Hollings Slams Textile Imports as Deficit Hurts Industry
Sen. Hollings says 1984 textile and apparel imports set records with 9.8 billion yards of textiles and 4.7 billion yards of apparel, driving a $63 billion trade deficit and plant closures. He and policymakers push bills to curb imports, noting job losses across the South and a drop in textile employment from 762,000 in 1983 to 730,000 in 1984.
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Ernest F. Hollings
D-S.c
United States
Lion
Congress
South
Ed Jenkins
D-Ga
Congressional Textile Caucus
Capitol
Arlen Specter
R-Pa
U.S
Hollings
James H. Martin Jr
American Textile Manufacturers Institute
Martin
South Carolina
North Carolina
Alabama
Jobless rate rises to 7.4 percent in January
Government figures show unemployment up by 300,000 to 8.5 million while 106.4 million Americans held jobs, with seasonally displaced workers driving the rise as women reentered the job search.
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Washington
Labor Department
Deborah Klein
Citizens Turn Guns On Crime Across U.S. Incidents
A Georgia man shot a 14 year old alleged burglar in the head while a Connecticut couple pursued three robbers firing at them. In Highland Park Michigan a 78 year old woman who yelled Stop or I’ll shoot killed a teenager who tried to enter her home. In Decatur Georgia David Meyers, 49, was jailed for aggravated assault after firing on two youths in his apartment as authorities note a window was open. Newberry College President Dr. Paul Tillquist resigned after less than a month in office amid management differences, replaced by John Ammarell of Miami.
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Connecticut
New York
Highland Park
Michigan
Decatur
David Harold Meyers
Meyers
Newberry
Paul F. Tillquist
Newberry College
Tillquist
Lutheran College
John Ammarell
Miami
Porter Kinard
Chernenko Attacks Star Wars Amid Nuclear Arms Talks
Soviet leader Konstantin Chernenko accuses Ronald Reagan of wordplay as SDI he calls an offensive plan risks world danger. He warns the United States seeks military superiority and urges limits on space militarization before Geneva talks resume March 12.
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Washington
Konstantin A. Chernenko
Reagan
U.S
Soviet Union
Chernenko
United States
State Department
Kremlin
Strategic Defense Initiative
SDI
Department
Bernard Kalb
Geneva
Switzerland
Brush Fires Spread Across Florida Prompt Governor Declares Emergency
Uncontrolled brush fires have burned 100000 acres across the state with more than 1400 fires reported since the year began. Gov. Bob Graham declared a state of emergency in Naples and activated National Guard helicopters and bulldozers to aid firefighting efforts as homes burned and firelines ringed green islands amid smoldering forests.
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Fla
Bob Graham
Larry Amison
State Division of Forestry
Golden Gate
Interstate 75
Florida Everglades
Graham
National Guard
Department of Transportation
D C Lawmakers Defend Blue Laws Despite Poll
In Columbia AP report lawmakers defend blue laws amid a poll showing support for Sunday openings. Sen. Branton opposes full Sunday work, urging rest day protection, while debate on a bill liberalizing blue laws is postponed to Tuesday. The Judiciary Committee approved an after 2 PM Sunday opening with a conscientious objector clause.
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Columbia
South Carolina
William Branton
Dorchester
Branton
Chamber
Hugh Leatherman
Florence
John Drummond
D-Greenwood
Peden
McLeod
D-Colleton
Judiciary Committee
Weinberger comment shocks Pentagon over Soviet cruise missile claim
Defense Secretary Weinberger testified that the Soviets shot down one of their own cruise missiles over Norway and Finland, a claim the Pentagon called false in a prompt statement. He argued Star Wars defenses face slow missiles, while other systems offer protection against cruise threats.
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Pentagon
Defense
Caspar W. Weinberger
Soviet Union
Norway
Finland
Department
Britain
Weinberger
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
London Daily Express
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