Quota Needed to Stop Flow of Shoe Imports
A ITC study links rising foreign footwear to regional job losses with 300 factories closing and 7000 workers displaced over the past decade. The ITC cites imports rising from 20 to 50 percent of the market, but after suggesting remedies, Ford agencies offered aid rather than quotas or tariffs. The piece argues for higher tariffs or a quota to protect domestic manufacturers and workers.
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Allied Shoe Company
Saco
International Trade Commission
New England
Allied
ITC
Ford
United States
Cape
Washington
Rights, morals, and pornography debated in Putnam letter
John Peter Vandale argues in favor of broader personal rights and against censorship while condemning pornography as profit driven. He contrasts democratic individual rights with state control, praises religious values, and calls for community action through boycotts against perceived immoral merchandising.
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Lnese
Camptell
Lessure
Cme
Campbell
Dimaviams
Lessard
Moon
Conkina Ussia
Ssateguarie Pemctiens
Russia
Santa Claus
Republic of the United States of America
Church
John Peter Vandale
Woodstock Ave
Putnam, Conn
Gifts of love ring brighter than the old church chimes
The author counters Erma Bombeck by sharing heartfelt Christmas gifts from family. Paula limped shopping, Rick and Maureen chose cookbooks, Tony’s tag proved priceless, and Diana, Marc, and Arty gave handmade keepsakes. The piece highlights everyday acts of care and family generosity over material value.
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Erma Bombeck
Erma
Paula
Maine
Rick
Maureen
New England
Grandmom
Santa
Tony
Diana
Ian
Marc
Arty
Energy chief misleads on ERDA goals in State of the Union
Washington cronicle outlines how ERDA head Robert Seamans drafted favorable energy claims for the White House. It notes assertions on liquid metal fast breeders and fusion misaligned with GAO and internal memos. It also covers solar power timelines and cautions cited by reviewers about safety, cost, and feasibility. The piece adds related notes on Yugoslav dissident Mihajlo Mihajlov and ICC investigations, tying in government oversight concerns.
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Jack Anderson
Les Whitten
Washington
Ford
White House
Energy Research and Development Administration
ERDA
Robert Seamans
James Cannon
Jim
Seamans
Thomas Edison
Tennessee
Clinch River
General Accounting Office
Roger LeGassie
GAO
LeGassie
Bone
Cannon
Seaman
State of the Union
U.S
Russia
Chile
Mihajlo Mihajlov
Mihajlov
Josip Tito
Oes
S As
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Wm. E. Foster
Alta W. Foster
Biddeford
B.F.C. Whitehouse
W. Paul Casavant
Brian C. Thayer
Gladys M. Whitehouse
Jeanne Tempest
Ron
Energy Chief
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
T.H. Miller
Navy
Miller
Military
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