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Show I'U Tl Sail Lake Tribune, Friday, November 2d, VJH2 Pollution Will Lessen, But Not Right Away - The American industry WASHINGTON re- (LTD building of could produce dramatic reductions in air and water pollution, but such progress may be frustratingly slow in coming, the Conservation Food nation concludes in a new report The foundation, a respected, re search-orienteinstitution, made s the good news, finding in a study released this month called "Americas Industrial Future: An Environmental Perspective. The reK)rt concludes reindustrialization replacing old idnus-tria- l capacity with new facilities "promises to significantly reduce the amount of pollution per unit of output. Slow Pace Hut due to several factors future economic expansion, potential weakening of pollution standards and the sluggish pace of polluchange in basic industry tion reduction progress will occur rather unevenly and at a relatively slow pace," the foundation said. 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Smith-Coron- Typewriter inc. Models 487-981- 3 392-750- 3 Experts Fear High-Tec- h SHOP FBUDf ID SAW, 10 A.U. TO 9 ML SCTAV, 11 A.M. P.M. TO B Role of Japan By Stuart Auerbach Washington Post Writer WASHINGTON ment-supported - Japans high-tec- govern- indus- tries are becoming so sophisticated that by 1990 there is a reasonable that Americas deprobability fense establishment will become dependent on them for vital national security needs, a top Reagan administration trade official said this week. Those needs include semiconducequiptors, telecommunications ment and computers. "It is my belief that U.S. high-tecindustries, as a class, are seriously threatened by Japan's in targeted industry practice, which the government picks areas for Japanese businesses to attempt to gain world predominance, said Commerce Undersecretary Lionel H. Olmer. Blames Decline A former Motorola executive with wide business experience in Japan, Olmer said he sees a competitive decline on our side because many American companies believe they are competing against the Japanese government instead of against individual businesses. Olmer, head of the Commerce NKSGIVING h WIN $5000 IN CHRISTMAS GIFTS - COME IN TO REGISTER J jr" Departments International Trade Administration, twill fly to Japan Friday to see how the Japanese industries operate and to high-tec- 4 h formulate possible administration positions for supporting domestic companies. Olmer will be the first administration official to have the chance firsthand to try to impress upon Tokyos new government leaders that America is serious about pressing Japan to open its markets to more U.S. imports. Patience Wearing Over the past two weeks, administration spokesmen have attacked the Japanese for failing to live up to past promises to reduce trade barriers and have insisted that Americas patience is wearing ' ' wife IP! i ' liilsfll 't2,' tliin. The issue of the potential Japanese domination of the worlds high-tecmarkets is coming under increasing discussion in govern- h v Jt v Tv f ' ment agencies and private think tanks. A Cabinet Council on Commerce and Trade study on competitive aspects of American technology, which generally follows Olmers views, is undergoing final revisions, and should be released within a 3 month, A more technical National Academy of Sciences study is also expected to be released soon. Japan has captured such a large portion of the worlds market for semiconductors tiny chips first developed in the United States that are key to modem microelectronics that many scientists and trade officials fear it threatens to do the same in the computer field. At Exports More present, Japan annually TIGRP SOLID COLOR ex- KNIT SHIRT. ports to the United States about $150 million more semiconductors than U.S. firms sell there. The most conspicuous recent example of Japans ability to take over the market for high-tecproducts is the 64K RAM (64,000 bits of random access memory) silicon chip that can hold more information than a roomful of old computers. Although the inch-lonchip was developed in Northern Californias Silicon Valley, Japan now holds more than half of the 64K RAM market, which is expected to reach $1 billion in sales soon. industries Olmer said high-tecplay a special role in America's future economic growth as well as its national security and, thus, deserve extra consideration from the government. field has a He said the high-tecrecord of creating jobs at a rate greater than more traditional industries and of leading the economys productivity growth, which contributes markedly to Reg. 15.00 When the challenge is to combine comfort with style, its hard to find a better h contender than Le 1 tgre our best selling young men's shirt. There's the g neat, trim form fit. And soft, easy-carpolyester cotton that stands up to your active litestyle. All in great looks without e h today high cost. 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