Foreclosure relief moves nationwide as bills rise
Rising mortgage delinquency fuels a wave of state level foreclosure relief proposals. Pennsylvania aims to fund overdue payments with lottery proceeds while Maryland considers a year long forbearance. Ohio eyes a two year moratorium with ongoing interest. Congress debates a House backed bill amid lender opposition.
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Washington Post
Washington
Pennsylvania
Richard L. Thornburgh
Maryland
Julian L. Lapides
Baltimore
General Assembly
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Ohio
Wayne Gerhold
Housing Finance Agency
Minnesota
Penny auction protest leader ends fast after Canada vows aid
Allen Wilford, a 34 year old beef farmer jailed March 9 in Stratford on theft charges, ended his seven day hunger strike when Ottawa promised swift legislation to assist distressed farmers. The CFSA seeks to re enact the 1930s Farmers Creditors Arrangement Act and an intermediary between farmers and banks.
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John Belanger
Cox
Toronto
Allen Wilford
Wilford
Stratford
Palmerston-area
John Otto
North America
Thomas Shoebottom
Canadian Farmers Survival Association
CFSA
Shoebottom
Toronto-Dominion Bank
Otto
Ralph Ferguson
House of Commons
Ottawa
Manitoba
Emerg
European leaders seek joint path to avert U S trade war
Ten European Common Market leaders meet in Brussels to head off a looming agricultural trade clash with the United States. Talks focus on farm subsidies, GATT rules, and Spain Portugal membership while U S pressure grows from surpluses and world price impacts.
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Gazette Wire Services
Brussels
Belgium
United States
Middle East
Spain
Portugal
West Germany
Helmut Kohl
Margaret Thatcher
Mitterrand
France
U.S
Europe
EEC
Wilhelm Haferkamp
Paul Dalsager
GATT
Lambing Progress Varies With Weather Says Farm Wife
Doris Engstrom reports lambing has improved this year but warns ongoing wet conditions threaten the season. She notes late births and losses, describes floods along the Little Sioux near Hornick Iowa, and mentions twins and triplets among the flock.
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Dean
CCC
Little Sioux
Doris Engstrom
Woodbury County
Clayton County
Benton County
Hornick
Iowa
Shortage Seen of Ag Students Hits Agricultural Colleges
Washington officials warn a five year enrollment decline in agricultural colleges creates a shortage of qualified personnel. The Agriculture Department projects 59 780 needed new graduates yearly for three years but 51 976 graduates are expected each year. The shortage ties to fewer high school graduates and looming retirements among older food and agricultural workers.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Agriculture Department
Terry Kinney
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Kyle Jane Coulter
Agriculture Day marked with pledge to teach food origins
A 10th annual Agriculture Day program features a petition by former secretaries urging schools to include agriculture in the classroom. Signers include John Block and six predecessors. President Reagan may visit USDA. events include a National Press Club luncheon and public exhibits. Soil erosion concerns from Peter Myers highlight conservation tillage as a key remedy.
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Washington
Secretaries of Agriculture
U.S. Agriculture Department
Agriculture
John Block
Bob Bergland
John A. Knebel
Earl L. Butz
Clifford M. Hardin
Orville L. Freeman
Ezra Taft Benson
Charles F. Brannan
USDA
Department
Reagan
Block
National Press Club
Congress
Agriculture Council of America Education Foundation
National Agriculture Day
Peter C. Myers
Soil Conservation Service
Myers
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National Bank of Detroit
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Mortgage Bankers Association of Minnesota
FHA
Farmers Home Administration
George
Supreme Court
Canada
Ing
Gary Jones
Canadian Cattlemen's Association
Federal Department of Consumer and Corporate Affairs
Wye
William Brock
April
Kinney
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