House lifts wheat subsidy to $2.90 in 1977 farm bill
The House set the 1977 wheat subsidy at $2.90 a bushel despite Carter administration objections. The move, paired with a $2 target price and $2 loan level for corn, could raise federal farm support costs toward $5 billion. House leaders argued higher subsidies would prevent farmer bankruptcies while offset by loans.
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Carter Administration
House
House Agriculture Committee
Senate
USDA
Carter
Congress
Thomas Foley
D-Wash
Robert Giaimo
D-Conn
Max Baucus
D-Mont
Glenn English
D-Okla
Tom Harkin
D- Iowa
New York City
Foley
Consumer Federation of America
U.S
Adams Karnopp eye Lancaster County sheriff race
Lincoln Assistant Police Chief Dale Adams 48 considers a bid for Lancaster County sheriff opposed by Merle Karnopp 67 who has not ruled out another term. Karnopp says he is leaning toward running while Adams notes broad support and Chief Hansen would back him. Primary in May 1978 with general in November.
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Dan Pedersen
Lincoln
Dale Adams
Lancaster County
Merle Karnopp
Adams
Helen Boosalis
Hansen
Sunnyvale
Calif
Karnopp
Dale
Zieman
County Post
Teng Hsiao-ping Reinstated as CCP Vice Chairman in Peking
Peking Radio reports Teng Hsiao-ping is restored to a CCP vice chairmanship at the 3rd plenary session of the 10th Central Committee held July 17 to 21. The Gang of Four, led by Chiang Ching, are expelled from the party, with speculation Teng could rise to premier in time.
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Hong Kong
Teng Hsiao-ping
Chinese Communist Party
Peking Radio
Gang of Four
Teng
Mao Tse-tung
Peking
Hsinhua
Hua Kuo-feng
Fire kills nine in Connecticut home blaze
Prospect police say eight children and their mother Cheryl Beaudoin were found dead in a fire damaged house. The 29 year old mother and her children Fred 12 Sharon 10 Debbie 9 Paul 8 Rod 6 Holly 5 Mary Lou 4 and Jennifer Santoro 6 were identified. Fred Beaudoin was working his Pratt and Whitney shift when blaze began. Firefighters say the house was gutted and autopsies will determine cause of death.
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Cheryl Beaudoin
Fred
Sharon
Debbie
Paul
Rod
Holly
Mary Lou
Jennifer Santoro
Waterbury
Fred Beaudoin
Pratt & Whitney
North Haven
Terry Crock
Crock
Joseph Paolino
Beaudoin House
Classified Ad Hotline Ad Copy
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Journal-Star
Nebraska
Adv
Editorial Touches Nebraska Malpractice Law Debate
Journal editorial analyzes how the Nebraska Supreme Court upheld the medical malpractice law and raises provocative questions. Rep John Cavanaugh pledges steps to exempt his family from the law and urges others to do likewise.
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Nebraska Supreme Court
John Cavanaugh
Court orders August recall election for Diller school board
District Judge Orville Coady issued a writ mandating a recall vote to unseat six Diller school board members over an attempted firing of Principal Clarence Rost. Testimony on willful neglect and maladministration preceded the order, with petitions read by signers and questions over notice requirements. Rost faces a possible third suspension as the board weighs procedural questions.
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Diller
Orville Coady
Hebron
William Rist
Beatrice
Diller School
Clarence Rost
Lyle Koenig
Richard Wood
Lincoln
Francis Lottman
Coady
Nebraska
Topping
Houston
J. D. Losing
Leonard Sasse
Charlene Barnard
Alice Mae Edwards
Walter Bartels
Koenig
Rost
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