Word: tradings
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...spite of the bill's merits, President Reagan has vowed not to sign it. Sure there are some dubious provisions, such as the many pet projects of Congressmen more interested in their constituents than in an effective trade policy. Rep Beryl Anthony (D.-Ark.) inserted a provision lowering tariffs on watch parts, a move that would benefit the Timex plant in his district. Rep. Don Bonker (D.-Wash.) wants to restrict plywood imports that hurt his state's timber industry...
...Reagan is willing to overlook these petty indulgences. His opposition to the trade bill hinges on only one provision: a requirement that companies warn employees 60 days before closing a plant...
WITH that promise, the death knell sounded for the trade bill. The Democratic leadership was unable to win the necessary two-thirds majority in the Senate to override the forthcoming Presidential veto. But whether or not another trade bill is passed, the veto could turn out to be a hidden blessing for the Democrats...
Hence, in this volume, The Jew from Babylon tells of an itinerant sorcerer and healer who travels to a remote village and falls victim to the dark powers that have supported him in his trade. The House Friend features a young man in a Warsaw cafe listening to an older man recount his amorous adventures with married women. The Smuggler describes a visitor with some books to be autographed who pays a call on a writer in his New York City apartment and reveals, with hardly any prodding at all, some secrets...
...prospects for profits are hazy at best, the opportunities are manifold: helping modernize Soviet factories, enhancing agricultural production and marketing consumer goods ranging from toothpaste to tires. "The Soviets now realize they need to attract people," says Deputy Secretary of State John Whitehead, who closely follows U.S.-Soviet trade. "It would appear the Soviets in the last few months have dramatically changed their attitude...