Letter proposes 15-cent per hundredweight dairy checkoff plan
The Country Today letters page carries a reader proposal to curb a dairy surplus. It asks Congress to enact a 15¢ per hundredweight checkoff, rebates on calf sales, and mandatory market-by-market processing with ASCS involvement, funded entirely by dairy farmers. The plan outlines calf sale rules, rebate conditions, and governance, urging citizens to share with their senators and representatives.
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Stay in the workforce to boost Social Security benefits
A guide to delaying retirement for higher checks notes that Congress has expanded delayed retirement credits. Beginning 1990 the premium rises to 8 percent per year for those turning 65 in 1990s, with full benefits pushed to age 67 gradually after 2000. Early retirement penalties grow, encouraging longer work life.
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Compromise Dairy Bill urged for 15 month use
Farmers rally behind the Compromise Dairy Bill as the sole tool to trim dairy surpluses for 15 months amid lower prices and imports. They urge participation in a voluntary diversion plan, urging production cuts of 5 to 30 percent to avoid bankruptcy and push Congress toward further legislation in 1985.
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John Black
Chippewa schedules sessions on diversion meetings
Three informational meetings on the paid dairy diversion program will be held in Chippewa County next week. ASCS personnel will be on hand to answer questions from dairy farmers. Meetings: Jan. 5 10:30 a.m. to noon at Citizens State Bank Cadott Jan. 6 10:30 a.m. to noon at Peoples State Bank Bloomer Jan. 9 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Estella town hall east of Cornell.
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Earl's stand applauded by Editor for civil disobedience
The writer praises Gov Earl for urging a public outcry against nuclear holocaust. He condemns reliance on nuclear weapons as suicidal and urges a peaceful, non violent campaign to steer America toward economic vitality moral leadership peace and justice. He questions critics who fear violence despite the nation’s nuclear threat.
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