Valencia grows into Venezuela’s leading industrial city
Valencia, 100 miles west of Caracas, transformed from a sleepy cattle town into a major industrial hub with Ford and other foreign firms benefiting from tax holidays and land incentives. Local officials tout welcome for foreigners amid rising nationalism, while executives hedge on future investments as policies tighten and foreign presence remains concentrated in certain sectors.
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Venezuela
Valencia
Latin America
Caracas
Valencia Valley
Ures
U.S
Pena
General Motors
India
Allene Dierksheide
Owens Illinois
Retired Jewish Executive Forges Link With NAACP Activities
John Lundquist reports from Minneapolis on a former executive whose chief interest is the NAACP and its work. He recalls experiences from 1932 in Miami Beach with a hotel sign excluding Jews, noting a Negro driver’s remarks and broader tensions. He says there is some resentment within parts of the NAACP toward white leadership.
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NAACP
Miami Beach
Fla
Miami
Kaplan
Fourth Union To Disclose Tax Stance
The Municipal Employes Union seeks earmarked funds for police and fire salaries and wage increases. Mayor Robert J Lafortune proposed a $9 per month or five percent pay raise for all city employees except clerical workers. Clerical staff would receive five percent.
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Municipal
Robert J. Lafortune
States Move to Cut Welfare Programs Nationwide
A federal survey shows 22 states either cutting or planning welfare reductions due to financial stress. New York and Minnesota, long leaders in expanding benefits, appear among the states, with Rhode Island dropping two items and other listed states including Kansas Georgia New Jersey New Mexico Nebraska and South Dakota.
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Washington
New York
Minnesota
Rhode Island
Kansas
Georgia
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nebraska
South Dakota
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Jose Regino Pena
Igners
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Kraft
Peru
Jose Bisogno
Ford
Bisogno
Jacobo Salas Romer
Cabel
John Lundquist
Associated Press
Minneapolis, Minn
Association For the Advance
Jeremy Joshua Kaplan
Eivie Kaplan
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
Left
Webster Thompson
Los An
Calif
Minneapolis
Minn
Grand Priz FM Radio
Subaru
Coca Cola
Roy Black
Sheridan
Fourth Union
Bes
NOLES
Cat
Gry
Lee Tire Co
Stretasport White Woll
Lorene
Jerry’s
Jerry
Lorene Williams
Miss Doral
Stataboss
Lorene’s
Ariel
Terry
Dacron and
Cote
Jerry’s Coral Tire & Fabric Store
Sill Blvd
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