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fn,-t>hab!y Until . '.ftrr - f)'v ' ' * *'>' " , . O f\ *" /> ' > .. ^ U %./ i? *0.: r ~ . Kl?. ? -. v.,r...... > UASIMWiTi'N*- S.-ii. Mrrest to F. ilo'linys, li s C . w.is "i?'i ?! , for it hiss when 'he !l? leadership p-istp ?'? A s.ro ? 'IVe.ssby on his textile t- in t?'S ? > on' .ho 'nuiiAse v'i.t; ii?.v <;.? The South Carotin,i tVmorr.v. WaS ohviousty ilCUvtlx! . I l'.? ,'S decision to ?!f!.,y I'm Vote ?itia'.>;ti!y to ovoi.1 an ,.::n?rt to visiting ,';i;i.i'v.h- i id ? "?' Solo ? ..m! son! "? :! ; ' '' have to Wan o turn . Veep > " the pressure on " lh?l!iliRs h.i>! hojied to ?Vt a 1 vote th\ wee's, the ni 'iUiry iwi viv.i>n iromev . cleared ?t:d !> ' r.,v tools up the is,11 . . .i ; .i.-i. security cxien . "We h-iVe e lO.'iiMii'no-Ji'. to ( I ? vote si *.. . fv.s .<\ir,' , . ttollinRj f??. .1. . : . s' l' lisi'.sls !?v..i' .-is- , i.? i- '* IkV.cs! to osciiP, 'c.'e "ne nut I if this M.S., . - the Scl-atc risvw I ?.? 11 sL'ift r.cxi w?. .'.. ' *iii is antictpaiosi.. it 1 c. I: Coy. !(.i! "c!\< '. J I ' ? / > rv i V/ASU'N'r.TON. ' ' f! i *'? -i* '? 1 vil li ' v.?; s str.jH ':s f*:i! r'riotim i t\ ho* viif? . w.is t?"e i !>.: i tn.ii! !<tss?ta! i !i) ',!?r s.?n. w.iv.kv h. (vmo'.imm! t:?.? ml j i -1.1 i i.i ii lll'll sll.llll | am*4M .ll!iit|K nft '1 .IWIT !iiy v\ rrc Mo S.O.! I!:. * v.? Mvi'iy?io!iof wtoi't! ! Jl.ul ,i o.iso < in " iVho ^iio'Ss! 1his vio.v. < <1,00 V' h ii)! . L J i ^ /-V , * , v* 1X v/A .A; Majority Whip Hussrl! 1*. in*, IM.a., iiunuiiiit **! Ilit* 1 i>i?mi to ?li'!ay action ?in t!?e ttM ; tniosct'crrv hilt :'ie vciiulr Mullmus lmpi-il iih?* fur lilt iitcaonc. r', \vh? has italics! th H*f! y in!! on the Sen.it' 1 uiV.er Ins picroiMtiV ' nance 0 1) in in 11 t I'.rifiuii, %.?!il I he measure wa .t h*jj Ji??r>e" t 1 y ail import quotas In 6ii|?iH)tl tenlile-* alone. A. j i?? .i*r vrmhicts, lie s.?a .*?! tv *'.111 i?j*ci. mv'tatii' he 1'tevilciit tc veto it M i? s'di fit, .'ohn^un "s p o k .-maturely" 111 Vu.vtnt? to ve c*v?l away tr?#ni picil.ctti '.! wouM s:j*n the texti Meanwhile, Sen.ite nutuit 1 ? !**i' Kvci ett liirkseti ??! \Vr<t|ir-i!iiy, Nnvi'ti crt V.. VrN'.iir ? ?i < ? /:/ ill 3J ttsr " n(|imenlln( Mi'fur ernui >, MiNaif m ' linlii.tr* Si tit!|nin' ?>j j.rol.irin ut *t '* uit illli'i ti v hull!.it.' ;.!i l.ie rural arrui. "Tlu'y provtitf i inn1 for ISiote iSi.viiw ?v. form," tie |iuinU'i! on! urtsking tho iiecoisi') m oliliy it'it! evi.i t-' 11 puVCI fliil* I ? , :ili' Oliit <M ituMstna! iMOwtb n?'cell !'c!oW tl.c i. ll'.i yc?r tiii a.iif ]?J ' i\.iJ Cfl.l iibOVt' l!'-C futlMfl. ?i;i- I list year, h.- nis.-i McNlllr ?:i Hio i sum t.i j-ivc tlie nutii t>p|uirtiin:!y !o |ti"U "J.l'l" COh.flt'f ;tl V?* !H It !!c c.l i?o v * \?ttl-ill, v.iin!. he r ? ruuM come Uu'uunh ? tilth. i Hi' ir.ttM, 11* !