Giants accused of manipulating world grain prices
Senate investigators say four large U.S. firms Cargill Bunge Continental and Dreyfus control data that sets world grain prices. A 1967 memo alleges false reporting to influence EEC levies subsidies and U.S. price actions. Testimony by firm representatives is expected this week.
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Hamburg
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Moscow
Dick Clark
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Balloon flight links city smog to distant rural air
A 70 foot balloon and three ton lab followed a polluted air mass from St. Louis to Indiana 150 miles away. EPA officials say city pollution can foul rural and distant air despite ground controls. The flight's oxygen irritation and wind patterns support debates over emissions from tall smokestacks and air quality rules.
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St. Louis
Indiana
Environmental Protection Agency
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