Push For Changes In Conservation Policy
Washington AP The Reagan administration backs a bill denying federal farm benefits to farmers who plow uncultivated fragile lands while urging Congress to wait on broader policy shifts until the 1985 Omnibus Farm Bill. The sodbuster plan aims to protect 248 million acres of marginal land, with support from the National Association of Conservation Districts amid drought concerns and rising grain prices.
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Washington
Reagan Administration
Agriculture Department
Congress
Agriculture
Richard Siegel
House Agriculture Conservation Subcommittee
Siegel
National Association of Conservation Districts
U.S
Milton Mekelburg
Great Plains
Mekelburg
USDA
Department of Agriculture
Senate Agriculture Committee
Senate
House
Guide To The Stars Guides Public On Hollywood Homes
Hollywood curbside map seller Vincent Cravero operates a decade old niche selling “Guide to Starland Estates and Mansions.” He shares celebrity gossip, real estate tidbits, and even trash-tastings to curious travelers and fans, updating buyers about stars like Streisand, Stewart, Burns, Ball, Newman, Falk, and others. He travels Bel Air routes, earns about half of a $5 map sale, and notes peak demand in July and August.
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Hollywood
Jimmy Stewart
Barbra Streisand
Vincent Cravero
Cravero
Starland Estates
Burt Reynolds
Streisand
Paul Newman
Charles Bronson
Kirk Douglas
Miss Ball
Jerry Lewis
Stewart
Peter Falk
Burns
Philadephia
Burbank
Los Angeles
Bel- Air
Maybe Numbers Do Lie
New York AP discusses how computer derived statistics can mislead as revisions and seasonal adjustments distort signals. It cites housing starts rising despite higher mortgage rates and auto credit growing while sales fall, with analysts often dodging questions. The piece highlights the Fed Watcher tracking money supply and the pursuit of order amid revisions and subjective assumptions.
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New York
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Albert Sindlinger
Lake Erie
Fed
Federal Reserve
IMF Hammers Out Pact At IMF Business Meeting
Global finance ministers reached a two tier pact on IMF lending limits for developing nations after late night wrangling. The plan reduces most borrowing to 102 percent of deposits while allowing 125 percent for exceptional needs, effective January 1 1984, with U S Congress pending approval of an 8.5 billion dollar U S contribution to the larger pool.
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Washington
International Monetary Fund
IMF
Willy de Clercq
World Bank
U.S
Treasury
Donald T. Regan
Congress
United States
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