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Newspaper
Biddeford Saco Journal
Location
Biddeford, Maine, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1976
Page
6
A foreign trade expert suggests selling U.S. congressmen to other nations could alleviate the trade deficit by expanding export demand. Proposals include increasing the number of legislators and changing House to population ratios, with emphasis on prestige and morale beyond pure cost.
New York based Economic Information Systems finds more than 50 private U S companies rival the Fortune 500 in sales. Grain traders Cargill and Continental Grain top private firms with 17 billion in 1975. Non manufacturing firms often lead in size. Bell Telephone holds 64 percent of its market. Research draws on public records, directories, and regulatory reports.
About one seventh of the earths land area is desert, yet many deserts are not hot. Asia’s Gobi and the coastal deserts of Peru and Chile rise into cold plateaus, showing wide climatic range among desert environments.
Philadelphias meter readers now use a small dog chaser device to deter dogs as they read meters in yards basements and fences. The high frequency sound repels dogs without harm and has reduced bites from many to only one for John Keene in several months. Each incident is logged in the customers file to warn subsequent readers.
Israeli officials express optimism that a Geneva Middle East peace conference could begin by mid 1977 but warn success is uncertain. Key issues include PLO participation, delegation credentials, and differing U S and Israeli approaches. Israel opposes a PLO seat while seeking talks led by the U S and Soviet Union.
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