Word: joints
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...highest hopes are for public-private linkups between U.S. producers and those developing countries that have the potential to raise more food. Such countries could form joint ventures with consortiums of American companies, which would provide materials and experts...
More modest joint ventures are already blooming in developed countries. For example, Europeans raise corn, but only as feed for livestock. Wyman's market researchers tested sweet corn on Europeans-and discovered that they love it every bit as much as people in Peoria do. So Green Giant joined with a cooperative of 7,000 farmers in the South of France to raise and process the stuff. This year the combine will sell almost 1 million cases of Géant Vert corn throughout Europe...
...military strength. Still, he left open to the Kremlin the door to mutual cooperation. He reaffirmed détente as "central to world peace," but added that it must be "reciprocal." The President offered Moscow a wide variety of potential areas for working together with the U.S., ranging from joint solution of political problems in Rhodesia, Namibia, even Ethiopia, to further development of trade, cultural and scientific exchanges. Even the prospects for a SALT II agreement, noted Carter in an upbeat section of his speech, were "good...
...Work Incentive Program), a joint HEW-Labor Department effort to train her for a better job. In addition, she can receive free psychiatric counseling from the state to help her cope with her family's considerable problems. Daughter Lucy, 16, became pregnant last December and chose not to have an abortion, even though the state would have paid for it. Instead, she elected to move into the private Florence Crittenton Association home, where all her expenses are taken care of by the State Welfare Office. Should she decide to keep the baby, the two may form a new family...
...Kuwait, where Gulf had poured the bulk of its foreign investment money, took over the company's share of Kuwait Oil Co., with its wells, refineries and other facilities, cutting off Gulfs biggest and most profitable source of crude. Venezuela also took over Gulfs holdings. General Atomic, a joint Gulf-Royal Dutch/Shell venture, pulled out of the production of high-temperature nuclear gas reactors after heavy losses. Meantime, Gulf had missed out on most of the big U.S.oil strikes?the Rocky Mountains, west Texas, east Texas and Alaska...