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Business Sunday, May 28,1995 Current-Argus A-7 Support lags for U.S. trade stance Geography, convenience advantages By The Associated Press A look at 1994 statistics from West Texas commercial airports: Abilene Regional Airport Boardings: 74,121 Daily flights: 17 Jet service: None Amarillo International Airport Boardings: 462,628 Daily flights: 24 Jet service: American, Southwest El Paso International Airport Boardings: 1.8 million Daily flights: 90 Jet service: America West, American, Continental, Delta, Frontier, Southwest Midland International Airport Boardings: 564,654 Daily flights: 33 Jet service: Continental, Southwest Lubbock International Airport Boardings: 61 1,495 Daily flights: 34 Jet service: Southwest WASHINGTON (AP) The Clinton administration must be feeling lonely in its high-stakes showdown with Japan over autos and auto parts. Instead of support, it has received almost universal condemnation from the international community for what many believe is a "sentence first, trial later" style of high-handed American justice. CRITICS HAVE accused the administration of flouting the new global trade rules it played such a big part in writing by threatening to impose punitive tariffs on $5.9 billion worth of Japanese luxury cars unless a deal is reached to expand American sales opportunities in Japan. At the 25-nation meeting of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development meeting last week in Paris, not one country sided with the U.S.

position. Critics such as German Economics Minister Gunter Rexrodt accused the administration of resorting to "prehistoric behavior," beating his chest like a cave man to illustrate his point. AT ISSUE is America's unilateral declaration that 100 percent tariffs on 13 models of Japanese luxury cars will take effect Five commuter airlines serve Abilene Regional Airport. An estimated 75,000 people will board there this year for trips to Dallas-Fort Worth International, Houston Hobby, Austin and Alpine. On a recent morning, hushed stillness hung over the terminal's boarding area.

Few people lingered. "Not enough flights," said Tucson, businessman Tom Bollcs, looking up from the pages of USA Today. Bollcs said he missed his early American Eagle takeoff, then had to wait three hours for the next departure, Falcioni, the airport manager, was meandering about, calling out first-name greetings to the workers. ATTEMPTS TO COAX Southwest Airlines to Abilene have failed, he said, "We know the public wants larger aircraft, but that would result in less frequent flights," Falcioni said. Cost-cutting and deregulation of the airline industry have created a trend toward turboprops, said Dave Fulton, director of the Texas Department of Transportation's aviation division.

Frequent fliers accept that fact, he said. "There's a realization that more frequent service is more important than jet service," Fulton said. "By no means is the public equally satisfied, but it's better than 10 or 15 years ago." Other cities notably Lubbock and Amarillo saw controversy erupt over impending cuts to jet plane service. DELTA AIRLINES jet planes left Lubbock in 1993; American Airlines pulled out in December '94. Both replaced the jet airplanes with smaller and slower planes that critics deride as upscale puddle jumpers.

Only Southwest Airlines supplies jet planes to Lubbock now. ABILENE, Texas (AP) They aren't likely to lose your luggage at Abilene Regional Airport. There's no line at the ticket counter, no parking maze, no wait for a seat in the restaurant's neon glow. PASSENGERS IN ABILENE and across West Texas generally find less of the congestion and headaches that afflict bigger airports. The tradeoff: dwindling jet airplane service and limited flights.

"They want the big jets, you know," said Abilene airport manager A.R. "Fal" Falcioni. "But if there was a need, the airlines would serve it." Air traffic seems especially crucial in West Texas a region creased by remote lengths of highway passing farms, pastures and desert. Hurried travelers can't get anywhere quickly by car. Airports, therefore, provide a key link to the rest of the state.

SEVEN COMMERCIAL AIRPORTS break up the vastness between El Paso and Wichita Falls. Officials describe a steady rise in passengers that correlates with the cities' healthy economic climate in recent years. Most of those '50s-era airports in West Texas have launched major building projects, even as airlines have scaled back to cut costs. Consider: Amarillo last year completed a $15 million renovation. El Paso plans a $54 million renovation by 1997 and construction of a $32 million air cargo complex.

Midland plans to build a $30 million terminal. And back in Abilene, the Federal Aviation Administration is spending $500,000 this year to give the control tower 24-hour capabilities. on June 28 if no agreement is reached. The critics argue that is a clear violation of the rules of the new World Trade Organization, which allows imposition of trade sanctions only if a country wins its case before a WTO panel. The administration says the United States has every right to impose sanctions because the Japanese trade barriers it is fighting fall outside WTO rules.

THE UNITED STATES agreed Friday to hold "consultations" with Japan, the first step in a WTO case, but rejected a request to start talks immediately. In a maneuver designed to increase pressure on Japan, the United States picked June 20 to begin discussions one week before the sanctions take effect. Critics contend that the U.S. position sets a terrible precedent for the fledgling WTO, which came into existence this January to succeed the old General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade. THE NEW WTO was given more power to act as a "supreme court" of world trade compared to the generally toothless GATT.

si Jessica Moore is a hair styl offerings, call CSW admissions office, 392-6561 or 1-800-530-4400. Oil, gas rigs up by 17 this week serve their assets and maintain their lifestyles through retirement; The sessions provided specialized knowledge on issues involving the older client such as long-term care, financial and estate planning, IRA distributions and business succession planning. ist with Designer Secret, 1009 W. Lea St. in Carlsbad.

