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...surface, not much has changed. Familiar American offerings, from Coca-Cola to cars made with General Motors parts, are still available, sold now by the firms that bought former subsidiaries of U.S. companies. Early opponents of divestiture were concerned that the departures of American firms would mean a dramatic loss of jobs for black workers, but that fear has so far $ proved unjustified. However, advocates of divestiture who hoped that the corporate walkouts would spur the government to reform, even slightly, its policy of apartheid have been sorely disappointed...
Rarest of all are the deals in which the companies have sold to blacks. Coca-Cola was the first American firm to do so; in March 8,500 of its wholesalers and retailers, 60% of whom are nonwhite, bought one-third of Coke's South African subsidiary. Ford's proposed sell-off could be another such case. The carmaker is negotiating with its employees to put its interests into a trust that represents the company's 4,500 workers, 70% of whom are black...
Though the guerrilla war simmered beyond the city limits, Kabul was calm. Traffic filled the streets as Afghans commemorated the monthlong Muslim holiday of Ramadan. In the bazaars, everything from carpets to Coca-Cola was selling briskly. Even so, the mujahedin have forced the government of & Communist Party Chief Najibullah to take precautions within the capital. There are insistent signs of anxiety. Sounds of distant artillery salvos punctuate Kabul evenings like erratic heartbeats. Searchlights rake the surrounding hills in search of rebel infiltrators. In the daytime, armored personnel carriers often clatter through city streets that are patrolled by soldiers armed...
Under Graham's proposal, Coca-Cola would not be exempt from the "apartheid list," Slate said...
...bill has received attention from major companies such as Coca-Cola, whose senior vice-president came to Boston to discuss the bill with Graham last month, Slate said...