Dec. 6, 2010 online at www.uawlocal2250.com
The annual Pre-trim Holliday Bakesale will be held Monday, Dec. 13. The sale will be located at the team center at column T-45. Proceeds will go to the Adopt-A-Child program. Anyone wishing to donate baked goods is more than welcome to drop them off at the team center Monday morning.
The Women’s Committee is holding a Christmas raffle. First prize is the “Million Dollar Board” ($100 worth of lottery tickets). Second prize is a gift basket and third prize is a wine gift basket. Tickets are $1 a piece or 6 for $5 and can be bought from any Women’s Committee member. Tickets will also be sold at the Christmas dance this Saturday, and the drawing will be held at the dance.
There will be a holiday celebration Friday, Dec. 17 at Heroes Pub & Grill, Lake Saint Louis (south outer road). There will be food and drink specials until 10 pm with a 50/50 raffle and a liquor basket raffle. All proceeds go to Jeff Chunn’s family. For more info see Wendy, Kim or Kevin on the motor line or Steve @ seat install.
From the Wall Street Journal: Tata Motors Ltd. Friday said a plunge in the Nano minicar's sales--to 509 in November from a peak of 9,000 in July--is because of sales and financing infrastructure problems in small towns rather than safety concerns or production constraints. "The car is absolutely safe," Debasis Ray, a spokesman for Mumbai-based Tata Motors, told Dow Jones Newswires. "The decline in sales is not because of that [safety issues]. As far as we know, more than 85% of customers are happy with the car." But analysts don't completely agree. They say the drop is due more to safety worries after a few recent cases of the world's cheapest car catching fire were featured prominently in newspapers and on television. Tata Motors, which controls U.K.-based Jaguar and Land Rover, investigated the Nano fires and said in May that there aren't any manufacturing defects. It blamed the incidents on the installation of additional electrical equipment by customers or on some material getting stuck in the exhaust system. But on Nov. 10, the company said it will offer additional protection in the car's exhaust and electrical systems free of cost.
Today is the 69th anniversary of the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. On the back is the entire text of the speech President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave to Congress the next day:
Yesterday, Dec. 7, 1941 -- a date which will live in infamy -- the United States of America was suddenly and deliberately attacked by naval and air forces of the Empire of Japan.
The United States was at peace with that nation and, at the solicitation of Japan, was still in conversation with the government and its emperor looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific.
Indeed, one hour after Japanese air squadrons had commenced bombing in Oahu, the Japanese ambassador to the United States and his colleagues delivered to the Secretary of State a formal reply to a recent American message. While this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint of war or armed attack.
It will be recorded that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements and expressions of hope for continued peace.
The attack yesterday on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American naval and military forces. Very many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu.
Yesterday, the Japanese government also launched an attack against Malaya.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked Hong Kong.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked Guam.
Last night, Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands.
Last night, the Japanese attacked Wake Island.
This morning, the Japanese attacked Midway Island.
Japan has, therefore, undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the Pacific area. The facts of yesterday speak for themselves. The people of the United States have already formed their opinions and well understand the implications to the very life and safety of our nation.
As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense.
Always will we remember the character of the onslaught against us.
No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory.
I believe I interpret the will of the Congress and of the people when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves to the uttermost but will make very certain that this form of treachery shall never endanger us again.
Hostilities exist. There is no blinking at the fact that that our people, our territory and our interests are in grave danger.
With confidence in our armed forces -- with the unbounding determination of our people -- we will gain the inevitable triumph -- so help us God.
I ask that the Congress declare that since the unprovoked and dastardly attack by Japan on Sunday, Dec. 7, a state of war has existed between the United States and the Japanese empire.
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