Tauke asserts grain embargo has little real effect
Rep. Tom Tauke Iowa says USDA data show the Soviet Union will face only about 2 percent less grain for livestock by June 30 1980 and may still receive as much as 28 million metric tons from noncomplying countries The congressman also notes possible leakage of U S grain into the Soviet Union and warns the embargo may be ineffective and misdirected
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Manchester
Tom Tauke
Iowa
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Soviet Union
USDA
Tauke
Farm Policy Council
U.S
Attorney Eskenazi, U S Attorney for S D Florida, dies
Coral Gables Florida AP reports Jack V. Eskenazi age 48 chief federal prosecutor for the Southern District of Florida died March 2 likely from a heart attack.
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Coral Gables, Fla
Jack V. Eskenazi
U.S
Southern District of Florida
Kleckner names advisers to Iowa Farm Bureau committees
Iowa Farm Bureau President Dean Kleckner announced 61 state farmers appointed to serve on commodity advisory committees for 1980. Each committee will advise the bureau board. a board liaison sits on every committee. Chairmen include Elvin Dreeszen beef Ed Engstrom field crops Don Jensen swine Marvin Schlitzer dairy Richard Hinderaker poultry Clark BreDahl sheep.
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Ed Engstrom
Kanawha
Don Jensen
Atlantic
Marvin Schlitzer
Dubuque
Richard Hinderaker
Radcliffe
Clark BreDahl
Greenfield
Kleckner
Iowa
American Farm Bureau
Linn County pig derby entries weigh in for Linn Fair
Linn County 4 H and Future Farmers of America members may enter a Linn County Fair pig derby by weighing in on farm performance tested pigs Saturday between 3 and 6 p m at Kirkwood Community College Cedar Rapids or Linn County Fairgrounds Central City. Each member may weigh up to six pigs, two shown in the derby, and derby pigs cannot be shown in market hog events. Derby results rely two thirds on average daily gain and one third on carcass merit. trophies awarded for first and second. Pigs must be born on or after January 10. For more information contact Mike Rice Mount Vernon at 644 3627 or Marion extension office at 377 9839.
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Linn County
Farmers of America
Northwest
Kirkwood Community College
Cedar Rapids
Linn County Fairgrounds
Central City
Mike Rice
Mount Vernon
Marion
Kirkland on Succeeding Meany as AFL-CIO Leader
Lane Kirkland expresses enthusiasm about succeeding George Meany as AFL-CIO president. He calls the transition enjoyable and notes the job is more fun than harsh experiences. He frames the shift as a positive change for the union movement.
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Lane Kirkland
Afl-Cio
George Meany
Gasoline thefts prompt warning across Linn County
Linn Sheriff warning rural residents to lock houses and fuel tanks follows a rash of thefts blamed on the economy and higher gasoline prices. Engravers available to mark valuables. deputy door and window checks offered. Three fuel theft reports surfaced plus a notable arrest tied to a July 8 theft and an assault charge.
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Linn
Orlie Workman
Linn County
Workman
Linn Sheriff's Department
Cedar Rapids
Sheriff's Department
Russ Blom
Waveland Drive
Route 1
Blom
Five Eastern Iowa farm families nominated for Honored Farm Family
Five nominees were named for the 1980 Honored Farm Family in a Cedar Rapids area ceremony. The event at Stouffer's Five Seasons Hotel is sponsored by the Agriculture Bureau of the Cedar Rapids Marion Chamber. Rep Tom Tauke will speak on Current Issues before Congress on the Family Farm. Reservations due by Wednesday. dinner $10.
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Iowa
Stouffer’s
Five Seasons Hotel
Agriculture Bureau of the
Cedar Rapids-Marion Area
William Hernik
Belle Plaine
Stephen Martin
Springville
Tom Tauke
Lowa
Agriculture Bureau
Harold Ewoldt
Last World War II cruiser decommissioned in San Diego
The Oklahoma City, the Navy cutdown’s last big gun cruiser with a teak main deck and TALOS system, is decommissioned at San Diego Naval Station. It will be towed to Bremerton for safekeeping while officials decide on mothballing or scrapping. Commissioned in 1944, it took part in the Okinawa campaign.
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San Diego
Calif
Oklahoma City
San Diego Naval Station
Bremerton
Wash
Okinawa
House Passes Bill to Legalize Commemorative Bottles
The Iowa House approved a measure easing limits on selling and trading commemorative liquor bottles. It would allow transactions with proper licensing, previously illegal under state law. The bill, introduced by Rep. Robert M. L. Johnson, awaits Senate approval. Queen Elizabeth II welcomed Prince Edward, her fourth child, on this date in 1964.
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Des Moines
Iowa Senate
House of Representatives
Robert M.L. Johnson
Cedar Rapids
Johnson
Iowa
Elizabeth II
Prince Edward
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