Word: exportation
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...this hemisphere. The regime in Cuba is simply not one of concern to Cubans only, it is of concern to every citizen of this hemisphere because of its intimate links to a hostile foreign power, and because of the ruthless suppression of civil liberties that it seeks to export...
...quarter of 1974, Canadian wage boosts averaged 17.2%, more than twice the typical American raise during the same period. Pacts signed so far in 1975 have provided increases ranging from 29% to 80% over the next two years or so. The increases have forced up the price of some exports and consequently reduced their competitiveness in foreign markets-a serious matter for a nation that depends on exports for 30% of its gross national product. And the walkouts have been crimping the economy directly. Last fall, for example, grain handlers on the west coast around Vancouver struck for seven weeks...
...Light-bulb eating: "I didn't think it was a craze we wanted to export from Harvard...
...want to "index" raw-materials prices to rates of inflation in the West so that commodity prices will rise as much as the prices of manufactured goods. Kissinger flatly opposes that idea, contending that it would hurt the poorest, most populous nations, which import more raw materials than they export. It is doubtful too that the new U.S. willingness to consider stabilization agreements will diminish commodity producers' desire to form cartels that set prices arbitrarily. Nonetheless, international bodies such as the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development are opening a drive to counter price swings by stabilization agreements...
...created United Brands in 1970 by merging his own AMK Corp. with United Fruit Co. A Securities and Exchange Commission investigation into Black's death uncovered a $1.25 million bribe United Brands had paid to a high official in Honduras in order to win a reduction in export taxes on bananas (TIME, April 21).* Last week the company disclosed that the U.S. Attorney in New York had subpoenaed documents relating to other possible payoffs in Italy, West Germany, Panama and Costa Rica...