Trade tensions and progress in US Japan relations examined
Weekly Forum notes that US Japan trade amounts to about 126 billion dollars with a 55 billion dollar American deficit in 1988. Exports rose 34 percent from 1987, while structural shifts and policy actions under the 1988 Act steer negotiations. The Maekawa Report urges Japan to boost domestic demand and high tech production, shifting away from export dependence.
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Japan
America
United States
United States State Department
Congress
Carla Hills
Moon Landing Defined by Human Skill and Tech Leap
Paul Harvey reflects on Apollo 11 noting Armstrong’s manual landing, 60 seconds of fuel left, and the decisive human maneuver that saved the mission. He highlights 30,000 space tech spin-offs, the PC revolution from the Eagle’s computer shortfall, and President Bush’s call to return to the moon and then Mars.
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Armstrong
Harold Urey
Moon
Lunar
Mission Control
Houston
Edwin
Buzz) Aldrin
Harry Hurt
Bush
Mars
Ker County Fair Highlights and October Campaigns
Terri Murray previews the Ker County Fair with rides and Basque Booth delicacies while October brings Computer Literacy Month and Red Ribbon Week from Oct 22 to 29. She notes community efforts for drug prevention, school posters, parades, and police orientations. She also mentions local computer lab tours and plans a segment on area labs.
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Ker
VISTA marks 25th anniversary and calls for renewed volunteers
A reader letters piece recalls the 1964 signing of the VISTA act by President Johnson and celebrates VISTA's 25th anniversary. It urges national leaders, including President Bush, to keep mobilizing volunteers and resources to aid low income communities and promote self sufficiency through service. The article describes VISTA's mission to build programs that outlast volunteers and notes the modest allowance for volunteers and the ongoing call for public support.
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Johnson
America
VISTA
Bush
Wil
Vesta Volcaniedi
California environmental initiative links food safety to oil issues
Farme rs Corner reports General John Van de Kamp will circulate a November 1990 initiative promising far reaching environmental clean up. The plan creates a 500 million oil spill fund, a 200 million forest bond, and orders ARB to phase out CFCs by 2000. It shifts pesticide oversight from the Agriculture Department to Health Services and cites CALPIRG and NRDC as major inputs.
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Stormey
John van de Kamp
van de Kamp
California
Air Resources Board
Lloyd Connelly
CAL Pirg
Natural Resources Defense Council
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Terri Murray
Reed Print Inc
Shafter Press
East Lerdo Highway
Shafter
Shatter
Buttonwillow Times
The
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Frank W. Reed
Donald L. Reed
Mike Bledsoe
Flora Nichols
LaVenne Westbrook
P.O
Farmer’s Corner
Leland H. Ruth
Agricultural Council of California
California Department of Food and Agriculture
Department of Health Services
Angie Ortiz
Jennifer Tucker
Brandon Rackliffe
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