said Utah was chosen for the experiment because of its isolated marketing location and the general competence and enthusiasm ofits dealers and employees. 50% OFF ALL FOOD ITEMS EVERY WEDNESDAY NIGHT FROM 5 P.M.-8 P.M.! aoe giity on i THEATRES DRIVEAN 12588.Siete,Prove, 276.0821 2 movies for the $2.50 or 20° ne show 7:00 Aanhey nttant Koonwho she is 5 3 .. o 3. BB: 67 48 6150 a 38 BB. mo es .. Weather Extremes NEW YORK (UPI) — nee fie is ~» The highest temperature PasoRobles F a 8 National ee Ste . Bdeieeene Pittsburgh 8D... SeeNuria Portland, Me Rena city Bluff 27 8. 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(UPI) assault and battery with — A 18-year-old boy intentto kill. ‘opened fire on four of his Charged with being playmates Monday, killing two and wounding two accessories after the fact others, police said. The of murder were Patrick relatives, including his uncle; John Wallace rane, were arre- Wyatt, 39, his stepfather, and Jewel Sanders, 55, his Orangeburg County grandm Sheriff Vance L. Boone kkk said three blasts from a 12-guage shotgun killed Vernetta Summers, . and Kevin Gadsen, 10, ST Ons) both of Santee. Wounded THE ROOFTOPS! in the shootings Monday were Ronald Shingler, 14, and Tonie Carver, 6. Boone said today the four childreaoften played together and rode the same school bus. Shingler was in stable condition at Orangeburg RegionalHospitaland the Carver child was treated for wounds in the right side and released. Police arrested a 13year-old boy shortly after the shootings and charged him with two counts of murder and two counts of ar- rangements,’’ Salt Laker Fay Nielson said. “‘We had to wait for more than an hour while the salesmen sat in a meeting. And there were a lot of people who waited longer than we did.” So far, no cars have been returned to any of the dealerships. But the program is only two weeks old Al Wagner. Chrysler zone managerin Denver,said the refund program won't increase the number of people who are shopping for autemobiles, but is bringing 2 higher percentageof those buyers to Chrysler Plymouth and Dodgeout- cco 3 5. specs Medal 0 te ° By United Press International M 56 4 . . Dealers said the campaign has not only improved sales, but has also brought a iot of car buyers to Chrysler showroomsjust to see if after Chrysler announced its the increases in “We're preppingthese cars right the salesmen are calling new-car the program wentinto operation. sociation the coffer is on the leyel ‘I think the consumeris pretty used to getting ripped-off on advertising,”’ said David Hair of the reported significant plan Jan. 15 at selected Utah dealerships in an effort to change at the door waiting to oH! a car and the ownerof a Lincoln-Mercury franchise who are interested in the refund concept.”’ he said. Bill Bennett of Freed’s Chrysier Plymouth in Sa’: Lakesaid his sales jumped 25 percentafter the new offer was implemented. Other dealers Reeeee eee By STEVE CHRISTEN: SALT LAKE CITY (UPI) a — tah Chrysler dealers say an experimental 30-day moneyback guarantee on MON. THRU FRI. 7:30 - 9:30 SATURDAY, SUNDAY 1:30-3:30-5:31 7:30-9:30 @ANew World PicturesRelease |