Word: steel
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Mondale was buoyed again by a rousing response from some 3,000 United Steelworkers at their annual convention in Cleveland. He accused Reagan of neglecting the steel industry's problems with a policy that amounts to "Let it rust." Added Mondale: "Four years ago, when he was running for President, Mr. Reagan went to Youngstown and said, 'I won't forget you.' Well, he didn't until just after the election. And he's forgotten you for four years. Now it's your turn to forget him on Nov. 6." At Texas Southern...
Under the heading "Armor" was this classic paragraph: "Scout vehicles dart in, spot the enemy. Report, Call in the heavyweights. Tanks, Big Tanks. Up to 57 tons of steel and 750 horsepower come thundering in on each set of treads, Stop. Fire, Maneuver, Stand your ground, Slug it out, Mighty machines. But battles...
Reagan's ruling was a politically astute move in an election year; thousands of votes in such steel-producing states as Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana and Ohio are likely to be influenced by the decision. Indeed, Bethlehem Steel and the Steelworkers Union had timed their petition to the Trade Commission so that Reagan would be forced to make a decision in the middle of the campaign. In an appeal to Midwestern Rust Bowl voters the day before Reagan's announcement, Walter Mondale had called for the very import quotas the President rejected...
...Steel-industry executives who sought the quotas nonetheless praised Reagan's action. Bethlehem Chairman Donald H. Trautlein called it "an appropriate response." U.S. Steel Chairman David M. Roderick said the President's plan "moves to correct the steel trade program in a comprehensive and enforceable fashion. If fully implemented, it would put 25,000 to 40,000 steelworkers back...
...decision on steel leaves the Reagan Administration with a mixed record on trade issues. In the spring of 1983, the President agreed to sharply higher tariffs on Japanese motorcycles to assist Harley-Davidson, the sole remaining U.S. motorcycle maker. Three weeks ago, though, he refused to protect the copper-mining industry with quotas that would have restricted imports from Chile, Peru, Zaïre and other copper-producing countries. The President has staunchly advocated free trade in speeches, but sometimes, like last week, he has compromised in its practice...