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Trade reform and open markets in Nixon era plan

Europe seeks to shield crops from American exports while Japan protects its computer industry and some Americans push limits on cheaper imported shoes. Flanigan outlines a Septemb er trade negotiation strategy to expand open, fair trade and world peace, arguing the United States must adjust past inequities and regain competitiveness. The plan seeks broad tariff powers and retaliation rights, framed as restoring balance rather than creating new sweeping authority. In a separate note, a Kansas City driver appears to reconsider after a humorous parking sign mix up, aided by a photographer's lens.