CONGRESS WILL MOVE TOUGHER ON FOREIGN INVESTMENTS

Congress will move tougher on foreign investments. The measure is designed to discourage Arab nations from using petrodollars to buy up U.S. companies and to discourage participation in the

LEGISLATION TO CREATE A NEW CONSUMER AGENCY

Legislation to create a new consumer agency is headed for passage by Congress this year. Many business objections have now been met, and the White House seems to be softening its opposition. The bill w

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The Commissioner denied a taxpayer-company's right to deduct the amount of the contributions it had made to its profit-sharing plan. The Commissioner's position was that the plan could

25th New Jersey Bricklaying Contest

This was the scene at the Garden State Plaza Shopping Center, Paramus, N.J., where the 25th annual apprentice bricklaying contest was held recently under the sponsorship of the Bergen County Masons Apprentice

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It was extremely difficult to justify the investment in new production facilities when gas shortages were forcing them to curtail production right now.

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IMI Doubles Advertising Outlay

Through contributions received via collective bargaining agreements involving MCAA Chapters, BM & PIU Locals, and contractor groups, the International Masonry Institute (IMI) has more than doubled its 1973 advertis

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BUT A NON-INFLATIONARY SETTLEMENT PATTERN is still far from assured. Labor leaders will find it difficult if not impossible to hold any line if the price indexes continue their sharply rising trend of

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