U S Reopens Grain Sales To Russians
The United States resumes grain exports to Russia with 1.2 million metric tons of corn from Cook Industries Continental Grain and Cargill. USDA expects more sales under a new five year agreement after President Ford lifted the embargo. The Soviet grain harvest is estimated at 160 million tons, about 26 percent below the 1975 goal.
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Washington
Russia
U.S
Agriculture Department
United States
Ford
Soviet Union
USDA
Cook Industries Inc
Memphis
Continental Grain Co
New York
Cargill Inc
Minneapolis
Moscow
Propane Tank Car Incident Evacuates Fertile Minnesota
In Fertile Minnesota residents were evacuated as a ruptured railroad propane tanker from a derailed train is righted and drained. About 80 percent left as 32 000 gallons were removed, with no major injuries and officials preparing to flare remaining gas and move two other tankers to storage.
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Fertile
Minn
Duane Knutson
Minnesota
Willard Erickson
Knutson
Burlington North
Ern
Erickson
Crookston
Texgas
Consignee
Nation Prepares for Daylight Saving Time Shift
Washington AP reports clocks set back one hour at 2 a.m. Sunday as Daylight Saving Time ends eight months of daylight time and six months of regular time unless Congress extends the time experiment.
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Washington
Congress
Department of Transportation
Franco Receives Final Rites as Power Transfer Looms
In Madrid Gen Francisco Franco, 82, received the last rites as his condition worsened from coronary insufficiency and complications from Parkinsons disease. Prime minister Arias Navarro and King Juan Carlos waited as officials discussed a possible regency or succession within eight days.
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Madrid
Spain
Francisco Franco
Europa Press
Franco
Dona Carmen Polo de Franco
Pardo Palace
Prince Juan Carlos de Borbon
Leon Herrera
Carlos Arias Navarro
Fran
Veteran Colonel to Speak at Stoddard Veterans Day
Arnold Asp, a retired Army colonel, will deliver the speech during Stoddard Veterans Day ceremonies at 9 a.m. Monday at Stoddard Elementary School.
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Stoddard
Wis
Arnold Asp. Stoddard
Stoddard Eementary School
Ex Officials Deny They Knew Of Mail Openings
Former attorneys general John Mitchell and Nicholas Katzenbach deny being told the CIA and FBI opened mail. Testimony and FBI notes conflict, with Mitchell saying he recalled only mail covers and Helms discussions, while Katzenbach says he was briefed on mail covers and not openings. The CIA reportedly opened over 215000 letters with Soviet Union during two decades.
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Washington
CIA
FBI
John Mitchell
Justice Department
Richard M. Nixon
Nicholas Katzenbach
Lyndon Johnson
Katzenbach
Senate Intelligence Committee
Donald E Moore
Bureau
Senate
Mitchell
Richard Helms
Helms
Helm
Soviet Union
County Finance Committee Cuts Fund Requests
La Crosse County Finance and Personnel Committee shaved 34 976.25 from 18 proposed 1976 budgets amid salary and office-allowance cuts. They slashed district attorney and county court provisions and opposed a bill to allow unions to deduct dues from nonunion workers. Committee plans further budget sessions next week.
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County Finance Committee
la Crosse County
Jacob Swidler
Wilbert Ipsen
15Th Dist
Ipsen
Maynard Stratman
Dist
Marshfield
Attorney General
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Denver
Nix
Gerald Seubert
Alphonse Hammes
Kenneth Guthrie
Stratman
Madison
Wisconsin
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Nelson Rockefeller
Milwaukee
United Negro College Fund
Prince
Woody Allen
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Swidler
Edmund Nix
Asst
Thomas Fitzpatrick
Seubert
Guthrie
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