* #hj > f~<~ V'jJ VJO' .. _ I r ? ? /-^l *???V T* J _ ^ t> itonntr u\i:it ? JVi'sii'.en! Johnsm ay si'in Cumjrrss a your 'jiflt o:i i.io'ol'. irts. oiam.sitiiin to ?n.? mini ' mi i't\l by SiMiiito ; a ' J.hiil: (!). !..i i !iii :i Ufiji i .>1 iiMs nil I!i?? ot! (!{., I'l.lll) WlM i.i'-i-i.iiV, ili'livii'il !>y ! V/oor?T rrjmo ivi. w'.\i I UKw M.nl l'. S. (triiici'liiiiiisi ?.t? ?-?t?*rfv;fi?* i t T' \|itvu l!*iin i ??!? t% i "" f'>!|' IJ -^1.1? ' w i? '' " ' :n <* til sim'ini? jn iluxns >i 'I, ^ir't;iHir l.niii; !> -. nl I!I?? illipitl'i : , ' H'lVll. cliuw?!i'i*is!iilivt*ly j?i*<>vfur iliosc* in :?ini? imports, i ' Sln> AmrriiMM t?'X ? * ?' I J'H-CI a i!-v .III ! 11 Krn !'n,*? I! I s As SeT-r.tc Y . JlIIIIJ Kj ^ ? / ^ !! u?'s prcdit'liMl ih.it von if tlutextile tiH! ii,i^i'> tin- Si'iiiitc "it xvs!1 lie In*rk iiii oiii ?t?mi .stt p in Jami.ii y M liirkseit ilonhts the lltiiiM* xx !' a crept the textile afiicndiueiit. f Mint Al i.llli s e Wilhur V '.Is, i ft f t e II11 a ! t. chairin.ui ??f the Way* am! t Mi'iiiw t'ifii.'iii'uv. In resist Hi!', is any <|u<*ta .?? ?? this yc.n. Mill> t? jainci! w.lti I tie Vre.s.Jcnt in ti unlet .ne .1 uriff itiuiiiiissmn t report i?y Jan 1? ??ti the injury j to I'. S text let hy the f loat I m ??f chcai. iiit*?.?Ms "1 tail"*. .nt.ii;iiie the 1loil.se e w:V. have ??J to tlo With il.M I).i K\eit ... . . u Ulu'tv lie i.t irn-is! i it: I?cj > t> i . i iii: i? ik u-Y. us! -.f.tj.e iif?if Y tficr !;.? lecc^ tiiil Uv !.., *.\eii I li i* !y !ti.iti !i .1 ?t e i !' ('?. V i -5> wW III i' 1>?! .1 lIKUt'.tl. n'trr ! r. ??)*,? 77 II p?v.?f I'lC (Ur t?? ?!?c ; ^ *y fiu-iil *" : ?? // p I. tlV i I * '.mu'iiii- 300( i'.rv ..i .1 I Sir*.. . .? J Ui>C '' I U(K f* ^ <% ? > - !. ? o ?, ihrO'ii/'i !iis unt and lia.d iiiisl ]> . .'i.r ll'fOMs 1-1. { !?!? I.W?LV C.ofllhl'lu tvx.i:t* t?1 I?T i ! * i.: tin* W fm-l .mi! us 1141? r> Gun ^ f l o i?I'll. I!. "nd T IllCil i.in.ii "?-*< tui i ; 1 Will rlruiis I mi ii, i! i\ - !>: i*-.!i!.-i?- i ' ?* i -t now ' will 11 . !!I?*l I1 Wi'iV I'\?' .iiti! ' i * * ,mIuk or >.i> it 1 tint rii's v. Iiirli ii!f ini'iisM'y in ii 11 is 11 y "iti'i'jily s ( I rr\ * ? T! ? /Os _ - _/ lly EmVAlUt !>. HAHHIIX liiiklmlks Riltlor i l The impact uf imports mi lite textile I Industry has oft been cited but the tex- f tile worker, himself, and thu economy f : hi mind him may feel it inoic. At least that Is the Hist of some fii{ures compiled hy lite American Textile Manufacturers Institute from various tpivcrnmrntul sources. It starts with the !)c|iartmeut of labur's natiuii.it average income of textile and apparel employes in tins country. That tiiture has heeii iletermmeil to he VtT'i7 annually. The current level of textile imports Into the United States is in the at en of 1.7 to 2.8 hil'.ii.n eomvjh iit y.-uin- v ril. >er yearJFiuit. iieioiitir.