Food aid debate sees Africa caught in grain game
Flora Lewis reports from Paris on a global food crisis where subsidies flood markets, Africa’s hunger grows, and aid fails to boost local production. She notes too little coordination, political will, and a shift needed to align aid with long term agricultural development.
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Paris
U.S
Europe
Maurice Williams
World Food Council
Algeria
John Black
Africa
Williams
Food Council
Block
Windy Mountain aims for permanent home amid fundraising drive
Windy Mountain Learning Center in Bluefield has raised 7000 toward a permanent headquarters but needs about 39200 more to renovate an intended 620 Raleigh St. site. The center, serving 16 to 22 year olds with GED diplomas, plans temporary space at the Bluefield Arts and Crafts Center as fundraising continues.
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Windy Mountain Learning Center
Bluefield
Lower Bland Street
St. Luke’s Hospital
U.S. Care Corporation
Bland Street
Raleigh St
Paper Supply Co
Raleigh Street
Center
Bluefield Area
West Virginia
Windy Mountain
P.O
W.va
Interest grows in Mexico elections signaling party shift
Washington weighs Mexico's rising opposition PAN against PRI grip as seven state governorships and 400 deputy seats go to the polls. U S link remains deep with oil exports, debt, and cross border issues. The Reagan administration argues this contest could reshape regional stability and US relations.
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George
PRI
Mexico
United States
U.S
Canada
Japan
National Action Party
PAN
Republican Party
John Paul II
Chamber of Deputies
Congress
Sonora
Piedras Negras
Reagan
Thank you to Myrtle Richardson for YMCA flea market effort
Letter to the editor praises Myrtle Richardson for turning $1000 into YMCA-YWCA support through a Bluefield flea market. Appreciation goes to RKO Bottlers Princeton for a donated sign, College Avenue Gulf Station, Mr Sutphin and Cody Reed for a canopy, and to volunteers and buyers whose combined effort made the event possible in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Myrtle Richardson
Ymca-Ywca
Myrtle
Ym-Ywca
Bluefield
RKO Bottlers
Princeton
College Avenue Gulf Station
Sutphin
Cody Reed
Trident Submarine Life and Cost Behind the Hull
George Will profiles the USS Henry M. Jackson and its Trident missile submarine, detailing 70 days submerged patrols, 155 crew, a 1.5 billion boat, and the quiet high-tech craft. He notes isolation, limited communications, and the hidden cost in silencing, craftsmanship, and political scrutiny.
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Henry M. Jackson
Ralph Tindal
Port Canaveral Channel
Germany
Japan
U.S
Joseph Conrad
Trident
Conrad
Houston
Europe
Tom Clancy
Congress
Navy
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Flora Lewis
N.Y. Times News Service
Ofl
Igo
Editorial
Windy Mountain Drive
Katie Gray
YMCA
George F. Will
George Will
The
Washington Post Writers Group
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