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...export prices, shipped 2,450,000 tons to the U.S. in 1962. This threat has not only upset U.S. steelmakers but also brought the U.S. Government into the argument. Acting under a 42-year-old U.S. anti-dumping law, the Treasury Department last month ruled that Belgium, Germany and Luxembourg had been dumping wire rods in the U.S., turned the case over to the Tariff Com mission for a final ruling next month. Because the Tariff Commission can boost duties retroactively, many American importers have slashed their buying just to be on the safe side. One result: imports of some...
...Many also emigrated to New England, notably Franklin Roosevelt's maternal ancestors, the Delanos (originally Delanois), whose old castle in northern Luxembourg now houses a first-class hotel...
...Offer. Actually, political crises are few and far between in placid Luxembourg. Through tactful treatment of minorities, the government has avoided the fate of neighboring Belgium, where bitter antagonisms between Flemish and French-speaking citizens are a constant threat to stability. The Luxembourgeois, who speak French, German and a gobbledydeutsch called Mosel-fränkisch, do not even have an official language. They are 96.9% Catholic, but the government pays the salaries of the country's sole rabbi and its only Protestant minister. Even the country's few Communists profess loyalty to the royal family. Titular head...
...heroic resistance against the Germans in two world wars, in peacetime the Luxembourgeois keep to themselves as a matter of principle. Some Western diplomats would like to see the country play a more assertive role in world affairs. "They have a lot to offer," argues one. "Internationally, Luxembourg is the voice of 20th century Europeanism, the voice of reason in the Common Market, NATO and the U.N. But it is too modest." In fact one of President Kennedy's underlying reasons for inviting the Grand Duchess to Washington is to suggest that Luxembourg should use its moderating influence more...
From a million customers in 1952, Quelle has won so many fans that last year it shipped 16,200,000 packages to 76 countries. It operates twelve garment and assembly plants, 75 order offices, its own credit bank, and branch offices in Austria, Sweden, Luxembourg, Canada and the U.S. It also runs seven department stores for those who want the price advantage of Quelle without the catalogue, plans to open three more this year. By shrewd purchasing and low-cost production, Quelle keeps the prices of most of its 22,000 items 15% to 20% below those of other retailers...