Editorial: Another cross for farmers in wheat losses
The Western Kansas wheat crop suffers from an early May freeze and hail with 33 000 acres lost in Haskell County alone. Experts warn the damage will be revealed after harvest as disaster payments flow in and farmers consider replacing damaged wheat with milo or corn. Government aid may ease costs but farmers face large economic losses amid rising production costs and volatile markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Haskell
Finney County
Gerald Greene
Otis Griggs
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Office
High Plains
God's Busy Hands Across Conflicted Nations
The piece muses that God is stretched across Ireland, the United States, Lebanon, and Latin America as Christians, Jews, and Muslims clash. It cites Cromwell and Haig, warns of arms to Argentina and Guatemala, mentions Timmerman and Amnesty International, and ends with Twain's cosmic metaphor on God and humanity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Northern Ireland
Ireland
Samuel Johnson
Cromwell
Drogheda
Western Hemisphere
United States
al Haig
Mecca
Lebanon
James Kilpatrick
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Argentina
Haig
Jacobo Timmerman
Buenos Aires
Timmerman
God
Guatemala
Amnesty International
Christian Democratic Party
Twain
A Double Crostie Puzzle and Old Food Quips
A rainy night activity yields a crostie puzzle whose solution quotes John Ciardi on sundae lore and church ritual. The passage muses on potato salad versus taco salads, mentions gift liver recipes, Fruity Pebbles breakfast, and remarks on celebrity kitchen habits with Bella Abzug Joan Lunden and Ann Buchwald, ending with a note that no one with clout lists stewed liver.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ciardi
Bella Abzug
New York
Joan Lunden
Star
Ann Buchwald
Art
Reagan's bold plan for Social Security reform
Washington columnist argues Social Security is insolvent and requires drastic changes beyond quick fixes. He notes rising life expectancy, higher taxes, and looming deficits, urging Congress to consider both higher income and reduced benefits, plus gradual reforms and voluntary programs such as Robertson's proposed Freedom Bonds to balance the system over time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Reagan
Congress
Treasury
General Fund
Robertson
Cruise Missile Contract Flaws Hit Defense Budgets
The defense contract system wastes taxpayer money on the Pentagon cruise missile program. Contractors profit massively with limited bidding, while costs swell beyond $13 million short this year. Duplication, overcharges, late software, and delayed launches plague the effort, with just eight percent of defense contracts awarded by bid.
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Washington
Pentagon
Defense Department
U.S
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General Dynamics
Sharon Geltner
Vitro Labs
McDonnell Douglas
Navy
Vitro
Sovie Union
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