Food supply unaffected by nationwide farm strike
Washington reports from Agriculture Department show farm products moving normally despite the nationwide action. Cattle sales at major Midwest markets rose to 42,200 with hogs up. milk and grain futures also steady. President Carter era policy and calls for more crop support frame the outlook as officials caution buyers to watch for future planting.
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Washington
UPI
Temaina
Agriculture Department Market
Midwest
Northeast
mid-Atlantic
Patrick Healy
National Milk Producers Federation
Healy
Batesville
Miss
Bob Bergland
AFBF families exceed total farms in nation
Washington reports the American Farm Bureau Federation shows more families enrolled in Farm Bureau than there are farms in the United States. A 1977 membership newsletter from the nation’s largest farm group cites the figures, indicating a shift in farm community participation and organizational reach.
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Washington
Ubi
American Farm Bureau Federation
Farm Bureau
Agriculture Department
Iceland
United States
Christmas tree trimming theft at Cazenovia Park gains attention
At Cazenovia Park in South Buffalo workers found three 10 foot Douglas firs trimmed six feet from their tops, likely for Christmas use. Each tree valued at about 500 dollars in a program to replace trees damaged by last winter’s blizzard, greenskeeper Gary Kelchman said.
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Buffalo, N.Y
UPI
Cazenogia Park
Buffalo
Gary Kelchman
Plan to give cash instead of food stamps may trim spending
UPI reports two Agriculture Department economists projecting Carter’s plan to replace food stamps with cash could slightly reduce U S food expenditures. They estimate total 1978 spending would fall about 300 million dollars, with about 200 million of the drop among the poor and 100 million among those just above poverty.
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Washington
UPI
Carter
Agriculture Department
William Boehm
Boehm
Paul Nelson
U.S
Buel
Nelson
Santa Claus Coming to Fullerton Fire Hall Event
Santa Claus arrives in Fullerton Friday December 16 at 3 30 p.m. at the fire hall sponsored by the Fullerton Chamber of Commerce.
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Santa Claus
Fullerton
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