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...Cotton Bowl...
...Francisco health-food manufacturer, stood and applauded early this month when they heard about their upcoming Christmas presents. Chairman J. Gary Shansby announced that the year-end bonuses would be boosted from the 5.5% of their salaries that was paid last year to 12%. Said Personnel Director Al Cotton: "They were ecstatic...
...harm than good. While he approved Government support of research and development and Government-financed job-retraining programs, Schultze warned that a "coordination" program would almost surely increase protectionism and unwarranted subsidies. Said he: "A Government agency that explicitly tries to sit there and say, 'The cotton industry can live but the wool-textile industry will die' or 'The Youngstown steel plant can be rehabilitated but the Weirton plant must close' will be a terrible mistake." The invisible hand of the free market, Schultze said, should make the decisions about industrial structure, even though the "choices...
...control any of the country's 14 provincial capitals and retain little sway around San Salvador or the western half of the nation. Like most tropical wars, the conflict is cyclical. During the fall harvest, guerrillas make gains while the army pulls back to guard the cotton and coffee crops. By the end of January, the rebels retreat as the military swings to the offensive. Says a Western diplomat in San Salvador: "Washington's summer euphoria fades each November and returns around Christmas...
Donna French Designs sells cotton dyed jumpsuits and pants. Owner Donna French says she has been selling the clothing she designs to boutiques in California for five years, but only opens a formal store for the holidays...