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Wheat embargo fuels Reagan gains in Midwest primaries
Republicans cite Ford's wheat embargo and Meany talks as key factors in Reagan wins across Nebraska and Kansas. Lawmakers say farmers' pocketbooks drove votes, with rural anger over wheat sales restrictions and grain prices shaping the outcome more than Panama Canal issues. Nebraska farmers backed Reagan despite elder senators' appearances.
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