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...importation of Soviet products manufactured with the help of slave labor. Federal law already prohibits the importing of goods produced" wholly, or in part, in any foreign country by convict labor and or forced labor." But this rule has never been enforced. And despite von Raab's urgent request, it remains unclear whether the Administration would pursue such a ban given the President's reluctance in pursuing economic sanctions. Even the tidal wave of public outcry over the Soviet downing of a Korean jetliner failed to alter Reagan's opposition to trade sanctions...
...admissions office told members of the Crimson Key Society Friday that applicants responded favorably to their new campus tours, which now focus on student life instead of university history, at the admissions' office request...
Thus, unlike West Germany, which was admitted into NATO in the '50s, Japan was never asked until recently to take an active role in her own defense. American air and troop bases on the islands, and the Navy's 7th Fleet, were considered adequate protection. For the U.S. to request a rapid reversal of this situation is somewhat hypocritical and more than a little unrealistic...
...summary, and for the above reasons, we request...
...before the Supreme Soviet while his startling admission of incompetency was read out: "I . . . request to be relieved." There was a reason for Malenkov's whimper: the regime could not afford a bang. So came his odd confession and the clumsy charade that followed: 1,300 hands raised unquestioningly to accept their premier's resignation...