CC Mode 5.25 (); Can't change value of c-basic-offset in .emacs

[Ray Van_Tassle]

Dear Barry and Martin,

I have this in my .emacs:
(load-library "cc-mode")
(setq c-default-style "k&r")
(setq c-basic-offset 3)
...
(custom-set-variables
 '(c-basic-offset 3))
...

But c-basic-offset always is 5, which the value set by k&r mode.  This
used to work in 19.34---it would get set to 3 in my .emacs and stay at
that value.
What do I need to do in my .emacs to make it work, to make this value
be 3?

Thanks,
Ray Van Tassle

Emacs  : GNU Emacs 20.7.1 (sparc-sun-solaris2.6, X toolkit)
 of Wed Aug 15 2001 on dd231
Package: CC Mode 5.25 ()
Buffer Style: k&r


c-emacs-features: (1-bit)

current state:
==============
(setq
 c-basic-offset 5
 c-offsets-alist '((string . c-lineup-dont-change)
                   (c . c-lineup-C-comments)
                   (defun-open . 0)
                   (defun-close . 0)
                   (defun-block-intro . +)
                   (class-open . 0)
                   (class-close . 0)
                   (inline-open . +)
                   (inline-close . 0)
                   (func-decl-cont . +)
                   (knr-argdecl-intro . 0)
                   (knr-argdecl . 0)
                   (topmost-intro . 0)
                   (topmost-intro-cont . 0)
                   (member-init-intro . +)
                   (member-init-cont . 0)
                   (inher-intro . +)
                   (inher-cont . c-lineup-multi-inher)
                   (block-open . 0)
                   (block-close . 0)
                   (brace-list-open . 0)
                   (brace-list-close . 0)
                   (brace-list-intro . +)
                   (brace-list-entry . 0)
                   (brace-entry-open . 0)
                   (statement . 0)
                   (statement-cont . +)
                   (statement-block-intro . +)
                   (statement-case-intro . +)
                   (statement-case-open . 0)
                   (substatement . +)
                   (substatement-open . 0)
                   (case-label . 0)
                   (access-label . -)
                   (label . 0)
                   (do-while-closure . 0)
                   (else-clause . 0)
                   (catch-clause . 0)
                   (comment-intro . c-lineup-comment)
                   (arglist-intro . +)
                   (arglist-cont . 0)
                   (arglist-cont-nonempty . c-lineup-arglist)
                   (arglist-close . +)
                   (stream-op . c-lineup-streamop)
                   (inclass . +)
                   (cpp-macro . -1000)
                   (cpp-macro-cont . c-lineup-dont-change)
                   (friend . 0)
                   (objc-method-intro . -1000)
                   (objc-method-args-cont . c-lineup-ObjC-method-args)
                   (objc-method-call-cont . c-lineup-ObjC-method-call)
                   (extern-lang-open . 0)
                   (extern-lang-close . 0)
                   (inextern-lang . +)
                   (namespace-open . 0)
                   (namespace-close . 0)
                   (innamespace . +)
                   (template-args-cont . +)
                   (inlambda . c-lineup-inexpr-block)
                   (lambda-intro-cont . +)
                   (inexpr-statement . 0)
                   (inexpr-class . +)
                   )
 c-cleanup-list '(scope-operator)
 c-comment-only-line-offset 0
 c-backslash-column 48
 c-delete-function 'backward-delete-char
 c-electric-pound-behavior nil
 c-hanging-braces-alist '((brace-list-open) (brace-entry-open)
                          (substatement-open after)
                          (block-close . c-snug-do-while)
                          (extern-lang-open after) (inexpr-class-open after)
                          (inexpr-class-close before))
 c-hanging-colons-alist nil
 c-hanging-comment-starter-p t
 c-hanging-comment-ender-p t
 c-indent-comments-syntactically-p nil
 c-tab-always-indent nil
 c-comment-continuation-stars "* "
 c-label-minimum-indentation 1
 defun-prompt-regexp nil
 tab-width 8
 comment-column 40
 )