Carter backs national export policy to boost U S trade
Des Moines A Commerce Department official says President Carter will push a national export policy via a presidential task force. He notes May’s deficit fell but 1978 imports still exceed exports by 14.77 billion, urges tax incentives, lower interest, and streamlined licensing to expand U S exports.
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Iowa Exports Lead Nation, Governor Says at Conference
Gov. Robert Ray announced that if all states exported at Iowa’s rate, the U S would gain a 100 billion trade surplus instead of a 30 billion deficit. He cited five years of export missions and awards to Maytag Corp and Marshalltown Trowel at the Governor's Conference on Export Expansion.
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Hitchhiker Mattie Douglas Keeps Road Alive at 73
Union City report profiles Mattie Austin Douglas a 73 year old hitchhiker who has travelled for 50 years. She began at 21 after a brief marriage and has lived on the road with help from strangers. Her travels span the Chicago area and a rural shack near Dukedom Tennessee where she rests between trips. The piece also cites The Conference Board noting high mobility in American families with one fifth moving to a different state during a five year span.
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