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Newspaper
Ottawa Herald
Location
Ottawa, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1978
Page
3
The Agriculture Department reported last year’s total farm crop production reached a record, led by a corn harvest of about 6.36 billion bushels and soybean output near 1.72 billion bushels. The all crops index hit 129 percent, as farmers expanded plantings to 331.3 million acres despite weather and price pressures.
Topeka AP State lawmakers weigh cutting welfare medical costs by tightening eligibility. A Legislative Division of Post Audit says Kansas spends 146 million annually on health services for the poor and allows more than federal law requires. SRS Secretary Harder cites new procedures to save up to 10 million this year, including fewer monthly physician visits and ending weekend admissions for welfare recipients.
Kansas Governor Robert Bennett announced a Taiwan trade delegation will visit Jan 27 to tender offers for 27 000 tons of wheat and 100 000 tons of corn as part of over 1 million tons of U S grain planned for January February. The sale, valued at above 100 million dollars, reflects growing foreign markets aided by the National Wheat Growers Association and Kansas Wheat Commission as Bennett criticizes Carter administration policy.
In Jerusalem Egypt reiterated Arab demands for Palestinian statehood and withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967. The United States endorsed the Palestinians' legitimate rights while Israel urged concessions and mutual agreement for peace. Vance framed an interim path, seeking a temporary Palestinian arrangement to move talks forward.
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