Polish Arabian sale revives Janow Podlaski stables
At Janow Podlaski Poland buyers gathered from Europe Israel Kuwait Saudi Arabia and the United States for the annual Polish Arabian auction. After a 1990s slump prices rebounded with bids up to 130000 while owners hope to sustain breeding plans and the farm's historic prestige.
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Charlie Watts
Armand Hammer
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Andrzej Pietruszynski
Alexander I
Warsaw
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Aviation panel rejects gas tank inerting proposal
A government task force finds adding nonflammable gases to airline fuel tanks would be too costly and take years to implement, despite NTSB support for reducing explosion risk in fuel tanks. FAA actions to date are deemed insufficient by some critics, who urge continued study of safer alternatives.
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National Transportation Safety Board
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Paul Hudson
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Ralph Nader
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Carol Carmody
Associated Press
Consumer safety chairwoman quits
Washington AP The head of federal product safety efforts announces resignation by Nov 1 2006 though term runs to 2006 Brown plans to found a consumer protection foundation She says Bush should have his own chairman and cites recalls and safety drives Brown had sought to publicize agency actions and criticized unsafe products
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Lower yields improve outlook for corn prices
Washington AP reports hot weather will trim corn yields this fall, lifting prices as production falls 7 percent to 9.27 billion bushels and average corn price rises to 2.10 per bushel. Soybeans also rise with a 35 cent boost to 4.85 per bushel amid a near record 2.87 billion bushels forecast.
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Washington
Larry Salathe
Agriculture Department
Congress
Record cotton yields rise on favorable weather signals
DAN ZWICKER of AgriVisor Services notes an unusual stretch of favorable weather. Cotton production is projected at over 20 million 480 pound bales, up 16 percent from last year, with yields averaging 670 pounds per acre across 14.3 million harvested acres. Durum wheat is seen at 91.8 million bushels, down 16 percent, and other spring wheat at 508 million, down 8 percent from 2000.
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Dan Zwicker
AgriVisor Services
Bloomington
Agriculture Department
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