Previously with J.C. Penney Hair Salon, Moore does relaxers, curl, pineapple qV BUSINESS DI1IEFS Dr. Sabita Sengupta, with a practice at Family Practice Centers, 405 N. Canyon St. in Carlsbad, has completed continuing education requirements to retain active membership in the American Academy of Family Physicians, a national association of family doctors.

AAFP members are required to complete a minimum of 150 hours of accredited continuing medical study every three years. The AAFP, with more than 75,000 members, is one of the largest medical specialty organizations in the country. Sengupta has been an active AAFP member since 1985. As a family physician, Sengupta is qualified to work in all major areas of health care and trained to treat patients of all ages for the vast majority of health problems. Sengupta's office number is 885-3468.

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It dropped to a record low of 596 in the summer of 1993, exceeding the previous low of 663 in 1986. The rig count represents the number of rigs actively exploring for oil and natural gas. Of the major oil- and gas-producing states, Louisiana gained 12, Oklahoma was up eight and Texas increased by four. California, North Dakota and Wyoming each gained one. The count dropped by four in New Mexico, by three in Kansas and by one in Colorado.

HOUSTON (AP) The number of oil and gas rigs operating nationwide increased by 17 this week to 690, Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday. There were 727 rigs running during the same week last year. Of those rigs running this week, 325 were exploring for oil and 348 for natural gas. Seventeen were listed as miscellaneous.

Houstqn-based Baker Hughes has kept track of the count since 1940. The count peaked at 4,500 in December of 1981 during the Mississippi Chemical which produces potash in Carlsbad, announced that its board of directors authorized the company to repurchase up to 1,500,000 shares of the company's common stock. Mississippi Chemical currently has approximately 22,900,000 shares of common stock' outstanding. Any such share repurchase will be made from time to time in open market or privately negotiated transactions. Santa Fe Railway was recognized for its outstanding employee safety performance in 1994.

During a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., Santa Fe received the bronze E.H. Harriman Memorial Safety Award in the Class A railroad category. Santa Fe was also recognized with a special certificate of commendation for achieving two or more years of continuous improvement in safety performance. The annual Harriman employee safety awards were founded in 1913 in memory of Edward H. Harriman, a rThe awards are adMsjpred under the "auspices of the E.H.

Harriman Memorial Awards Institute, with support from the Mary W. Harriman Foundation. fl Cheryl Roberson, CPA, tax principal of Manganaro, Roberts P.C., whose office is located at 201 N. Canal St. in Carlsbad, has recently attended the conference "The CPA and the Older Client: Attracting and Advising Clients Over Fifty." The conference focussed on tax and financial planning issues to help clients over fifty manage and pre- Rebecca Walker, an economic development specialist with the Westinghouse Corporation in Carlsbad was recently certified in basic economic development through the New Mexico Economic Development Institute held at West-em New Mexico University in Silver City.

The institute is one of 19 nationally accredited economic development training programs in North America. It is certified by the American Economic Development Council, the New Mexico Economic Development Department, the New Mexico Small Business Development Center and the New Mexico Industrial Development Executives Association. ate with Premier Real LAST 2 BAYS ty, with of fices at 105 Alameda St. in Carlsbad. Bare specializes in commercial and residential real estate.

He is a I AMm.v.,i.:.y..v jft. 1 1 graduate of BARE New Mexico Real Estate Institute. The Century 21 off the Southwest, Inc. Region's first quarter performance recognition honorees have been announced on behalf of offices and associates in the Century 21 Eastern New Mexico Brokers Council. Among the three top producing offices, honors for the quarter went to Associated Professionals, 1205 W.

Pierce St in Carlsbad. Top producing sales associates included the firm's Robert Yeager. Misty Brewer is a new sales SAVE College of the South-west's board of trustees approved a new bachelor of science in environmental management degree starting this fall. CSW officials said in a release the new degree program was suggested by members of the Carlsbad community who routinely see the need for such college training. Requirements in the program include 36 hours in environmental science, 27 hours of management course work, 50 hours of general education and 15 hours of institutional requirements.

CSW will also offer its first short course of the summer session, "Violence in the Family," beginning June 3 through June 10. Class will meet 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day in the Scarborough Memorial Library and will be broadcast via ITV to the CSW-Carlsbad. The course can be taken for graduate or undergraduate credit in psychology.

The class will focus on understanding the dynamics of violence, the impact of violence on individuals, what contributes to the cycle of violence and profiles both victims and perpetrators of domestic violence. For more information on summer ON SUMMER associate with Ross Hy-den Mo-tors, 1044 N. Canal St. in Carlsbad. Brewer, who graduated from Carlsbad High School in 1990, holds of "it -J 1 fice hours of 8 BREWER APPAREL FOR MEN, WOMEN a.m.

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