Costs, Debts Loom Large For Garden City Farmers
Washington Post reporter Dan Morgan portrays Finney County farmers and lenders facing escalating debt, volatile cattle prices, and heavy capital needs. The piece highlights bankers caution, farm diversification, large asset bases, and the risk of capital squeeze, with examples from O Brate, Lightner, and Kleysteuber farms in Garden City Kansas during the 1970s.
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Seat Belt Survey Highlights Child Passenger Risk
Washington report from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety finds 93 percent of children in cars are unprotected in crashes and 1 percent improperly restrained. Surveyed over 5,000 vehicles with nearly 9,000 children under 15 across Maryland, Massachusetts, and Virginia. The study warns of abdominal injury risk and urges passive restraints like airbags, noting low usage even when parents belt themselves.
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