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Newspaper

Ottawa Herald

Location

Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America

Date

Aug 26, 1980

Page

3

Pressure On Carter To Cut Car Imports

Labor Secretary Ray Marshall told Japanese auto executives and labor leaders in OPPAMA that the Carter administration faces growing political pressure to limit imports of Japanese cars which supply about a quarter of the U.S. auto market. He cited about 1 million unemployed in the U.S. auto industry during a one hour visit to a Datsun plant near Tokyo operated by Nissan Motor Co. The rise in import curtailment demand underscores the tension between U.S. auto jobs and foreign competition.

Oppama Japan Ray Marshall U.S Marshall Tokyo Nissan Motor Co Masataka Okuma Nissan Ichiro Shoji Confederation of Japanese Automobile Workers Unions Okuma Ford Motor Co United Auto Workers U.S. International Trade Commission Zenko Suzuki Toni Ringo Helfer Ralph Toni Helfer Mrs. Helfer Small Claims Court Ralph Warner Jon Cleary South Pacific Islands Don Mullane Frank Vokes New Britain Mullane Vokes Opal Pamela Hill Fiona Tilney Scotland Fiammetta Anthony Graham Fiona J Anton Muntz Guardian Rembrandt Oliver Banks Boston Amos Hatcher

Area Rains Not Enough Area Rains Not Enough

Drought persists in central and eastern Kansas despite recent rains as soil moisture stays short to adequate. Corn tassels near normal at 99 percent, but dough and dent stages lag behind averages. soybeans and sorghum show partial recovery from the drought and dry summer, with rains helping.

Kansas State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service

Legal Furor Grows Over Missile Leak

Federal suits seek over 55 million from the government and Martin Marietta after the 1978 Titan II oxidizer leak near Rock Kansas killed two Air Force crewmen and forced wide evacuation. Sixty lawsuits filed in Wichita and Houston allege defective gear and warnings and seek damages for lung and eye injuries.

Wichita, Kan Air Force Kansas Wichita Houston Texas Judge Advocate General’s Office U.S. District Court al Kamas Rock Kan United States Martin Marietta Corp Germantown Robert Thomas Erby Hepstall Carl Malinger

Woodcock Alarms Reagan Taiwan Policy Shift

U.S. Ambassador Leonard Woodcock warned that Ronald Reagan's push for stronger Taiwan ties could undermine U.S. standing amid fragile relations with China. He said a move to a two China policy could provoke China to close the embassy and reverse progress from 1979. The envoy noted Reagan's stance risks the bilateral relationship despite no current damage.

Peking U.S China Leonard Woodcock GOP Ronald Reagan Taiwan America Woodcock Reagan People’s Republic of China United States Reagans

Wall Street Stocks Rise as Banks Hike Prime Rates

Wall Street gains in early trading as banks lift prime rates to 11.5 percent and Treasury bills hit four month highs. The Dow Jones average climbs to 960.92 with breadth favorable 7 to 5. Major banks reduce and increase rates amid rising bond yields as NYSE and AMEX indices gain.

New York Treasury New York Stock Exchange Chase Manhattan Bank NYSE

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