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President Giscard's appearance at the meeting broke a 16-year French boycott of disarmament talks. In a wide-ranging speech, Giscard indicated that France would be disposed to join a new U.N. disarmament commission, provided it was not dominated by the U.S. and the U.S.S.R., as the French claim the present Geneva-based disarmament committee has been. Such a commission, explained a French aide, could lure the Chinese into the arms debate for the first time...
This is a simple ("Marxoid") way of thinking about politics. Actually, the Soviet Union is increasingly dependent on Western technology and food. It has asked the U.S. to sell it submersible pumps to increase its oil production. It buys grain from the U.S. If we are to boycott South African products, should we refuse to sell technology and grain to the Soviet Union as well...
Schwaighofer's faction has announced a boycott, which could deprive the play of skilled personnel. Both sides fear a decline in attendance, which totaled 530,000 in 1970. The traditionalists argue that the 1750 version is too highbrow and stylized. Schwaighofer's group, however, is concerned that Jews may organize an international boycott and other protests when the show goes...
Meanwhile, I'll wait by the phone for that call--I mean some team will break the boycott, right? I'm waiting...
While the reinstatement of all workers may encourage other Stevens employees to support unionization efforts, the company's empty promise to be good from now on should not listened to reason in the past, and the nation-wide boycott of their products needs to continue to hurt them in the only place they feel--their pocketbooks...