Windfall profits eyed in Soviet U.S. wheat sales probe
Washington hearing probes windfall gains from export subsidies in wheat to the Soviet Union. NFU cites possible $100 million in profits for grain firms with inside information as a House subcommittee reviews subsidy timing. Officials note subsidies booked for about 280 million bushels during a one week window.
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Washington
National Farmers Union
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Weldon V. Barton
NFU
Congress
Barton
House
Charles W. Pence
Export Marketing Service
USDA
U.S
Department
Company X
Palmby
Continental Grain
McGovern Campaigns in Coal Country For Votes
Senator George McGovern toured coal regions and colleges in West Virginia promising stricter mine safety enforcement and a $10 million safety research drive. He urged curbs on strip mining and logging, attacked Nixon over Vietnam and drugs, and drew a large Marshall University crowd amid talks of broader campaign stops.
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George McGovern
Nixon
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McGovern
Marshall University
America
White House
West Virginia
Cincinnati
Carbondale
Chicago
Food consumption rises for sixth year in 1971
U S Agriculture Department reports per capita food consumption increased for the sixth consecutive year in 1971 led by higher livestock use especially pork. Crop products showed no gain while food prices rose 3 percent and consumer expenditures reached 118.4 billion dollars.
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Agriculture Department
Federal Meat and Poultry Inspection Program
Department
FDA
Monford Feedlor
Gilcrest
Colo
Oakland Feedyard
Oakland
Towa
Food and Agriculture
United Nations
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Thailand
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FAO
People’s Republic of China
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Europe
Oceania
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Sheridan
PFC
Arklaroa
Ctn
Morton's
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