Japan heads for a buying spree in 1981 says official
Washington AP Japan, long the United States farmers top overseas customer, is expected to buy nearly 7 billion dollars of farm commodities in 1981 up from about 6.1 billion in 1980. U S agricultural counselor Dudley Williams in Tokyo notes gains attributed to corn and feed components with further increases in feed grains and soybeans. He adds Japan consumes the harvest of 14 million acres of U S crops annually and remains a key market for grapefruit lemons poultry pork beef tobacco and cotton.
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Japan
Dudley G. Williams
U.S
Tokyo
Agriculture Department
Williams
United States
BPAN
Gray County yearns for recreation center in Cimarron
Cimarron residents raise funds for a 14,000 square foot multipurpose activities center planned for completion in January with $90,000 raised and about $45,000 more needed. The facility will host tennis, racquetball, volleyball, indoor golf and weightlifting and will be free for use by Cimarron and nearby towns. Officials anticipate it serving the Gray County Fair livestock shows and community meetings, with 1982 as a target for full operation.
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Gray County
J.R. Bixby
Kansas City Life Insurance Company
the Fair Board
Collins
Accused officer moved to Washington area
An Air Force officer is held near Washington for a hearing on charges of making unauthorized visits to the Soviet Embassy. Second Lt. Christopher Cooke, 25, was moved from McConnell AFB to Fort Meade Md for today’s closed hearing at Andrews AFB. He is accused of three contacts with the Soviet Embassy between December 1980 and May 1981 and reportedly received a small payment. prosecutors consider possible espionage charges.
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Christopher Cooke
Fort Meade
McConnell Air Force Base
Wichita
Kan
Bob Brus
Strategic Air Command
Cooke
Andrews Air Force Base
Eight jobs draw thousands to line at Proctor & Gamble
Police controlled a large crowd of job seekers at Proctor & Gamble Co in St Louis as eight advertised production positions drew between 1,000 and 2,000 applicants lining streets. Company spokesman John Keairnes put the starting pay at 10.25 dollars per hour.
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ST. Louis
Proctor & Gamble Co
John Keairnes
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