Meat Packing Slump Deepens Across Industry
The Associated Press reports a sustained meat packing downturn as consumer demand falls for expensive beef, cattle prices rise, and livestock shortages persist. Plants shutter or cut shifts, with workers laid off or furloughed across Morrell, Iowa Beef Processors, Farmland Foods, National Beef Packers, Sioux Pack Co., and others.
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Associated Press
Midlands
Harry Nelson
American Beef Packers, Inc
Oakland
Iowa
Morrell
Sioux Falls
M.C
Donald Slotkin
Iowa Beef Processors
Dakota City
Fort Dodge
Charlie Harness
Farmland Foods
Gordon Leith
Leith
National Beef Packers
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Sioux Pack Co
Sioux City
Eric Maier
Clifford Less
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Israel Vows to Press On In Lebanon Attacks
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Begin pledged to continue striking Palestinian guerrillas in Lebanon despite U S and Egyptian pressure to halt the raids. US officials urged deescalation as Israel attacked camps in northern and southern Lebanon and a wedding killed six in Mohmara. Egypt's status in the Islamic Movement was suspended amid moves over East Jerusalem and shrines.
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Jerusalem
United States
Egypt
Israel
Lebanon
Menachem Begin
State Department
Washington
U.S
Samuel Lewis
Butros Ghali
A.S
Middle East
Sinai
Mohmara
Begin
Nahariya
Family of Arab Nations
Fez
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East Jerusalem
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Algeria
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Tranquilizer Linked to Rat Cancer Growth Probe
A Canadian researcher warns that diazepam the active ingredient in Valium may promote growth of existing tumors in rats in a preliminary test. He calls for urgent human studies while Canadian institutes reject his funding requests citing referees.
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New York
David Horrobin
Lancet
Horrobin
Clinical Research Institute
University of Montreal
United States
Canada
National Cancer Institute of Canada
Medical Research Council
Peter Scholefield
Scholefield
Roche Laboratories
Nutley
N.J
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