U.S.-Canada free trade talk faces politics over jobs
Washington scrutiny rises as Canada pushes sectoral free trade in goods with the United States. Officials warn Congress and labor groups that job protections may block any deal, while Trudeau and Reagan dodge concrete commitments amid an election year. BOGDAN KIPLING reports from Washington.
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Congress
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Gerald Regan
White House
William Brock
Brock
Trudeau
Paula Stern
U.S. International Trade Commission
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Chamber of Commerce
National Association of Manufacturers
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Wheatland Chili Supper Sparks Light Bill Rescue
Wheatland Indiana raised 3100 dollars at a streetlight chili supper to cover its 19000 annual budget and avert a 14 percent Public Service Indiana rate hike. Town residents by baking pies volunteering and buying meals supported the fundraiser. Deanna Baker praised the community turnout from across Knox County.
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Wheatland, Ind
Old Town
Wheatland
Knox County
Deanna Baker
Public Service Indiana
Millicent Watson
Plastic cards and the price of credit mania
In a blunt riff on plastic money, the writer weighs cheap plastics against financial danger. Credit cards from Hertz, Mobil, Sears, Visa, Master Charge, libraries, and oil firms fill wallets, with AT&T’s new magnetic strip card prompting long distance frustrations and airport hotel dependency. The piece ends noting a wish to quit telephones as with smoking.
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Talore
Cnme Mb Ukiok Paneer
Hertz Rent-A-Car
Mobil Auto Club
Sears
Visa
Master Charge
Shell
Mobil
Texaco
Exxon
Eastern Airlines
Bloomingdale’s
Annapolis
Franklin Simon
Lord & Taylor
Washington
Baltimore
Neiman Marcus
Magnin
Choice
Philadelphia
At&t
C&p
Square One
Posthaste
Latin America's Debt and the Risk of Default in 1980s
A scholarly assessment of Latin America's mounting debt as of the early 1980s, noting $575 billion global Third World debt and repayment pressures. It warns that continued interest payments may mask looming restructurings, with potential long term impacts on US trade and regional stability.
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Argentina
Brazil
Mexico
Chile
Latin America
World Bank
United States
International Monetary Fund
Johns Hopkins
Riordan Roett
Foreign Affairs
South America
Roett
U.S
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