USDA Forecasts 1985 Farm Bill Looms Over Conference
Washington AP report outlines tentative 1985 farm outlook as USDA experts anticipate policy shifts in the pending farm bill. Projections show lower net farm income next year, with declines in cattle and hog markets, rising milk yields, and large grain surpluses influencing prices and production decisions through 1985.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
United States
Congress
USDA
Omaha, Neb
Sterilization Becomes U.S. Main Birth Control Method
AP reports 1982 statistics show sterilization as the most common contraception in the United States, surpassing the pill. Of women 15 to 44, 18 percent used sterilization, 16 percent used pills, with condoms 7 percent, diaphragms 5 percent, and IUDs 4 percent. The private Population Reference Bureau corroborates the shift as couples age and finish families, with sterilization rising from 18 to 62 percent among those with no future child plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Center For Health Statistics
United States
U.S
Population Reference Bureau
William F. Pratt
William D. Mosher
Christine A. Bachrach
Marjorie C. Horn
Health Statistics Center
Union Carbide Faces India Tragic Gas Leak Reactions
New York AP reports Union Carbide officials rush to India after the Bhopal gas disaster as the company halts methyl isocyanate production in Institute West Virginia. Chairman Warren M. Anderson calls it the highest priority and outlines compensation plans while public relations experts stress openness to protect reputation.
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Union Carbide
India
New York
Warren M. Anderson
Danbury
Conn
James Callaghan
Hill & Knowlton
Bhopal
Institute
W.va
Anderson
Callaghan
Farmland Industries Returns to Profit After 1983 Loss
Farmland Industries Inc. reported an $11.2 million savings for 1984 after a large 1983 loss, with a first quarter 1985 showing softness due to grain and refining struggles and bad weather. The cooperative plans a $21 million patronage refund and notes 1984 was a strong turnaround despite ongoing farm market challenges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Ap) Farmland Industries Inc
Kenneth A. Nielsen
Nielsen
Farmland
Terra Resources
Co-Op
Public Auction of 1930s County Items at Beatty's Ottawa Sale
Moving from Case County Missouri to Beatty's Auction Barn in Ottawa Kansas, a mixed lot from 1930s storage includes wall telephones, dishes, signs, crates, copper boiler, old tools, books from 1912 to 1969, furniture such as pie safe and organ, many chairs and tables, plus toys. Lunch served. sale at 11:00 a.m. Terms cash. not responsible for accidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Case County
Beatty
W. Wilson
Ottawa
Kansas
National Geographies
World Atlas
Western Baptist Mag
White Mountain
Smith American
L&m
More Help For Africa Sought
Geneva based International Red Cross appeals for 66 million dollars for 1985 to aid famine victims in Africa. 51.2 million is needed immediately for 1.5 million people in 14 nations including Ethiopia Chad Kenya Mali Mauritania Mozambique Niger Rwanda Senegal Sudan Tanzania Uganda Burkina Faso and Cape Verde. An additional 14.8 million funds famine relief in southern Sahara. The plan includes training 1000 new volunteers for African relief programs.
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Geneva
Switzerland
International Red Cross
Africa
League of National Red Cross Societies
Ethiopia
Chad
Kenya
Mali
Mauritania
Mozambi
Que
Niger
Rwanda
Senegal
Sudan
Tanzania
Uganda
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Sahara
League
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Farmland Management
MFA Inc
Columbia
MFA
Ay Beatty Auction Service
Nancy Beatty
Cecil Beatty
Croucher
Jeanette Croucher
Contel
At&t
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