Word: programing
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Liberals abroad might contradict de Villier's optimistic view. The South African government has started establishing within its borders "autonomous homelands," or bantustans for each indigenous ethnic group Those who oppose the program say that it allocates only 13 per cent of the land to 80 per cent of the population and that the land is that which Europeans do not want--the poorest in mineral wealth and agricultural productivity. Moreover, opponents argue, even Africans who have never lived in those areas will lose all rights of citizenship in the Republic of South Africa and will be forced to return...
...church, a converted dormitory, comfortably houses the men who quietly wander in and out, exploring Roxbury and following the daily job development program sponsored by the World Relief Corporation. The building sleeps six in a bedroom, with a bed for each man, spacious bath facilities, large recreation room and heating...
...therefore, with an air of urgency that President Jimmy Carter last week announced a six-point program to aid the ailing industry. The President's plan will give steel some tax relief, loosen antipollution regulations, and provide protection against foreign imports. Although the proposals were less than steelmen wanted, they generally applauded the measures. Said one top steel official: "This industry has been a whipping boy for 50 years. Now we find the Administration in power saying we need to support steel and not knock...
...heart of Carter's program is a revival of the trigger price mechanism (T.P.M.), which was adopted more than two years ago to protect U.S. producers against competition from low-priced foreign products. If imports enter this country at less than the minimum or trigger price, an antidumping investigation is launched. The trigger price is based on the cost of production in Japan, which has the world's most efficient steel factories. In the past, the steel industry has complained that the T.P.M. was inadequately enforced and set too low, thus allowing cheap imports. It also accused...
...rest of the Carter program includes: tax incentives for plant modernization, increases in research, a three-year extension for fulfilling the antipollution requirements of the Clean Air Act, and subsidies for workers and communities affected by industry layoffs and plant shutdowns. One likely effect of the Carter program will be to increase steel prices, since domestic steelmakers will now be able to raise prices without as much fear of low-cost foreign competition...