Honey Production Down Prices Up Across Markets
The Agriculture Department reported honey production fell 11 percent to about 176.3 million pounds from 198.7 million in 1976. Despite lower output, average price rose to 53 cents per pound from under 50 cents, with 40.9 pounds per colony harvested versus 46.4 in 1976. Drought in California and cold winters affected yields nationwide. Separately, South Korea announced a purchase of 5,000 U.S. beef heifers, about 500 pounds each, in the largest such order in years, signaling strong demand and a potential farm value around $1 million.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
California
Florida
New York
North Dakota
Foreign Agricultural Service
Korea
Ben Thompson
International Marketing Director
FAS
USDA
Washington, D.C
Thompson
United States
U.S
Sprinkler Shutoff Blamed for KC Discotheque Blaze
Kansas City records indicate the sprinklers at Fanny’s warehouse, site of a three alarm fire, were shut off in September after a $95 unpaid bill. Officials question whether the system operated, noting a failure to notify owner and insurers. No cause yet determined.
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Kansas City
City Water Department
Fanny's
Louis Hansen
David W. Brown
Water Department
Consumer Services Division
Brown
Chinatown Hopeful Year Ends Bloody Terror in 198?
In San Francisco Chinatown the Year of the Horse is welcomed with hope after a September massacre at the Golden Dragon left five dead and 11 wounded. No arrests have been made. Shopkeepers and residents aim to rebound ahead of Tet celebrations as crowds return and firecrackers mark the lunar new year.
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San Francisco
Chinatown
Golden Dragon
Ricky-Ticky
Asia
Tso Tin Tamm
Ethiopians claim Somali rebels routed in Ogaden theater
Ethiopian government says Somali rebels are being routed in the Ogaden desert but a major counteroffensive to recapture eastern Ethiopia has not begun. Capt. Fikre Selassie Wogderess discusses retaliatory warnings as observers note ongoing air strikes and foreign troops involvement.
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Addis Ababa
Ethiopia
Ogaden
Fikre Selassie Wogderess
Military Provisional Council
Somalia
Somali Liberation Front
Associated Press
Richard Tompkins
Harar
Jama Ali
Madawein
Fikre
U.S. State Department
Two Farm Bills Proposed In Congress By Sebelius And Dole
Rep. Keith Sebelius proposes an increased grain storage payment and a flexible parity plan tied to idle land use. The measure echoes a Senate proposal by Bob Dole, offering parity prices with setaside requirements and subsidies for wheat and corn, plus a move to raise CCC storage payments.
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Washington
Keith Sebelius
R-Kan
Bob Dole
Senate
Sebelius
Secretary of Agriculture
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South Korea
Doyen Insurance Agency
Howard J. Doyen
Betty Malburg
2Nd Street
Ottawa
Kansas
Ethiopa
U.S. Navy
Norfolk, Va
East Africa
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Eritrea
S.M.L
Orig
J. C. Penney Co
Ottawa, Kansas
Eddie
S. Main
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