Drought Cuts U.S. Winter Wheat Output to New Lows
The Agriculture Department reports a winter wheat harvest of 1.36 billion bushels, down 12 percent from last year and the smallest since 1978, as drought grips the Plains and temperature swings hit the Midwest. Kansas led with 186.2 million bushels, while yields fell across Illinois Indiana Missouri and the Texas Panhandle.
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Washington
Plains
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
Texas Panhandle
Iliois
Indiana
Missouri
U.S
Department
Citywide PACT team wins municipal achievement award
Chief J Carrol Busbee credits the award to the city and its volunteers. Mayor Fred B Cavanaugh praises collective effort and community focus. The PACT team aided the Stone Soup project and broadened ties with Hahn Village Smith el Westcliff and the Hispanic community, while Schofield Middle School links and IMPACT programs foster student growth.
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J. Carrol Busbee
Busbee
Fred B. Cavanaugh
PACT
Greenville
Columbia
Charleston
Hahn Village
Smithel
Westcliff
Hopeland Gardens
Schofield Middle School
Rosie Berry
Red Cross
Westinghouse Corp
Howard Duval Jr
The
Municipal Association
Moratorium boosts SRS construction, vows to save jobs
U.S. senators Hollings and Thurmond praise a moratorium delaying further layoffs at Savannah River Site. The move aims to keep 120 carpenters and millwrights employed amid new missions and high level waste work. Officials say on site skill mix will align with upcoming projects and extend into 1997.
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Yarbrough
U.S
Fritz Hollings
Strom Thurmond
Savannah River
Hollings
SRS
Aiken
Augusta
Clinton
Sen
Thurmond
Lam
DOE
Jim Giusti
Debra Anderson
Sen. Hollings
Phillips
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Georgia Bandits
Tahiti
Pine Log Rd
Farmer's Furniture
CSRA
Carry Phillips
Carpenters & Millwright
Cava
James
Fal
Showtime
Pamela Anderson Lee
Sat
Sun
May Madness
Southside Gallery
Tom
Motorola
Alltel W.res
Washington Crossing
Washington Rd
Park Shopping Center
Grove Park N.E
Itchcock Plaza
Silverbluff Rd
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