Word: moving
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Finally last week, in an effort to confound his enemies and reinforce his own political position, Prime Minister Ian Smith announced a move that would inevitably delay, if not scuttle whatever chances existed for a negotiated settlement: he called a snap general election the first in three years, to be held Aug. 31. Explained Smith: "It was clear to me that the British believe they are dealing with a divided and weak Rhodesia. I believe we should take action to remove any such illusion...
...that it would raise prices on structural shapes and tin mill products by 6% to 7% effective Sept. 4. In addition, the House last week followed the Senate's lead and approved a measure raising the wheat support price for farmers from $2.47 to $2.90 per bu. The move would add at least $470 million to the cost of the price-support program...
...Taft-Hartley Act. which permits states to bar labor contracts requiring all workers to join unions. The AFL-CIO also agreed to scratch a proposal that would have enabled unions to become exclusive bargaining agents in a workplace if a majority of employees signed membership cards. The move, in some instances, would have eliminated the need for Government-supervised elections to decide union representation...
...recent years has been the surge in investment by the French and the Germans. The French stake in the U.S. economy has grown more quickly than any other, expanding from a mere $300 million in 1971 to an estimated $2 billion today. French officials are actively encouraging firms to move abroad. Says Premier Raymond Barre: "You can't take on the Germans and the Americans, let alone the Japanese, unless you have a well-diversified international industry, which implies foreign direct investment on an ever increasing scale." Michelin, the big tire firm, is leading the way with plans...
...Several newspapers agreed. The Guardian, for one, expressed doubt whether "blasphemy as a criminal charge is germane to contemporary arguments." A Labor M.P., Brian Sedge-more, joined in with an appeal that Britain's 279-year-old blasphemy statute be abolished by Parliament. The odds on such a move, however, appear small...