Sugar aid compromise clears path for $11 billion farm bill
A Senate House conference panel endorsed a compromise on an $11 billion farm and food stamp bill, loosening the path to approval. The deal adds sugar and grain supports, raises tariffs if needed, and covers 1977 1978 prices while adjusting wheat and corn targets. The plan includes a 14 project test for the food stamp program with work requirements rated by region.
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Young Eyes Caribbean for Policy Push This Week
UPI reports U S Ambassador Andrew Young will visit Jamaica Mexico Costa Rica Guyana Surinam Trinidad Tobago Venezuela Dominican Republic Haiti Barbados from Friday to August 17 as part of a new U S policy focus on the Caribbean. The trip aims to spotlight U S interest in the region.
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Firefighters push forward as Mt Diablo brush blaze contained
A 6000 acre brush fire on Mt Diablo slopes near San Francisco was controlled early Thursday. Fire bosses plan to redeploy some of the 600 firefighters to other northern California fires, while other wildfires are reported in Alaska and Colorado.
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Con Ed blamed for New York blackout by FPC chair
The Federal Power Commission blamed Consolidated Edison for inadequate preparation and slow action that failed to prevent the July 13 14 blackout affecting about 10 million people in New York City and surrounding areas. The chair noted system inadequacy and potential cost of improvements. The negligence question remains for a court.
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Mexican gas pipeline plan aims to import PEMEX gas
Six U.S. pipeline firms sign a memorandum with Mexico’s PEMEX to build an 850 mile pipeline from Reforma on the Gulf Coast into Texas, with initial deliveries around 50 million cubic feet per day rising to two billion. The project could meet up to 3 percent of U.S. gas demand, cost about 1 billion, and seek financing from the Export‑Import Bank.
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Senate Keeps Corps Dredging Authority Amid Debate
The Senate voted 51 to 45 to preserve the Army Corps of Engineers power to issue permits for dredging and filling in smaller waterways. A separate tally rejected Sen. Lloyd Bentsen's bid to limit the authority to navigable waters as part of a broader clean water bill funding sewage plants.
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Vance Holds Talks With Assad Aiming at Arab-Israeli Conference
Secretary of State Cyrus Vance met with Syrian President Hafez Assad in Damascus for more than two hours in talks described as very good. The discussions focused on a joint U S Egyptian proposal for a preliminary working group of Israeli and Arab foreign ministers to precede a resumed Geneva Conference. Vance plans to travel to Amman after the talks.
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