|i to A'lVl, isl [: '.TTJjTi to displace some 200,000 'u"s in I ' the textile and apparel industries nation / // At tlie current aveiape wage of $4,4(17 that many more johs m the two industries would produce more llihan fattl million in personal Income in a year. \xti!e Chief Speaks ? P * m n^CVe > ? f P " a C2GHV : j'jr:;!!?? OLl'MIILA llIPH ?Holwrti "! iinht cuiicita, ho Vance, I!< ?.( o' t!ie lhat th'.s I'oca imjI offi* Man-Maces Exports t !<* r f II *n -T oubrroms, apcn 'Jpc7 i i TOKYO. ? Japan's ex|ioil* of man-maitc fiber I u-s lii lln.' Umlcil Stale* limine J''iVi. titcieaxcit Iiy al 7 |K-r rein lu 'J.Ui.liVj.U** >|iore y.mU ovu I lie 17J.I, HI square yauls (or llie pievious year. 1 IN MILLIONS OK m SOUAIIE VAN OS m?mmrnm ' 1 V ' " "" 1 K 1 ? ' if ; ".I5O0? f !450} ! 11>00? fjToStf J I*J h J !4i#i4 IVli.S imports Shoot Up Yearly, Displace U. S. ( istion: ur jwii leNliU industry is modorn ^ efficient. why cnn'l we coinpels ^ o effectively with foroi>ju imports? ^ ause we |i.?y our employees more <n?r other costs, like taxes, are ter. lit the past four yeais Amen- ^ ^ textile workers have i'eeeive?l four f. * ? ;e increase* avcroHu*H five |u*r cent " f, * li. The average U S textile pay is ?# / $L'03 ail hour. In Itditi, textile Ueis Hot f>?? cents an hour in Italy. -* ^ cuts in Spain, *17 cents in Japan, 2t? avimagi hi ts in llonH Kori|{, 1U cent* in l*oi al anil 42 cents in Mexico. Question: What kind of textiU import recj should wtf have? Answer: I (emulations that would he * everyone, first, we think it I " folelitli count lie* he allowed /\ /\ in uui inaikets aiui in the Hi our markets Hut we also thin share should he held at leve won't injure or weaken oui duslry and our eionumy S?u Mto tiles of all fiheis not just should lie controlled And thii countries should permit An n ports on the s?une basis lt.??t nut their ii..poiis Imioorl jl This state with IBS.700 persons no employed in textile unit appurcl indu rirs lias alunit H ni-r cent of the nation intal^ui extension"uf this |k icenta^e [ffffluie the national Joli displacement WO.huO would mean textilu imports in: linve knocked out I6,iHiq potential )ohs sou'h Carolina^ Those 16,000 workers earning an avt ?({e of 54,-107 nnmially would infu tvo.512,noo into the I'almetlo cconou i-aeli year. !n 1961, the year before the Intern lional I .wig Term Arrangement on te tile imports went into effect, the iinjK. level was about oi hu d today's levi according to ATM I. At that level, using the import theo uf job attrition, tho textile import I creases that have flowed into this con ity since 1961 displaced 12,1)00 potenti jobs in South Carolina. of course, tew arguments are entire one sided. The Import question touch l?ith sides of the issue. If all or a sul i.mtial amount uf tlie foreign goods we " v ma m ' - [ t> " i fei .! fe-v . j -j wever, i , miahj f ?J I j %| : ' ~ ^lf Text PW CIIAKLOTTE, N, ' leans liave loo gn tn die textile Inc ' f! *t billixi worth ? t< } t- ... watch tl washed i . f te.