Soviet grain harvest falls short amid bad weather
Brezhnev announced the Soviet Union's 1977 grain harvest will total about 194 million metric tons, nearly 20 million below expectations. Western experts say Russia may buy up to 15 million tons of U.S. wheat and corn to offset the shortfall, with weather blamed for the weaker crop in arid Kazakh steppes.
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Soviets gain mobile missile edge in race for US reach
Pentagon sources say the Soviet Union has produced at least 100 mobile missiles with ranges over 2400 miles planned for truck deployment. Production began over a year ago and the missiles are stored in warehouses. U.S. officials acknowledge the Soviets are ahead in mobile missile capability.
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