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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1982
Page
5
President Reagan answers questions under the hot sun as Dee brothers host a farm visit in Iowa. He cites high interest rates as a drag on recovery, notes declines from 21.5 to 15 percent, and pledges tax-exempt gasohol remain. He jokes about tractors and eggs while addressing dairy surplus and ethanol energy issues.
President Reagan urged broader open markets and explored a one year extension of the long term grain pact with the Soviet Union. He said farm exports will not be used as a foreign policy tool and that grain sales to the USSR may reach record levels this year as the “granary door is open.” He praised American farmers while noting sanctions on Poland and indicating continued monitoring for sanctions removal.
Reagan’s Des Moines trip draws political critique while Farm Bureau presses for a guaranteed grain delivery law and a paid diversion program. Leaders praise his grasp of farm issues though critics say the visit served campaign aims.
Carl Reynolds and fellow Warren County farmers, among about 10 000 at a National Corn Growers Association gathering in Des Moines, weigh Reagan's grasp of farm troubles. Some blame Carter embargo, others doubt pledges, while Rep. Harkin and Bedell urge concrete agriculture plans amid high interest and market pressures.
Three banner waving protesters including a Cedar Rapids man disrupted Reagan’s address to 10 000 corn growers by unfurling Peace and Parity flags and shouting. Police confiscated their banner and warned they could return to seats or leave. The group included Mike Sprong 19 Jerry Mehalovich 20 and Deb Zunkel 23. Mehalovich faces draft registration charges in Iowa.
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