Reagan plan targets idle farms to ease agricultural crisis
The Reagan administration proposes federal payments to idle entire farms, replacing current 50 percent base acreage deficiency payments. Critics note decades of similar programs failing to solve the crisis, while supporters push for payment based on bushels not acres. Kansas Governor Hayden shifts marketing tasks to Commerce, aiming practical farm promotion.
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Reagan
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Dan Glickman
Mike Hayden
Department of Agriculture
Commerce Department
IRS targets 300000 deadbeats in new tax drive
The Internal Revenue Service plans a major crackdown on about 300,000 wage earners who fail to file returns this year, aiming to collect about two billion dollars in taxes plus penalties and interest. Next year the effort could sweep up 500,000 cheaters for about 3.25 billion dollars, amid debate over whether stronger tools are needed, despite existing tax laws.
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Internal Revenue Service
Editor Jim Hitch takes helm at Ottawa Herald
An affectionate column traces Jim Hitch’s career moves across towns from Sterling to Hutchinson and Burlington, and his stance on roots and belonging. Now he becomes the Ottawa Herald editor and publisher, signaling a new chapter as he ponders if he is finally coming home to Ottawa.
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Mercury
Burrton
Harvey County
Sterling
Colo
Greeley
Hutchinson
Burlington
Iowa
Mississippi
Ottawa
Jim Hitch
The
Ottawa Herald
Bruce K. Smalls
South Carolina
Benjamin Grogan
Gerald Dove
FBI
Miami
John Martinez
California Highway Patrol
San Bernardino
Alhambra
Robert L. Coggins
North Carolina
Carlos Negron
New Jersey
Black Liberation
Mission Film Review Recalls Jesuit History and Falls Beauty
A Cannes Best Picture winner set in 1750s Paraguay recounts Jesuit missions, Indian cooperatives, and the surge of greed-led destruction. Robert de Niro and Jeremy Irons anchor a film praised for authentic scenery at Iguazú Falls and a stark clash of good and evil.
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Mission
Clint Eastwood
Sylvester Stallone
Paraguay
Portugal
Spain
Vatican
Robert de Niro
Mendoza
Jeremy Irons
Father Gabriel
Roland Joffe
David Puttnam
Chris Menges
Robert Bolt
Colombia
Daniel Berrigan
Central
South America
Irons
Desire
Europe
Prin
Cipal Mission
Iguaza Falls
Soviet Shuffle Raises Eyebrows In Geneva Talks
Soviet ambassador Yuri Dubinin reported a top-level shift in Moscow's arms control delegation with Yuri Vorontsov set to replace Viktor Karpov in Geneva. Moscow asked Washington to elevate its chief negotiator, while U.S. spokesman Larry Speakes warned this should not derail serious talks. Both sides enter round seven seeking missile reductions though space-based defenses remain a sticking point.
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Barry Schweid
Washington (Ap
Yuri Dubinin
State Department
Yuri Vorontsov
Viktor Karpov
Geneva
Rozanne Ridgway
United States
Dubinin
Moscow
Max Kampelman
U.S
Larry Speakes
Memorial for law officers seeks private funds
A Washington column urges support for a National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial funded privately. Congress authorized the project in 1984 with work to begin by October 19, 1989 and a target of 5 million dollars. The piece lists fallen officers and highlights leadership by Rep. Mario Biaggi and Craig Floyd, with tax deductible contributions at 1575 I St NW, Suite 1075, Washington DC 20005.
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Washington
Vietnam Veterans Memorial
National Law Enforcement Officers’ Memorial Fund
Armed Services
FBI
Drug Enforcement Administration
Congress
John P. Frisco
Windcrest
Texas
Frisco
Oren Hindman
South Dakota
Alma Waters
Meridian
Miss
San Diego
Kelly A. Bazer
Kansas City
Maureen K. Murphy
New York
Mario Biaggi
Craig Floyd
Jan Scruggs
I St. NW
Washington, D.C
Ottawa Herald Subscription Rates 1986
Ottawa Herald lists daily publication details with rates for carriers, motor routes, and mail in Franklin County and beyond. It shows monthly, quarterly, semiannual, and yearly costs, plus a 5.5 percent sales tax for out of state subscribers.
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Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Jim R. Hitch
Franklin County
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Wheat and Feed Grains
IRS
Editor’s
Hutchinson News
Salt City
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Emporia
Salt Creek
Brittany
Joyce
John McCormally
James
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