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                         Roanoke Times
                 Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: TUESDAY, February 16, 1993                   TAG: 9302160331
SECTION: EDITORIAL                    PAGE: A-7   EDITION: METRO 
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LOCAL PRODUCTS

IN RESPONSE to your Readers Forum question:

Businessmen in partnership with local government should finance a representative from the area who is familiar with local labor in a quest for markets for local products.

Local, state and federal funds should be used to retrain workers in areas where certain skills are needed, which would help businesses out.

If sophisticated skills are needed, offer tuition loans to be paid back from future earnings.

Advertise local products in trade papers, inviting inquiries. Offer discounts on first order. JACK E. BYRD HARDY

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