Farm bill debates focus on price supports and reforms
Dole and others discuss trimming target prices and subsidies for grain as the 1985 farm bill could shift toward market oriented controls. Proposals include lowering loan rates to 75 percent of five year average prices, linking aid to conservation, and using price supports for a smaller farmer segment while preserving a safety net.
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Uncle Sam
Dole
John Block
Gliclanan
Glickman
Soviet Testing Of A Shuttle Confirmed
Soviet space scientist Roald Sagdeyev acknowledged for the first time that the USSR has tested a model of a reusable spaceplane, with Western experts noting a small shuttle-like craft under development for military use alongside plans for a space station. The statement follows Tass reports of Cosmos 1614 launch and precedes Vega 1 and Vega 2 missions toward Venus and Halley’s Comet rendezvous.
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Roald Sagdeyev
Tass
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Surpluses in States Rise to 5.8 Billion in 1984
The National Governors' Association reports 50 states finish fiscal 1984 with 5.8 billion in surpluses, nearly triple 1983, while 1985 forecast shows a drop to about 4.3 billion. Balances peaked at 11.8 billion in 1980, then fell through the early 1980s amid recessions and cuts.
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National Governors’ Association
National Association of State Budget Officers
Gerald H. Miller
Budget Officers Group
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