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...fresh fruits and vegetables, substantial amounts of which are shipped by rail, along with meat, milk, eggs and other perishables, would become increasingly scarce on store shelves. The halting of coal shipments brought concern about mine shutdowns and power failures. In Detroit, automakers worried that they might have to curtail production severely if denied rail service for more than a week...
...thoroughly canvassed the question and also taken note of the fact that the proposed policy may require the dining halls to curtail or stop serving lettuce in order to avoid increased student costs," Wiggins said...
...shown signs of intense emotional pressure. Well aware that Ohioans generally approve the grand jury's findings, he declared in a letter sent to parents this fall, that "all forms of undesirable behavior can no longer be tolerated." He has refused to move ROTC off campus or curtail Pentagon-funded research...
...dinner in Saigon recently, Presidential Aides H.R. Haldeman and John Ehrlichman dished out a few unappetizing warnings to South Viet Nam's Economics Minister Pham Kim Ngoc. Unless something was done about Saigon's faltering economy, Nixon's men said, an unhappy U.S. Congress might sharply curtail American aid. Congress has reason to be concerned. Unchecked inflation has reduced purchasing power in South Viet Nam by 93% in the past 21 months. The trade deficit, thanks to American import subsidies, has risen to $685 million. The piaster, officially valued at 118 to the dollar, draws a black...
...officials last month denied these charges, pointing out that their advisors have often counselled foreign governments against disadvantageous trade agreements with the U. S. They said that corporate representatives had once asked the American Embassy in Liberia to try to curtail DAS activity there...