USDA report targets farm subsidy loopholes and limits
The Agriculture Department prepares a Congress report detailing how current payment limits misspent funds by large producers through organizational and partnership structures. Proposals include a 50 000 annual direct payment cap in 1988 and stricter rules to ensure fair, uniform treatment of farming entities and to curb use of minor children to dodge limits.
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Washington
The
Agriculture Department
Congress
USDA
Conte
Peter C. Myers
White House
Myers
Midwest grain and livestock markets steady on midweek trading
Cedar Rapids cash grain prices for corn beans and oats edged higher with bids to processors at 2:30 PM. Fairfax quotes lamb prices and federal market news note weak buyer sentiment, light trading, and mixed cattle and hog movements across Iowa Illinois and surrounding markets.
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Cedar Rapids
Owa Houw
Minnesota
U.S
USA
Packans
JWA
Iowa
Iowa Department of Agriculture
N.central
S.central
Livestock Futures Chicago
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Lawrence resigns as acting undersecretary at USDA
Kathleen Lawrence, the highest ranking woman in USDA history, resigns as acting undersecretary for small community and rural development effective May 1. She plans to return to private sector. Reagan had nominated her last June but Senate confirmation stalled amid objections.
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Washington
Kathleen Lawrence
Agriculture Department
Lawrence
USDA
Reagan
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
Congress
Sen
Charles Grassley
Department
Virginia
Agriculture
Richard Lyng
Chapter 12 conversion option eyed for farm bankruptcies
A federal judge says bankrupt farmers may convert to Chapter 12 reorganization if Congress backs a bill introduced by Senator Grassley and Representative Coelho. Chapter 12 lets active family farmers continue operating while repaying debts at current market values. The law took effect last November. Mahoney notes statewide meetings to explain Chapter 12.
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Omaha
Neb
U.S
Timothy Mahoney
Charles Grassley
Iowa
Tony Coelho
Calif
Grassley
Mahoney
Army Corps
Pesticide Safety Meetings and Farm Conferences Plague Iowa Dates
Clayton and Fayette counties host pesticide safety sessions and dairy and beef meetings this week. Notable events include Greg Brenneman speaking at Antillage Club in Marion and KOEL Agri Expo at Upper Iowa University Fayette with national farm leaders such as John Block and Dean Kleckner. Nationwide pesticide awareness week begins. Dr Gordon Eaton slated for ISU Ag Day dinner in Cedar Rapids.
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Clayton County
Jim Walter Farm
Luana
Linn County
Greg Brenneman
Iowa
Seventh Ave
Marion
Fayette County
Upper Iowa University
Fayette
Dean Kleckner
Rudd
American Farm Bureau Federation
Kenneth Bader
American Soybean Association
U.S
Gordon Eaton
Iowa State University
Chamber
Ag Relations Council
City Center
Cedar Rapids
Soviet dissident Bukovsky to speak at Coe College
Vladimir Bukovsky, famed Soviet dissident and political prisoner, will speak at Coe College next week. He will present two talks in Cherry Auditorium on Monday evening and Tuesday at 11 a.m. with a public, free reception after the first event.
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Vladimir Bukovsky
Coe College
Bukovsky
Soviet Union
Ussr
Cherry Auditorium
The
Urals
Free Educational Film Screenings in Cedar Rapids Area
Free showings of award winning educational films from the 1986 American Film and Video Festival will be held in Cedar Rapids Marion and Iowa City next week. Programs at multiple venues run from 1 to 9:30 p m with titles including Cathedral Creation File Note on Nuclear War and Our Sacred Land among others.
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Cedar Rapids
Marion
Iowa City
New York
Grant Wood Area Education Agency
Media Center
Nicaragua
Anne of Green Gables
el Salvador
Creation File
Eugene
Molly
Wilbur Stump
The
New Yorker Special
Hiawatha Water Board
Glaserrs
Beck and
Gladson
Beck Art
Ln Electric
Marion Iron Coaines & Assocs
the Gazette
Certifi Lab
van Meter Co
Sanlabs Schimberg
Aroche
Rellabie
Badgereter
Equ Co
Buesing
la Geneva
City of Mawatha
City of Awatha
City of Hiawat
Hiawatha
American WaterWorks Assn
Beck
REGU
Sfadson
Asp
Resolus Ution
Eck
Carradson
Ani Cicnad
Frank Glaser
J Aiestin Daws
Probate notices list wills and executors in Linn and Cedar Rapids
Probate notices in Linn County and Cedar Rapids announce the admission of wills and appointment of executors for Richard Dean Logan Stella Kopecky Eleanor B Kelley Helen Agnes Barta. They urge creditors to file claims within four months and notify interested parties of probate actions and deadlines.
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Iowa
Linn County
Richard Dean Logan
Lois M. Logan
District Court
Lois M, Li
Cedar Rapids
Lowa
Stella Stephanie Kopecky
Frank Lorenc
Iowa District Court
Linn
Eleanor B. Kelley
Thomas G. Kelley
War District Court
Helen Agnes Barta
Charles D. Barta
Sec
Waukesha
Wisconsin
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Johnson County
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Growmark Inc
Jones
Kenneth P. Baer
Baer
Growmark
Midwest
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Waterloo
Garbee
Jones County
Zion Lutheran Church
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St. Luke’s Hospital
Consumers Workshop
Iowa Farm Bureau
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Ames
Cooper Evans
Robin Kline
National Pork Producers Council
Moscow
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Serbsky Institute
Leningrad
Westdale
Linn-Mar Junior High
Grant Wood Aea
Holiday Rd
Cedar Rapids Public Library
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