* >* lo.purls, "iamb. | I luti l.uie ItoCxr) < <*'1 fc"* here last weeh. I . Sadler l.uvv,b< t surer of tlie Am t. t M.oaiiavlut vi? l? ^?loo} L ( T:,T * iooils - ,E'5:1 | AT i J WASIIINGTl aahcil Uiv Coi polls WHICH I trussing Maj;i o j Uie J.'j millioi or . Industries In v - ? S Testifying , - "j ' Scuttle Conini ' l2 "i president of ^ ' \ . N. C.? and In ... M national Trad ; Manufacturer Ic^T *1.1 ll oil ;<1 f I. : : lulalions | r * f. ' fuir lo f' f.m that i I.. sii...f r C_. owtli of w CTI k iui h a |v . * which | ' W/ own in- r drive >mi. it* I . I end in II.lion? pV? w i ^ rd, other t . roller a .hi un- ?>y vu| wt' |irr- f her f" t I Hn Russet . he s.iii ; Rive a ts May t 'W I ' ; I ' I) is- ! ?^ b - u/J)itdUTe66 fc "c \ ,-)< '"* *.? ? ' t. * - :' ,rt THE STATE AND Til el, ! !) (lolumliiu, ! ry to bo impeded in approach to the AmcrlIn can consumer, some of those countries may block American made goods norlu inally sold there. >|y But the textile pinch is one felt signifies canity in this stale. The textile and apis pare! industries still employ shout 60 re per cent of the industrial workers in 'jd Do??iidl on To ile Industry 3n to Lose.. , C. ? Amor- Many American* dunt rt uat an Inlurost Juat how lar^o an Interest I hi ally ? |1S irjlllil ii II* I I " I ' ' j stand by and f "To maintain Its nearly lown Hit' drain! plants across U.e country ui a* %ji tita IVtiai/ Lttlumiry nvmrly 4U lub Ni<r? toll/ I!? ? ??ch >c4r for jinxfcjcci I services ut a number of tertiary -ire* I Industrie*. _ vrte.ui Textile^" "PUr UUIIiyW, Ml. Luvt isUtulw, sawl, Unutvl, "$t:>0 million la - annually \>) ?'< l?dw??t> fc* Irlc power, $1>U0 inlllUai fo atructlun of new plant*, $64 lion for new machinery, $2 lion for man-made libera, million for Uie tiauiii.* uf U by the trucking Industry, am $240 million for paper prod j. Mr. Love also pointed ot '1 the textile Industry accour ? 42 per cent of munufacturlr ployment In North Carulln .... -- M! Says Impc Advanced anc UN ? l ne textile industry r riaay ^JSL. njjrcss (or relief from mounting Imijvc readied "an advanced and din- JJjJ s" aiut arc threatening Uic future of 1 n employees of the textile and related the II slates. tl?r .hi textile trade legislation before (he Ind Ittee on Finance, llalbert M. Jones, per Waverly Mills, Inc. of Laurlnburg, HI nuiediate past chairman of tlie Inter- Hoi e Committee of the American Textile s Institute said: of , aril,Ml nr.HH.s^-d In the Toie tills coiiiinlttee Is the only w.iy 7ate Quota ?/7/l ^SIIINGTON. ? The protectionist in Congress could run into a dcuriis is a dismal prospect for (he slcitmpressure campaign being ojHiratcd ions American Industries seeking renin iinport competition, t it could be a political fad of life, tale Finance Committee rlinirman I Long (I)., La.) rct-uipii/ed it when it: "\VV will pass some sort of Itill. to dditionul protection to a number of _ - ? imA