Battle over mothballing Safeguard ABM reaches Langdon
Langdon North Dakota, a border town, reels as House Appropriations votes to deactivate the Safeguard ABM system by next June. The plan would scale back the arsenal and keep the site on standby, prompting economic fears and heated local debate about federal decision making and regional impacts.
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Cavalier County
House Appropriations Committee
Mark Andrews
Washington
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Blanchard
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Safeguard
Lyndon Johnson
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Russia
North Dakota
Milton Young
Senate Appropriations Committee
Defense
Young
House
Rep. Andrews
Fargo
Here
Cavalier County Republican
Andrews
Canada
John MacFarlane
Otter Tail Power Co
MacFarlane
Army Corps of Engineers
Army
Farm Policy Cited In Elevator Logjam
Illinois Agriculture Director Robert Williams blames federal meddling and an overseas grain embargo for overflowing grain elevators and disrupted transport. An ICC order prioritizes empty railcar distribution to prevent spoilage, while a bumper crop and storage costs erode farmer margins.
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Robert “Pud” Williams
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Williams
Washington
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Chicago Board of Trade
Bomb Scare Evacuates Prairie Du Chien School
Prairie du Chien police and Crawford County sheriff’s department evacuated B. F. Kennedy Grade School after a bomb scare just before noon. A search found a new bomb and the school later reopened.
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Crawford County
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