Word: cutoffs
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...days last week, of course, no one made or lost anything in grain futures trading. By temporarily halting the activity altogether to prevent a panicky overreaction to the cutoff of grain exports to the Soviets, the Administration simply told everyone to calm down and wait before trying to buy or sell in the unsettled market...
Chromium. The major deposits of this material, used in stainless steel, ball bearings and surgical equipment, are in South Africa, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and the Soviet Union. Says Allen G. Gray, technical director of the American Society of Metals: "A cutoff of our chromium supply could be even more serious than a cutoff of our oil supply. We do have some oil, but we have almost no chromium...
...Later, Carter's aides concluded that the danger of a political setback in Iowa would be offset by the image the President would project: a tough leader willing to put national security needs above the "parochial" farm interest. After Carter's TV address, an aide described the gram cutoff and accompanying measures as "the strongest action taken by the U.S. against the Soviets in 20 years...
President Carter's retaliatory measures will pinch but they are unlikely to punish the Soviet Union seriously.His principal move-the cutoff of grain sales-is a good show of short-term strength, yet its long-term value is arguable. Says Richard Kjeldsen, senior international economist for the Security Pacific National Bank: "I cannot think of a single unilateral embargo that has been effective. Nor can I think of an instance in the past when wheat-producing countries have actually got together to function in some concerted, cartel-like operation. An embargo on grain shipments is simply a very leaky...
Mule's score of 288.7 on the low board, which put him closer to Schramm than ever before, was only two points below the cutoff point for competing at the NCAA qualifying meet...