Reagan Highlighting Farm Aid Amid Election Pressures
President Reagan staged gestures to help farmers amid drought and surging harvests. He defended subsidized Soviet wheat sales as aid to farmers, while announcing price support loans and a drought information hot line. Critics note limited impact beyond symbolic acts.
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Washington
Reagan
Illinois
South Carolina
U.S
Soviet Union
Southeast
Richard Lyng
White House
Department
Drought Halves Georgia Crop Yields, 1936 Forecast
The drought slashes Georgia corn to 43.8 million bushels and hay to 1.2 million tons, cotton to 185000 bales, and wheat to 14.3 million bushels, with soybeans and sorghum down to about one third. Agriculture officials warn most farmers will endure the loss, per state leaders.
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Springfield
Ill
Associated Press
Georgia
South
Midwest
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin
Hayden Leading In TV Gubernatorial Poll in Kansas
Kansas survey by KSN WDAF shows 44 percent for Republican House Speaker Mike Hayden and 32 percent for Democrat Lt. Gov. Tom Decking with 24 percent undecided. The unscientific poll of 500 Kansans, conducted Saturday through Tuesday, has a 7 percent margin of error and also covers pari mutuel wagering, a state lottery, and liquor by the drink with strong support for all three.
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Wichita, Kan
Wdaf-Tv
Mike Hayden
Tom Decking
Pat O'Donnell
KSN
Kansas City
WDAF
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