Farm subsidies lift U S income to 46.1 billion in 2000
Government subsidies will push net U.S. farm income to 46.1 billion this year, a 6 percent rise. Congress approved three multibillion-dollar bailouts over three years, with farm payments likely at 22.7 billion, up 2.1 billion from 1999. Cash receipts rise while production costs climb from higher fuel prices. Land values up 2 percent, farm debt down slightly.
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Elian Defense Fund to be Donated to Cancer Charity
The Elian Gonzalez Defense Fund, which raised 210000 to fight INS removal orders, will donate the remaining 50000 to 60000 to the League Against Cancer after legal bills are paid. Lawyers donated time, fund reimburses expenses, and Elian's return to his father occurred June 28. The story also reports Sea Launch's first mission since a satellite destruction, with a Zenit-3SL liftoff from an offshore platform.
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Koreas Begin High Level Talks in Seoul
North and South Korea opened high level talks in Seoul aiming to implement June summit agreements. Delegations met without flags and planned further sessions with possible cross border talks on Monday. Discussions cover military hotlines rail links and broader exchanges while noting reunification could take decades.
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Western wildfires test Kennedy Meadows residents resolve
Wildfires across the West threaten Kennedy Meadows in CALIF with a 37500 acre blaze east of Sequoia National Forest. Residents move livestock and shelter at the store as mandatory evacuations test compliance. authorities warn law enforcement cannot protect those who stay. Additional fires in Idaho Nevada threaten historic sites and federal lands with hundreds of thousands of acres burned and gusty conditions.
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Graham too ill to address Amsterdam evangelical conference
Rev. Billy Graham, 81, recovering from brain surgery, was unable to deliver opening remarks by satellite for the Amsterdam 2000 evangelical conference. Franklin read the greeting as Graham remained in Rochester Minnesota for outpatient therapy at Mayo Clinic. The event gathers 10 000 evangelicals with 300 speakers from 28 000 applicants. many attendees come from developing nations.
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Ventura to tour Iron Range for mining education
Gov. Jesse Ventura and Minnesota Cabinet members head to the Iron Range for a history and introduction to mining aimed at better educating state leaders about taconite and the local industry. The trip follows Ventura’s Leno appearance discussing LTV Steel Mining Co. layoffs in Hoyt Lakes.
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