DETROIT (UPI) - General Motors Corp. said Monday 1t is talking with Toyota Motor Co. on a_ possible joint venture to produce small carsin the United States — a move one analyst said means GSM would rather switch than fight. GM confirmed = that Chairman Roger Bo Smith metin New York March 1 to discuss the possibility of cooperation — with Eiyi Toyoda, president oif Toyota, but the company refused to elaborate. “They discussed the possibilities of an arrangement between the two companies relating to the manufacture of small cars in the United States, and they agreed tw talk further. Beyond this. we have no comment,” a GM statement said Toyota was equally bref. Tel hangs up skates BC TEL. once the basement dwellers in the North Vancouver Sentor Recreational Hockey League. came close to making i into the league finals on Sunday auto GM, Toyota talking “The two companies have committed themselves to give further consideration tn the possibility.” said oa Toyota spokesman in Tokyo. Industry sources in Tokyo said the plan calls for the annual production of some $00,000 small car models developed by Toyota at a now-1dle GM factory GM recently announced tt would close a pau of plants in California, including a highly modern plant’ in Fremont that’ conceivably could build Toyota models. Japan’s economic daily, Nihon Keizai Shimbun, said the tre-up talks began in December when Seishi Kato, chairman of Toyota Motor Sales Co. a. sister company of Toyota, met with Smith in) Detroit to sound out GM on the plan Japanese automakers in 1981 grabbed 27.7 per cent The Black Hawks defeated BC Tel 74 in a tense overtime game. after BC Tel had been ahead for most of regulagon time The Black Hawks will play the Dnllers in’ the final Baseball registration Registration for Distnet No 5 Little League Baseball Cypress Park March 13 and 14 from 12 to 2pm at Cypress Park School Contact Bob Clark 926 4697 for any inquiries Hightands March 11 and 1?) from © to & pm at Highlands School and March Ii and 12 fromoto& pm at Braemar School Contact Dan Mel aughhn 9&8 (O00) for any mnquirics West Vancouser March Ptrom tte 4 pom at West Nan Community Centre SO nd St Contact Edo An derson Y26 IOS for any inquiries JC Rotary. March 13 and 14. 1 to 4 pm. at Zuehlke Park (19th and Jones). 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