Wheat shortage costs Americans amid record crops and price spikes
U.S. reports show record crops but shortages persist and prices soar. Wheat futures top 4 dollars a bushel as bread climbs and meat prices rise. government forecasts higher food spending this year near 150 billion dollars, with significant impact from export demand and Soviet purchases.
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Washington Warden Plans Incentives to Improve Prison
Seilacoom Wash APWilliam Hardy Rauch the new warden of McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary discusses reforms including repairs to segregation units expanding work release halfway houses and furloughs and using behavior modification with rewards and punishments He cites overcrowding mental health needs and a cautious stance on mass closures while defending continued use of prisons and stressing professional psychiatric care for inmates.
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Poll Finds Liberal Shift in Attitudes on Sex and Nudity
Gallup poll of 1,544 adults conducted July 6 9 shows a shift toward liberal views on premarital sex and nudity since 1969. Forty three percent say premarital sex is not wrong, while 55 percent would be offended by nude magazine pictures and 59 percent by topless waitresses.
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Chinese Pandas Roll Up Food Bill
The National Zoo faces a high daily cost to feed its famed pandas Hsing-Hsing and Ling-Ling with a diet of rice gruel minerals honey and side dishes. The annual food bill reaches 3989 dollars, nearly as much as feeding four elephants. Each panda receives 15 to 20 pounds of fresh bamboo daily with the bamboo itself free but costs for cutting and lead testing. Hsing-Hsing weighs 229 pounds with added state side cooking.
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Symington warns Cambodia may fall if North Vietnam moves on
Sen. Stuart Symington says Cambodia could collapse quickly if North Vietnam resumes a military offensive after the bombing pause. He accuses the White House of ordering the Cambodia bombings and secrecy and says falsified records misled Congress and damaged armed forces morale. He calls U.S. policy one of force, fraud and secrecy.
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Eldridge House Restaurant Closes for Renovation
The Eldridge House will be closed for normal public service until Sept 4 due to renovation and staff vacations. Other Eldridge House food service will continue as usual, says spokesman Andy Garyardt.
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Obscenity Law Changes Debated In Kansas Session
Kansas officials push to tighten obscenity statutes after Supreme Court ruling removes redeeming value defense. The bill would raise first offense fines for selling porn to minors and align state law with court decisions.
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