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- LETTERS, Page 10High-Stepping Sneakers
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- I am pleased to note that America's technicians are busily
- designing athletic shoes (BUSINESS, Aug. 28). Forget the B-2
- bomber and the Trident II missile. Let's start shipping sports
- shoes to the U.S.S.R. Not only will we reduce our trade deficit,
- but the Soviets' dispositions will also undoubtedly improve.
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- William S. Harvie La Jolla, Calif.
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- As a footwear-development engineer, I applaud the painful
- accuracy of your story. Years of development and manufacturing
- in the U.S. built the foundation for the athletic-shoe
- industry. Despite $9 billion in annual retail sales, many of us
- will not reap the profits, because we have been displaced by
- Asian factory workers.
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- William H. Charleston Lakewood, N.J.
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