Agriculture Department forms Office for Small-Scale Farming
The Agriculture Department creates an Office for Small-Scale Agriculture led by Howard Bud Kerr to focus resources on small farms. Secretary Lyng says the office will coordinate with other rural development efforts and work across USDA agencies under Assistant Secretary Bentley. The measure signals policy attention to smallholders and rural issues.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agriculture
Richard E. Lyng
Howard
Bud) Kerr
Kerr
USDA
Orville G. Bentley
Lyng
Marshall Field's recalls Mistletoe Bears over eye detachment risk
Marshall Field's announces a voluntary recall of more than 147,000 Mistletoe Bears sold in Wisconsin Illinois and Texas because eyes may detach and pose a choking hazard to children. The recall covers bears purchased before November 15. The chain has sold about 300,000 bears through December 7.
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Milwaukee
Marshall Field’s
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas
Paul Costello
Marshall Field's
Chicago
Costello
Marshall Field
House Rules May Allow
The House would permit using the word Senate in debate under proposed rules endorsed by the Democratic Caucus. Current rules ban naming the Senate or quoting its proceedings. ratification by the full House is expected in January.
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Washington
House
Senate
Giant Chocolate Bar honors 4-H winners in Chicago
Baker's Chocolate and Coconut Inc. created a 410 pound molded bar for the National 4H Congress in Chicago. The bar, 3 feet wide and 6 inches thick, features a raised map of the United States and celebrates six national 4-H food and nutrition winners. Two bars were made in Dover Delaware to ensure one arrives intact for transport to Chicago about 850 miles away.
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Chicago
Baker’s Chocolate and Coconut Inc
General Foods
Dover
Del
United States
Cat Saves Family From Fire in North Carolina
Morris the family cat woke Jim and Jennifer Cox and their two daughters early Tuesday, alerting them to a house fire. The family escaped with smoke inhalation injuries treated at Wayne Memorial Hospital. Morris died from smoke inhalation but is credited with saving four lives.
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Grantham
N.C
Morris
Jim
Jennifer Cox
Wayne County
Wayne Memorial Hospital
Dogs survive with heart pump from back muscles
Philadelphia doctors report two dogs remained alive after receiving an auxiliary heart pump built from back muscles. Dr. Larry Stephenson of the University of Pennsylvania said the same operation could be done on humans tonight, but approved trials and government clearance would take years.
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Philadelphia
Larry Stephenson
University of Pennsylvania
Stephenson
Priest Says No Santa Sparks Parents’ Ire in New Jersey
In Woodbridge, New Jersey on Feast of St. Nicholas, Rev. Romano Ferraro told Catholic pupils that Santa is dead and the North Pole does not exist, prompting angry parents to claim he tried to kill Santa. A diocese statement apologized for any lack of sensitivity.
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Woodbridge
N.J
Santa
North Pole
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer
Romano Ferraro
Paul Fenmore
Metuchen
St. Nicholas
Ferrara
Ferraro
Santa Claus
Rudolph
Shuttle booster test in Utah shows no leaks
The third test firing of Morton Thiokol redesigned shuttle booster with new O-ring materials proved uneventful under Challenger cold conditions. Allan McDonald said no visible leaks in joint seals, with temperatures near 20 degrees at test time and a conclusive report due within two weeks.
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Brigham City, Utah
Morton Thiokol
Allan McDonald
McDonald
Thiokol
Gil Moore
Brigham City
Moore
College Costs More In U S Than Europe
Washington AP study compares higher education costs in United States Great Britain Sweden France and West Germany. It finds tuition is high in the United States with private college costs exceeding 12 000 annually while European students pay little or nothing. Sweden has the lightest parental burden while France bears the greatest for low income families. France and West Germany offer government subsidies for housing and meals with means testing.
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Washington
D. Bruce Johnstone
Sweden
College Entrance Examination Board
United States
Great Britain
France
West Germany
Johnstone
Buffalo State College
U.S
Israeli soldiers shoot 16 year old in Gaza clash
Palestinian sources say 16 year old Ha diye El Sussi was wounded by Israeli fire during a high school protest in Gaza. The incident follows a week of ongoing demonstrations with multiple injuries and a separateBalata camp shooting death under inquiry.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Gaza Strip
Palestine Press Service
Hadiye el Sussi
Gaza City
Shifa
Press Service
Middle East
West Bank
Balata
Yitzhak Rabin
Rabin
First National Cease Fire Begins In Philippines Today
Manila AP reports the first national cease-fire of the 17 year Communist rebellion began on schedule with a 60 day truce at noon. Government negotiator Guingona and rebel officials urged restraint as monitors form a committee to oversee compliance amid lingering security concerns.
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Manila
Philippines
Teofisto Guingona
Corazon Aquino
U.S
Asia
Davao City
Guingona
De Morgen Went to Handwritten Pages After Computer Fail
In Brussels the De Morgen daily, facing financial woes, printed 32 pages by hand. Front page boasted that a new owner would have seen high technology at its best despite a failed central computer, with reporters writing and editors cutting and pasting by hand.
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Brussels
Belgium
de Morgen
Aiken Standard Contact and Office Hours
Classified ads and news tips contact lines are listed. Customer service hours are weekdays and Sunday morning. Office location and mailing address provided for Aiken Standard at 124 Rutland Drive.
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Rutland Drive
Aiken, S.C
North Augusta
S.C. Highway Patrol
Salley Fire
Salley Police
Sheriff's Department
Volun
Wagener Fire
Wagener Police
Aiken Communications Inc
P.O
Aiken
S.C
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