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Democratic critics insist they do not question Block's integrity, and indeed he had done nothing improper. Instead, Exon charges, the Secretary's difficulties prove the farm economy is in much worse shape than the Administration is willing to admit. Democrats grumble that the Farmers Home Administration, an arm of Block's department, refused to make or extend loans to other farmers at the very time banks were rolling over the Secretary's loans...
Consumer electronics companies insist that customers are generally satisfied with the directions they get. "Over the past year the number of complaints we have received because of difficulties understanding our user's manuals would probably fit in one hand," says W.T. Collins, a vice president for consumer affairs at RCA. The firm's instructions used to be written by design engineers, but now they are prepared by technical personnel who train distributors in how to operate and service RCA products. Says Collins: "We realized that engineers have a tendency to make the content of a manual...
Coal Board Chairman Ian MacGregor appeared determined to reach a settlement with the miners' union. Yet there was little progress when Scargill met with the Coal Board on Thursday. The union chief continued to insist that the pit closures are not negotiable; the Coal Board said only that it would reframe its plans to streamline the industry...
...joint statement last week, the Presidents of Brazil, Mexico, Argentina and Colombia complained that the interest rates they are being charged have reached intolerable levels. Said the four: "We do not accept seeing ourselves forced into a situation of insolvency and continuous economic crisis." While some American bankers insist that the formation of a cartel is unlikely, other moneymen remain fearful...
...Harvard professors are intent on correcting many negative stereotypes about unions. They insist that most are democratically run, and that there is probably less crime and corruption in the labor movement than in the business world. But they do not expect their statistic-packed book to settle any arguments. Write the authors: "Age-old debates do not often end with a bang, even with computerized evidence." -By John Greenwald