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...seed varieties, the use of insecticides and the exchange of specialists. While the Chinese have made some progress toward mechanization, they need more than 1 million additional tractors, 320,000 trucks, at least 3 million combine harvesters, new drainage and irrigation machinery and 700,000 technicians for machinery repair and maintenance. The hardware will be difficult to get, since farm equipment is normally bought with surplus capital, which China must ordinarily use to purchase grain from abroad. Result: China is likely to remain a net importer of grain, and the rationing of edible oils and other staples will probably continue...
...been able to pick OCAW deliberately. The union's members are well paid; counting shift premiums, they average $9.32 an hour. Moreover, oil refineries are so automated that OCAW could strike and hardly anybody would notice for a while; if there are no breakdowns requiring major repair, refineries can be run by a few engineers turning dials. In fact, says one oil executive, "during one long strike we were actually able to produce more than we did before the walkout...
Robert J. Kiely, master of Adams House, said last night that Lowell House is providing rooms for the 20 students who were forced out of their rooms by the fire, until Buildings and Grounds workers can repair the damage...
...still undervalued, prices of U.S. exports are down and prices of imports are up-and people do respond to price changes. Look at the drop in Datsun and Volkswagen sales in America, she says, and at Detroit's unaccustomed competitiveness in foreign markets. In time, the U.S. will repair its trade balance if-a big if-it can keep inflation from eating away its improved competitive situation...
...long ingots and worth $80 million. Perhaps this helps explain why Zambia's President Kenneth Kaunda decided last month to ignore the U.N. boycott and reopen his borders to Rhodesia. The resumption of this transit route should take some strain off the Tazara and allow Zambia and Tanzania to repair and refurbish it. Last week, to save face all around, Peking agreed to keep 750 technicians working on the railroad for two more years, instead of bringing them home. Their contracts were expiring almost as fast as the Tazara railway...