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g:amcs. electronic wrislw:alches, cililens
b:and bro:adcasl and receiving
equipment, c:alculators. microwave
ovens, electronic ignition for aulO·
mobiles, etc. will be relocated abro3d.
denying productive jobs to many more
Ame ricans. while subjecting them to
the indignity and the h3rdships a~so·
ciated with trying to live on unem·
ployment compensation. public wei·
f:are. or trade :adjustment ass i ~tance.
Adjustment assistance. pro\'idcd b}
the Trade Act for workers. firms. and
communities injured or thre:atened
with injury by imporl competition. is
not the sohllion to the loss of jobs. Adjustment
benefits. which ha\e been
collected by a very sm:aH percentage
of affected "orkers. run out after 12
months. Benefits to those who "orkcd
in the electronics indmtry have. for
the most p3rt . been difficult to obtain:
when awarded. they have been meager.
Adjustment assistance is no substi­
(Ute fo r jobs. American workers wa nt
job ~. They wan t to p:ly their own way.
They want to contrihutc 10 the American
economy through spc nd:lble income
:and thei r share of la)(cs. not
place the burden of unemployment or
"elfare benefits on their fellow Americans
through additional taxes.
The Unllcd St ates government has
the obligallon 10 protect the jobs of
its citizens :and to enhance their liveli·
hood. That oblig:ation includes the
necessi ty 10 stop e)(porling jobs and
to slOP importing unemployment.
The American consumer also has
an obligation-to help keep all Amer·
icans "orking by bu}; ng Amcric:anm:ade
goods. Keep America working;
limit imparts.
CORR EC TION
'''0'' were made
Soveral lypogr 8p hlc~1
In Ih, articl, IPpurlnfi On pages 40 ond
41 o f Ihl Oecember. )976 inuo o f Ihe
Journal. 'ntilled "Inl, .nallon al T.ad .. Ind
J obs in Ih' Unlled SI.I ..... In Ih' " ~ I
""lrIPh In Iwo pile ... " $3.4 million"
sho.. d hlv, baan "$1,4 bUlion." In Ih ..
IKOtId paragraph. I period and nol I
COmml lhould ha~, appelred Ifle. Ih,
woro "Jlpan." Th, 1111 Ii", of type on
PI" 40 .hOlJld have read. "oIde•• leu
I I1,clenl ptant , at hom,:' and not "less
profielln," .. w" printed On paC' 41.
1ft thl thltd column. Ih' twenly.six!h
n", down. "advanla,e" should have .eld
"advlnllg,,:'
Christmas Charity at the I. O.
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• Employees at the International
I)Nice. who are members of OPEIU
local 2, and IBEW staN members,
along with other donors, contribute
throughout the year to the Marie V.
Downey Memorial Charities Fund in
order 10 assist fellow beings in need.
At Christmastime, donations are made
to institutions that care fo r children
and Ihe elderly and to families and
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elderly individuals who wou ld have
no Christmas otherwise. This year,
also. 200 Christmas stockings were
filled for distribution by the Salva·
tion Army, 72 dolls were dressed as
gifts for underprivileged children, and
complete outfits of clothing and toys
we re bought fo r 44 children. Pictured
above, are the clothing and toys with
some of the 1. 0 . employees who did
the shopping. left to right, Gladys
Waddell, Bonnie Oakes, Donna Frey·
der, Catherine Fiora , Barbara Chapman
, Brenda Colegrove, Fern Bishop,
Ruth Dove. Edith logan, Hazel Gross,
Kathryn Helfrich, Janet Wong. Wanda
Prue, Margaret Bryant, Helen laBon,
Frances Noell, Bobbi Jackson. and
Sandra Kunkler.
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