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Chrysler Corp. President Robert A. Lutz vowed several years ago to attack waste wherever he could find it. He even threatened to cut out danish at early morning press conferences. Now, he tells reporters at a Chicago Auto Show press conference, Chrysler's eliminating waste by slashing the use of "hygenic paper" (toilet tissue) by 50% company-wide. He skips the details, but boasts: "That's really how costs are being cut at Chrysler; the little things add up."