Corn stocks rise slightly above early estimates
The Agriculture Department reported as of Oct 1 the U S corn stockpile at 878.6 million bushels, above the 876 million projected, with total grains stockpiles rising 9 percent year over year to 43.1 million metric tons. Wheat stocks reached a record near 2.4 billion bushels, while soybean and barley figures also showed gains. The report notes a potential larger carryover into Oct 1, 1978, barring demand increases.
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Police hunt killer of four elderly women in Columbus
Police say a single perpetrator is linked to four strangulation deaths in a one square mile Columbus neighborhood since Sept. 16. Victims include Femne Jackson 59 Jean Dimenstein 71 Florence Sheible 89 and Martha Thurmond 69. Gov. Busbee boosts reward to $5,000 as state investigators may join.
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Muscogee County
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Biko autopsy links death to extensive brain injury
Government pathologists report Steve Biko died of extensive brain injury with left chest injury and acute kidney failure. Autopsy turned over to the Transvaal attorney general for possible inquest amid overseas and domestic reactions. Biko, 30, led South Africa's black consciousness movement and died in police custody after a hunger strike.
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Steve Biko
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Transvaal
Biko
Kruger
Black Consciousness Movement
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