Future Is Uncertain For Farm and Food Bill
Washington AP reports Congress lurches toward adjournment with undecided House members split on a compromise farm bill backed by the administration. The measure, already approved by the Senate, would set price supports for major commodities for four crop years, extend food stamps, and fund research, conservation, and export expansion while weighing military, Social Security, and spending debates.
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Washington
Congress
House
Rep
Tom Harkin
Iowa
House Agriculture Subcommittee
Harkin
Senate
Howard Baker
Tennessee
Sion
Reagan
Virginia Assembly weighs override on redistricting plan
In Richmond Virginia General Assembly returns to tackle legislative redistricting amid mounting legal fees. Expect a vote count in a House Democratic caucus to decide if the vetoed plan can withstand override attempts before a federal court review. The piece notes single member versus multi member districts and the risk to Democratic majorities. The article ends with a stray line about Mesopotamia.
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Richmond
Virginia General Assembly
Assembly
John Dalton
House
Senate
Dalton
Fairfax
Norfolk
Rent A Santa Claus Business Booming
In Toledo, Ohio, Glenn Rowland and others rent out Santa outfits for holiday gigs. Rowland, 56, recalls odd encounters with adults and the risk of inappropriate behavior, while workers like Thomas Clapsaddle recount quirky requests from clients. Rates hover around 15 dollars per visit, with some offering discounts if families cannot pay.
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Toledo, Ohio
Glenn Rowland
Santa Claus
Rowland
Bowland
Sakharov Weak But Improving After Hunger Strike
Soviet dissident Andrei Sakharov and his wife Yelena Bonner showed weakness and pallor after a 17 day hunger strike in Gorky exile but were beginning to recover, according to their daughter-in-law Liza Alexeyeva who visited them. Bonner, 58, appeared more affected than Sakharov, 60, who has a heart ailment, though she seemed to be in better overall shape.
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Moscow
Andrei Sakharov
Gorky
Liza Alexeyeva
Yelena Bonner
Bonner
Sakharov
U S Wins Key NATO Battles on Missile Policy
NATO ministers endorsed Reagan's missile talks and the push for a Europe free of missiles, backing the 1979 plan to deploy new medium range weapons if no weapons control deal is reached before 1983. Greece blocked communique wording, France criticized U S action on Libya, and no public NATO backing for the Libya departure was seen.
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Brussels
Belgium
United States
NATO
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Reagan
Soviet Union
Europe
U.S
Haig
Greece
Lawrence Eagleburger
Emilio Colombo
Hassling
Andreas Papandreou
Farmers Plan New Rabbit Slaughter Drives In Idaho
MAD LAKE Idaho AP fresh snow covers a mass rabbit slaughter where about 800 farmers and youths killed around 3000 jackrabbits in two miles of line. Nigerian students planned to ship meat home. officials warned cruelty rules.
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Mad Lake
Idaho
Africa
Orvin Twitchell
Mud Lake
Twitchell
Max Finch
Idaho Humane Society
West
Idaho Falls
Reggie Akpata
Robert Eseigbe
Eseibge
Eseibge and
Akpata
California State University- Dominguez
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Claude Cheysson
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al Land
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Taylor Optical
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