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With headquarters in a five-story concrete-and-glass building in the industrial sector of Tel Aviv, Gottex controls some 65% of the Israeli swimwear market. Worldwide, it sells more than a million premium-priced pieces a year, from brightly colored suits ($48 to $240) to coordinated cover-ups such as shorts, oversize shirts and tunics ($16 to $250). Gottex's stylish products can be found on beaches in 63 countries, including Jordan and Lebanon where they appear without the "Made in Israel" label. They cover some celebrated bodies, from Diana, Princess of Wales, and Spain's Queen Sofia...
...within the Conservative Party. An informal group calling itself Conservative Center Forward was launched by about 30 moderate Tory M.P.s, with former Foreign Secretary Francis Pym, 63, as its leader. In calling for measures to ease unemployment and bolster industry through greater investment by the government in the public sector, Pym declared, "This Conservative government has been giving round after round of ammunition to its political opponents. It stands in danger of being sunk by its own shells." Though Pym praised the Prime Minister for her "courage and determination" and insisted that the new caucus would not be disloyal...
...Thatcher supporters could hardly deny that the news, at least for the moment, was uniformly bad. In the county council balloting on May 2, the Conservatives lost almost 200 seats in their worst showing in years. Jobs in the manufacturing sector fell by 11,000 last month, fueling criticism of the government's austerity prescriptions even from a member of Thatcher's Cabinet. Energy Minister Peter Walker, a moderate who is a contender to succeed Thatcher, advocated drastic action to combat the 13.5% unemployment rate. Until recently, Britain's low inflation index had been one of the government's points...
...shortages is the disruption caused by the three-year contra war. Another lies in government economic policies. The Sandinistas claim that 60% of the Nicaraguan economy is in private hands. That assertion, says Ramiro Gurdian, vice president of the Superior Council of Private Enterprise, is "fake. The private sector owns the means of production, but the government tells you what to do. What decision is left...
...system of "comparable worth," which attempts to calculate the value of different jobs, from secretary to warehouseman, based on factors such as education, responsibilities and work conditions. Claimed Gerald McEntee, president of the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees: "The momentum in eliminating sex bias from public-sector wage scales is now irreversible...