Editorial: Farm exports lift trade balance and farmers' income
The editorial lauds a 10 billion dollar farm trade surplus for the year ending Sept 30, credits productivity and agribusiness salesmanship, and urges continued export growth. It highlights Public Law 480 financing, CCC lending, and a small export-promotion budget as key tools, arguing higher support could boost private investment and farm incomes.
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U.S
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
CCC
Exon’s politically charged Shirley Meckel appointment
The piece recalls Gov. J. J. Exon shifting Shirley Meckel from Democrat to Republican to fit a Games and Parks Commission post. Exon defends the move with a weak claim that Meckel was always Republican. The essay mentions similar petty political maneuvering by other governors.
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J. J. Exon
Shirley Meckel
Exon
Commission On the Status of Women
Shirley
William McKinley
Governors and party balance in state appointments
A 1978 legislative proposal urges that political party representation in appointments be limited to individuals registered in their party for at least a year. The piece cites Governor Norbert Tiemann’s earlier maneuver to favor a Democrat and notes Mahoney’s later role with the Game Commission as evidence of bipartisan breach.
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Norbert Tiemann
South Omaha
State Liquor Commission
J. W. Burbach
Eugene Mahoney
Mahoney
The
Game Commission
Lincoln recipients honored for community service and achievement
The Lincoln Journal highlights Coleen Leng of Lincoln for the Kiwanis Citizenship Award while Wesley Hanson of North Platte and Elton Berck of Lincoln earn Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. Robert Lueder of Omaha is named Nebraska Diplomat of the Year for development work. County agents Robert Woboril Columbus George Woolsey Inman and David Stenberg Lexington receive NACAA honors.
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Lincoln Journal
Coleen Leng
Lincoln
Lincoln Northeast Kiwanis
Wesley Hanson
North Platte
Elton Berck
Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement
Robert Lueder
Omaha
Nebraska
National Association of County Agricultural Agents
Robert Woboril
Columbus
George Woolsey
Inman
David Stenberg
Lexington
Why do we forget faces and names in quick succession
A reader asks about psych research on forgetting names and possible remedies. The writer notes strong memory for numbers and poetry but poor face name pairing, recalls politicians who keep names, and shares anecdotes including Teddy Roosevelt and Jim Farley. Field Enterprises notes.
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Marathon
Waterloo
Jim Farley
Teddy Roosevelt
Rational planning versus trade bans in U S industry
Economists warn of widespread dislocations as U S industry faces overseas competition and aging plants. Gar Alperovitz proposes community stabilizing planning with government financing to build needed projects in towns like Youngstown, while Meany favors restraining trade to protect workers and industries.
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U.S
Washington
Gar Alperovitz
George Meany
Alperovitz
Meany
Youngstown
Youngstowns
Los Angeles Times
GAO warns coal plans face tough hurdles for 1985 goal
The GAO cautions that doubling U S coal production to 1 2 billion tons by 1985 is unlikely amid interrelated energy program limits. It cites needs for 400 825 new mines and 288 000 532 000 new miners, up to 45 5 billion in capital, rail expansion, and environmental costs, challenging Carter's energy push.
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General Accounting Office
GAO
Carter
Administration
Associated Press
Letter to the Journal on bank checking and loan costs
The writer laments bank checking accounts not covering costs and asks when to apply for new lower cost loans. Larry Small of Lincoln signs the cautious, verifiable communication for publication.
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Larry Small
Lincoln
Pershing liquor policy sparks council debate
Ellen C. Showalter condemns the city council vote to loosen liquor rules for Pershing auditorium. She argues alcohol harms communities, calls for treatment of alcoholics, questions ministerial response, and identifies Bob Jeamby as a target of her critique. Lincoln Police Department objections are noted.
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City Auditorium
Bob Jeamby
Lincoln Police Department
Carrie Nation
Ellen C. Showalter
Lincoln
Farmers in a fix the Midwestern view of grain woes
Nebraska farmers face high costs and low returns as Corn cost per bushel ranges from 1.50 to 3.00 with 2.10 seen as fair. Yield climbs to 100 bu/acre in 1977 from 83, yet market value falls from 18,500 to about 12,300 on a 100 acre spread. Inflation and machine costs bite while hope persists in rural spirit and Ak Sar Ben farming culture.
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Nebraska
University of Nebraska
Kevin Mobley
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