European markets loom as US exports face stiff competition
A Paris economist Bernard Krief warns US firms that the Common Market nations collectively outpace the United States in several industries. He urges more aggressive exporting to Europe, notes only a fraction of American companies hold 90 percent of exports, and predicts Eastern Europe trade could double to over 1.2 billion dollars annually within two years. He also foresees Yugoslav made cars entering the US market as labor costs remain low. He advises securities dealers to push markets in Western Europe and Japan. The piece lists a long Arkansas events calendar error-filled with festival and rodeo dates.