Two Bellwether Races

Article Abstract:

In two Congressional races in 1982, there will be a strong test of heartland America's support for President Reagan and his policies. The race for the Senate in strongly Republican, conservative, and pro Reagan. Utah is between the incumbent Orrin Hatch, who came from Pennsylvania and is strongly conservative, and Ted Wilson, a more liberal Democrat who believes he would concentrate more on Utah's specific needs in the Federal government than would his opponent. In Chicago's ninth district, a primarily Democratic region of extreme wealth and extreme poverty, a fight is underway for a House seat between incumbent Sidney Yates, a liberal Democrat who has been re-elected for years, and Cathy Bertini, a young Republican who agrees with Reagan on principle if not always on specific policies. The outcome of these two very different congressional races could be indicative of the prevailing mood of the country's electorate.

Economic aspects, Elections

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How US Automakers are Fighting Back

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The American automobile industry, which has been taking a beating in recent years due to a combination of the recession and foreign competition, and whose 1982 sales were at a more than twenty year low, is forming an aggressive plan to regain its share of the marketplace. The industry is spending about $70 billion to modernize its plants and equipment. In addition the industry is redesigning its products to appeal to a more fuel and price conscious public. The industry is hoping that the government will revise or repeal some of its auto regulations which are outdated or are costing consumers millions of dollars annually. There is a new spirit of cooperativeness between management and labor to work for the mutual survival of the industry. It is hoped that these efforts, along with others, will help the auto industry to survive and prosper after years of low sales and record industry losses.

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Dollars, Not Censure

Article Abstract:

Alejandro Orfila, a prominent Argentina diplomat has some definite ideas concerning the role of the United States in Latin and South America. What those countries need is a chance to develop on their own with financial assistance and investment from the United States, but without any moral judgement or interference in that development. By allowing these nations to work through their own problems and encouraging economic growth and independence, the United States will be gaining valuable allies and new markets for American raw materials and finished goods. Orfila hopes the Reagan Administration will continue to promote interest, investment in, and development of Latin American nations without imposing moral conditions about policies and politics in those countries.

Economic assistance, Foreign economic assistance, Latin America

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