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Silicon Valley Blues

Published July 31, 2001 at 11:00 PM CDT

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An industry trade group reported that manufacturing activity in the U.S. fell in July for the 12th straight month. In California's Silicon Valley, big companies that helped create the high-tech boom are shedding thousands of jobs.