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...those singled out by protesters: Citicorp, which has in the past lent money to the Pretoria government; Mobil Oil, which has invested about $426 million and sells its products to the government's procurement office; and IBM, whose computers are used by the country's bureaucracy. Business spokesmen argue that U.S. firms provide jobs for blacks in South Africa, work quietly to break down racial barriers and would be replaced by companies with a lower social consciousness if they pulled out. Indeed, many U.S. corporations, including General Motors, IBM and Mobil, have helped foster economic equity in South...
Unfortunately, the antidotes most likely to cure the nation of its deficit ills--a slowdown in military spending and increased taxes--are the the remedies the President is least willing to prescribe. When Administration spokesmen said that in the current budget everyone's ox would get gored, they omitted to mention the sacred cow defense, now tentatively pencilled in for a $42 billion spending increase...
...Grace spokesmen said none of the chemicals in the ground or in the subsurface water were at dangerous levels, adding that all test results from the area were either on record with public agencies or being compiled for release early next year, before major construction will begin...
Residents then repeatedly asked Grace officials if they would provide the results themselves. The spokesmen agreed, which seemed to satisfy the neighbors to some extent...
...Police spokesmen could not be reached for comment last night...