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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...exclusive consultant to China's embryonic fashion industry. The Parisian may have his haute couture models reproduced in China, where the workmanship is exquisite and cheap, creating a new export trade for the Middle Kingdom. If the contract works out, 10% of Cardin-Cathay will be reserved for sale inside China, which is probably wise, considering the fact that in France even a readymade Cardin frock sells for at least $200, as much as the average Chinese worker's income for about seven months...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Paris Fashions Go to Peking | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...rubber-making interests in Europe. At ITT's Brussels headquarters, upwards of 60 employees, ranging from secretaries to $125,000-a-year division chiefs, were axed from the payroll the week before Christmas. The company's European food and cosmetics holdings have been put up for sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Now It Is Yankee, Don't Go! | 2/12/1979 | See Source »

...Iran, the frustrating, tragedy-engendering contradiction that helped spark the awesome wave of opposition to the Shah lies in the conflict between President Carter's apparent commitment to basic human rights (that had raised opposition hopes that the U.S. would pressure the Shah) and the administration's continued sale of weapons to the Iranian armed forces. When U.S. attempts to restrain the opposition's goals redoubled the anti-Americanism felt by the crowds of demonstrators, their hatred was that of moral outrage that the U.S. dared to think it had the right (though it clearly lacked the means) to intervene...

Author: By Thomas M. Levenson, | Title: Remember The Maine? | 2/8/1979 | See Source »

...Norwegian Premier Odvar Nordli. But when Volvo shareholders found out about it, they protested that the terms were not nearly sweet enough, and a growing number threatened to vote no at this week's annual meeting. Late last week, faced with enough proxy votes to block the sale, Volvo's board of directors abandoned the effort to win approval of Gyllenhammar's plan. Ironically, that was good news for Norway's Nordli. His minority Labor government faced increasing protests in the Storting (parliament) over the Swedish linkup and there were opposition threats of a no-confidence...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: No Deal | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

...deals a month but may make as many as 20 prospective match-ups a day.) Though Jackson's expansion plans include opening a London office, his customers seem quite pleased with the present setup. Says Connelly AMREX is like a candy store. There is always something good for sale...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Hot Property | 2/5/1979 | See Source »

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