Sugar politics and beef logistics shape wartime food policy
Early WWI remarks by Amarillo judge Marvin Jones outline sugar as a highly political wartime commodity, with Cuban negotiations and beef distribution under Charley Wilson’s control in Chicago. The piece notes need for organization in the food system and references meat and sugar as central to wartime strategy. It also covers Slippery Rock football optimism with coach Dispirato and season opener versus Middlesboro, plus harvest at Boys Ranch under Wes Izzard.
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Marvin Jones
Amarillo
Cuba
Charley Wilson
Chicago
Judge Jones
Dispirato
Slippery Rock State College
Pennsylvania
America
Rockets
Slippery Rock
Middlesboro
Vermont
Canada
NAIA
Battles Erupt Across World In Middle East and Horn of Africa
Reports from Nairobi and Cairo say Ethiopian forces crushed Somali units in the Ogaden with Cuban medical experts arriving in Addis Ababa. Libyan forces invaded western Egypt but were repelled near Salam as Cairo and Tripoli trade denials of war.
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Nairobi
Kenya
UPI
Ethiopia
United States
Addis Ababa
Mogadishu
Somalia
Mengistu Haile Mariam
Washington
Mengistu
Ogaden
Ethiopian Radio
Somalia Liberation Front
Addis-Djibouti
Cairo
Egypt
Salam
Libya
Middle East
Salamis
Mediterraean
Musaid
Salum
Tripoli
al-Marjah
Thai border clash leaves soldiers dead near Aranyaprathet
Thai forces and Cambodian troops clashed for more than 24 hours 140 miles east of Bangkok. At least 17 Thai soldiers were killed and about 50 wounded as gunfire finally ceased and troops withdrew to Aranyaprathet. Cambodian casualties unknown. civilians injured were three Thai journalists.
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Bangkok
Thailand
Aranyaprathet
Cambodia
Flood Death Toll Rises to 46 in Johnstown
Johnstown faces its third major flood in 90 years with at least 46 confirmed deaths and about 50,000 displaced after 70 miles of Conemaugh River valleys flooded. National Guard patrols the city as two outlying communities arm themselves amid looting fears and worsening conditions.
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Johnstown
Conemaugh River
Arthur Keiper
Cambria County
National Guard
Paul White
Wheat subsidies approved by House amid Carter clash
The House voted to subsidize wheat farmers who do not receive 2.90 per bushel, a move amid Carter administration opposition. The subsidy could cost about 450 million dollars, aided by three second-term wheat-state Democrats. The report also covers floods in western Pennsylvania, Johnstown damage estimates, and National Guard deployment.
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Washington
House
House Agriculture Department
Carter Meeting Predicts Bright Future in Yazoo City
President Carter told a Yazoo City audience that the United States can balance the budget and cut taxes while expanding federal programs by 1981. He cited growth projections and a forthcoming welfare plan promising 1.2 million jobs, while noting unemployment remains high. He also discussed human rights and abortion as a rights issue.
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Yazoo City
Miss
Carter
United States
Yazoo County
Building
Clinton
Mass
Los Angeles
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Izzard
Boys Ranch
Wes Izzard
Steven Miles
Noi Parai
Prachak Sawangchit
Khmer Rouge
Haisan
Western Area Civil Defense
George Kattner
Woodville
Milton Shapp
West Taylor Township
Orrie Satterfield
U.S
John Murtha
D-Pa
Florida
U.S. Coast Guard
Louisiana
Caprock High School
Ucigoeirie
Tse
Panhandle
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