OTHER NEWS - Jan. 14, 1992

Manufacturers Group Opposes Auto Makers: The National Assn. of Manufacturers, taking issue with three of its largest members, said it opposes any attempt to ease the U.S. trade deficit by cutting Japanese auto imports. “Trade between the United States and Japan means a lot more than cars,” NAM Chairman Dexter Baker said, disagreeing with criticism from the Big Three U.S. auto makers that President Bush’s trade mission last week didn’t do enough to cut the deficit. “Despite what you’re hearing, this trip was very, very successful for the bulk of American manufacturers and their workers,” said Baker, who heads a chemical company in Allentown, Pa., and accompanied Bush on the trip to Australia, Singapore, South Korea and Japan.