Show President Urged to Stem Shoe Imports W Washington Washington ashington Twentynine Twentynine nine ty-nine of the nations nation's fifty governors governors governors gov gov- formally pel petitioned President President President dent Jimmy Carter to provide effective relief for the domestic domes domes- tic shoe industry from the impact of foreign imports At the same time more than members of the House of Representatives pct petitioned the president on the same issue urgIng urging urging ing that he impose tariff quotas to assist the industry The number of American shoe plants has dropped from over 1000 to many in one- one factory towns and that unemployment unemployment among shoe workers is now fifty percent higher than the national average The Thc representatives said At stake is the possible demise of a avital avital avital vital industry in our pur nation unless strong affirmative import relief is quickly implemented We join the American companies and their unions in urging your immediate immediate immediate im im- im- im mediate action to provide relief For the second time in one year the US U.S. International Trade Commission determined that the domestic shoe industry is being seriously injured by foreign competition competition competition com com- petition notably from South Kor Korea a Taiwan and Brazil |