Iowa crops at risk as early frost looms in 1970s context
Iowa farmers fear an early frost could halt crop development after a season of slow growth. Creswell recalls 1974 cool September cuts yields while the USDA defends its forecasts, noting July warmth aided late development. Iowa corn and soybean yields lag behind neighboring states and differ from trade estimates and other forecasters.
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Iowa
Creswell
Waterloo
Cedar Rapids
USDA
Lowa
Mississippi River
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
Commodity News Service
Conrad Leslie
AT&T antitrust settlement faces judge’s required changes
Judge Greene demands modifications to the AT&T consent decree including limits on entering electronic information services and debt, with seven year review windows. The Justice Department and AT&T will discuss adjustments before final approval and potential dismissal of the case.
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Department of Justice
William F. Baxter
San Francisco
Justice Department
Greene
At&t
Bell System
Western Electric
Reagan Hosts Rally as Dole Sees Tax Bill Near Enactment
President Reagan arrived at an arena aboard a Wells Fargo stagecoach for a tax and spending cut push amid a House Senate conference. Sen. Bob Dole forecast quick House Senate resolution while Reagan urged mass support and spoke at a fundraising lunch for Senate GOP candidate Larry Williams. Reagan quipped about the deficit comparing it to a greased pig as he recalled Vietnam advisers still in place.
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James Baker
Bob Dole
Senate
Thomas O'Neill
Reagan
House
White House
Larry Speakes
Wells Fargo
Secret Service
Hollywood
Clara Bow
Montana
Gary Cooper
Explosion on Pan Am Flight 830 prompts FBI probe
Howard Dare of the Honolulu FBI discusses early indications that the aft cabin blast on Pan Am Flight 830 may have been caused by an explosive device rather than a bottom up failure. Passengers recall a shotgun blast like sound and pervasive smoke as 285 people endured the incident. The plane landed safely in Honolulu after a loss of cabin pressure and the flight was originally bound for the U.S. mainland.
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Howard Dare
Honolulu
FBI
Washington
Dave
Narita
Tom Stanton
Stanton
FAA
Pan Am
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