Productivity, PACs, and policy shift urged by ex ABC anchor
Former ABC newsman Howard K. Smith told Kansas Livestock Association members in Wichita that U.S. recovery hinges on increased productivity driven by business and labor leaders. He pressed for a national productivity campaign, public funding for candidates, and stronger tax moves. He also argued for higher gasoline taxes to fund jobs and critiqued political action committees as distorting politics.
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HNL
United States
ABC
Kansas Livestock Association
Howard K. Smith
KLA
Smith
U.S
Contractors eye public works spending in New York
AP reports that public construction outlays across all government levels totaled 53.6 billion last year, while the Associated General Contractors of America project 909.9 billion by 1990 to meet urban water, dams, sewage plants, and highways needs. Some estimates reach 3 trillion by 2000, with debates on who benefits. AGC notes its members perform 80 percent of domestic construction and cites weak recent demand and high unemployment in the sector.
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New York
Associated General Contractors
America
John Berard
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Berard
Infrastructure spending and construction job claims differ
The piece compares job impact estimates from labor groups and government figures on highway projects. It notes about 1.3 million idle workers and higher bankruptcy in some sectors while contrasting claims of 13,000 direct construction jobs plus 50,000 induced roles with a $5.5 billion highway bill's cited 175,000 direct construction jobs, hinting at terminology-driven discrepancy.
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West Germany tops world hops after U S drop
West Germany regains the No 1 position in world hops production, with a 40 403 metric ton crop for 1982, up from 33 704 in 1981 and 26 892 in 1980, as the United States falls to second place despite a 6 percent rise in global output to 127 466 metric tons.
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West Germany
United States
Agriculture Department
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
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