Pork industry grapples with low prices in Georgia
Georgia and national officials confront a pork price crisis as hog prices drop from 46.50 to under 10.00 per hundredweight amid oversupply. Georgia producers warn some may fail. Carter requests emergency loans. Glickman forms a task force and halts new plant lending. Iowa lawmakers discuss long term debt restructuring while analysts predict prices may rise by February.
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Roger Bernard
Georgia Pork Producers Association
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Bernard
Rodney Newton
Jefferson Pork
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Jimmy Carter
Carter
Clinton
U.S. Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Glickman
Congress
USDA
Des Moines
Iowa
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John Lawrence
Iowa State University
Clinton proposes tough law on child violence initiative
President Clinton unveils a four part Children Exposed to Violence Initiative at the White House. It includes making endangerment of a child through abuse a felony, easing felony murder prosecution in some child death cases, training for law enforcement and courts, and funding Safe Start grants of 10 million dollars to up to 15 cities. A national summit on children and violence is planned for May 1999.
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United States
Riverbend escapees recaptured as friends claim reward
Aaron James and five fellow inmates escaped Riverbend prison Sunday morning. James, 24, under a 50 year term for murder, was found hiding in a crawl space seven miles from the prison after a drinking party with friends who could claim a $5,000 reward. All escapees were back in custody within 36 hours.
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Michael Tyler
State Department of Correction
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Jay Denton
Billy Coffelt
Michael Perry
William Riley
James Earl Ray
Martin Luther King Jr
Tennessee
Wyoming death penalty sought in Shepard murder case
Prosecutor seeks the death penalty for Aaron McKinney and Russell Henderson in the killing of University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. The 21 year olds are charged with first degree murder kidnapping and aggravated robbery after luring Shepard from a bar and beating him for being gay. Shepard died October 12 five days after the attack, prompting renewed federal hate crimes debates.
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Wyo
University of Wyoming
Matthew Shepard
Cal Rerucha
Aaron McKinney
Russell Henderson
Shepard
Clinton
It will be blue Christmas for retailers
AP reports weak holiday season finale as shoppers stayed selective. Retail consultant Kurt Barnard lowers 5 percent forecast to 2 3 percent rise, with department stores underperforming and discounters Wal Mart Target and specialty chains showing strength. Online sales may reach 13 billion this year per Boston Consulting Group and shop.org. Price cuts start early, profit margins squeezed, shoppers chase bargains.
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Kurt Barnard
Barnard
Upper Montclair
N.J
Boston Consulting Group
Shop.org
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