ROANOKE TIMES
Copyright (c) 1996, Roanoke Times
DATE: Thursday, February 15, 1996 TAG: 9602150107
SECTION: CURRENT PAGE: NRV-9 EDITION: NEW RIVER VALLEY
Economy lecture
BLACKSBURG - John Taylor, macroeconomist, will present "Is U.S. Trade Policy Toward Japan on the Right Track," at Virginia Tech Squires Colonial room on Feb. 22, at 7:30 p.m. Taylor served as a member of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisors. He was responsible for assembling the administration's economic forecasts and was a senior member of the United States delegation to the U.S.-Japan trade talks.
The event is free and is sponsored by American Asia Student Association, Virginia Tech Union-Speakers and Issues and the Economics Club of Virginia Tech.
Call Carolina Asirifi at 389-6614.
Farming conference
CHRISTIANSBURG - A Grower to Grower conference, sponsored by the New River Chapter of the Virginia Association for Biological Farming, will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 8:30 to 4 p.m., at St. Paul United Methodist Church in Christiansburg.
Admission is $8 for members and $10 for nonmembers.
Call Mark Schonbeck at 651-3412.
Family reading event
CHRISTIANSBURG - A Family Reading Celebration will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the New River Valley Mall. The celebration will feature computer displays, listening centers, puppet making, and face-painting.
Call Tambra Dixon at 382-5100.
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