Reagan pledges no unilateral grain embargo again
President Reagan renewed a pledge not to unilaterally impose a grain embargo, citing the Carter era curbs of 1980. He defended energy policy linking to Soviet grain sales and noted the U S now supplies about 30 percent of Soviet grain imports, down from 70 percent under Carter.
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Jimmy Carter
Reagan
United States
Soviet Union
Block
State Department
Poland
Soviet response to grain talks hits U.S. jobs and Polish policy
President warns that Europe and Russia will halt thousands of U.S. jobs and stall a long term grain pact as a one year extension keeps a 6 million metric ton minimum. Iowa leaders urged higher limits while others criticized the brevity of the extension and questioned reliability to buyers.
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Siberia
Europe
United States
Poland
Jepsen
White House
Reagan
Soviet Union
Maurie van Nostrand
Agri Industries
West Des Moines
van Nostrand
Robert Ray
Ray
John McCarroll
City Briefs Jumpstart August Events and Sales
Community notices list Legionnaires dance at Hanford Post No 5 on July 31 from 8 p.m. to midnight hosted by Bob Hersom. Local ads promote Back To School clothing sale at St Andrews Golf Club Pro Shop and various retail deals including fruit market and jewelry listings.
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Legionnaires
Bob Hersom
Hanford Post No. 5
4Th Ave. S.E
St Andrews Golf Club
Fiery 40-Death Bus Crash on A-6 in France
A chain-reaction crash involving two buses and six cars near Merceuil 180 miles southeast of Paris killed about 40 people and injured many as the victims, including children, were traveling for August vacations. Police reported the 2 a.m. crash on the four-lane A-6 drew firemen and ambulances from surrounding areas to extract and transport the wounded.
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Merceuil
France
Paris
Presidents deficit forecast for 1983 to 1985 reviewed
The senior official downplays the new deficit projections, calling them an arbitrary budget exercise. The review predicts 1983 deficit around 141 to 151 billion with 1984 at 92.6 billion and 1985 at 73.6 billion, while independent forecasts sit near 150 billion for those years. The report notes growth of 4.5 percent in 1983, unemployment easing to 8 percent, and inflation rising to about 7 percent.
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Congress
Capitol
Reagan
Congressional
Congressional Budget Office
White House
Rescue under way after plane crash near Attu Island
Coast Guard HC-130 crashed on Loaf Island off Attu in heavy fog. Nine of eleven aboard survived with one in critical condition. Survivors receive on site medical care then heliport to Shemya for further transport to Kodiak or Anchorage. two passengers were en route to stay on Attu.
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Attu
Alaska
UPI
Coast Guard
Loaf Island
Aleutian
Eldo DeLong
Juneau
Attu Island
Shemya
William Boatman
Kodiak
Anchorage
Kathleen Rager
Aleutians
North Pacific Ocean
Bering Sea
Ms. Rager
Iowa Homes 1 Percent of Nation's Veterans
Norman Bauer, director of the VA regional office, reports about 373 000 veterans live in Iowa as of March 31. Nationally about 30 million veterans exist with Vietnam era and World War II veterans making up large portions. Polk County leads Iowa with 43 100 veterans, followed by Linn Scott Black Hawk Woodbury Potawatomi and Dubuque.
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Des Moines
Vpi
Iowa
Polk
Linn
Scott
Black Hawk
Norman Bauer
Veterans Administration
Bauer
Polk County
Woodbury
Pottawattamie
Dubuque
Afghanistan and Soviet Union sign 1926 non aggression pact
On this date in 1926 Afghanistan entered into a non aggression treaty with the Soviet Union redefining their regional relations. The agreement aimed to reduce border tensions and promote mutual restraint between the two states.
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Afghanistan
Soviet Union
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