New Prison Greeted By Caution From House GOP
Rep Wendell Lady reported little current GOP support for Gov Bennett’s plan to fund a new medium security prison. He outlined that 48 of 60 House Republicans attended policy meetings and noted the need for justification of the $17 million project before 1977 planning money and site proposals.
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Robert F. Bennett
Wendell Lady
Overland Park
Lady
Statehouse
Bennett
GOP House
Mideast Talks Urged by Israeli Foreign Minister
TEL AVIV AP reports Foreign Minister Yigal Allon supported early informal consultations with Jordan and West Bank Palestinian leaders on Palestinian Arab representation in future peace talks. He said Sadat’s call for a federated Palestinian state with Jordan marks a shift away from a separate state solution.
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Yigal Allon
Jordan
West Bank
Middle East
Allon
Anwar Sadat
Washington Post
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Palestine Liberation Organization Ploc
Allen
Kingdom of Jordan
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Farm Prices See-Saw Reflect Mixed 1976-77 Outlook
USDA reports overall farm prices rose 3 percent from Nov 15 to Dec 15 with meat animals up 7 percent. Beef cattle averaged 32.10 per 100 pounds, hogs 36.30, soybeans 6.56 a bushel. Wheat and milk fell. corn rose to 2.24, milk 9.81 per 100 pounds. Parity ratio edged to 68 percent. Industry notes hint at possible Palestinian representation talks linked to West Bank and Jordan peace moves, with Rabin and Sadat referenced.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Cancer Scare No Deterrent To Smokers
Washington AP reports a decade after the surgeon general's warning tobacco use is at an all time high with sales up by a billion dollars from last year. Americans spent about 16.6 billion on tobacco this year with over 90 percent for cigarettes amid rising consumption and ongoing anti smoking campaigns. Cancer Society officials warn smoking causes significant deaths while industry groups dispute the tone of the campaign.
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Agriculture Department
Department
National Clearinghouse For Smoking and Health
Clearinghouse
American Cancer Society
Allan K. Jonas
Society
Task Force On
Demos pledge to double public works job program
Democratic leaders vow to end executive legislative clashes and push a plan to fund at least 150000 new public works jobs. The proposal, backed by Carter, would cost 2 to 4 billion dollars, with 150000 to 300000 direct and a similar number indirect jobs. A Plains Georgia meeting on January 7 will map details and funding.
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White House
Congress
Carter
House
Jim Wright
Wright
Ford
Plains
Economic Development Administration
December Wheat Prices Improve in Kansas Grain Report
TOPEKA AP Kansas farmers received an average 2.24 per bushel for mid December wheat, up two cents from November but 94 cents below last year. Sorghum averaged 3.36 per hundredweight, up 28 cents from November but 50 cents lower than a year earlier.
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Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
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