Farmers Rally as Nationwide Strike Dates Loom
Bitter cold grips the midlands as dissident farmers head to state capitals for a nationwide strike demanding 100 percent parity prices. Agriculture Secretary Bergland supports the principle but warns a guaranteed cost of production could spark inflation.
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Mondale Visits Hermitage Despite Cold Laryngitis
Joan Mondale braved a cold and laryngitis to visit the Hermitage Museum in Leningrad on Thursday during the ten year tour. She accompanied by staff as the vice president’s wife observes Russia’s historic art collection.
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Explosion kills 30 in Colombia fertilizer plant blast
The Cartagena facility Empresa Colombiana de Abonos suffered a massive early morning explosion that destroyed most of the plant and left about 30 dead and 22 injured among roughly 150 workers. Fire Chief Eduardo Sanchez cited an unclear cause and a warehouse containing ammonia and other chemicals as the blast origin.
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Empresa Colombiana de Abonos
Brutal Midwestern Weather Grounds Travel Across Regions
A severe winter storm grips the Midwest from the northern Plains to New England with winds driving snowdrifts up to 15 feet in Iowa and blizzard conditions in western Minnesota. The storm leaves travelers marooned and shatters records as wind chills reach extreme lows and 35 inches of new snow pile up in Ohio's snowbelt. Authorities urge survival gear and caution for anyone venturing outside.
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White House gets holiday tree from Washington state
A 24 foot Christmas tree arrived at the White House from Washington state and will be decorated with ornaments made by retarded people. Rosalynn Carter eyed the decor as ceremonies drew in Senators Henry Jackson and Warren Magnuson. Weather forecasters warned travel was tough across the Midwest and Great Lakes with heavy snow, road closings, stranded motorists, and schools shut nationwide.
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UPI
White House
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Rosalynn Carter
Henry Jackson
Warren Magnuson
Saccharin Warning Posters Ordered Nationwide
The FDA requires saccharin warning posters near store entrances and in aisles selling saccharin products. The plan, part of a Carter administration move, urges posters to caution that saccharin may be hazardous to health because it has caused cancer in test animals. public hearing set for Jan 12.
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UPI
Food and Drug Administrtion Today
Federal Register
Carter
FDA
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