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Newspaper
The Chronicle Telegram
Location
Elyria, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1990
Page
15
The Gulf crisis prompts a wave of peace demonstrations as mature women and grandmothers urge mediation and negotiations while voices in press grow louder for restraint. Tanks at bases in America and Europe loom as doubt and bitterness linger over how to resolve the conflict.
The Agriculture Department analysis shows crop yields fell and prices rose, with net farm income in the drought region averaging 28,899 per farm versus 38,122 in 1987 while non drought areas rose to 62,822. The nine state drought region included Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Minnesota Montana North Dakota South Dakota and Wisconsin.
Phylloxera, the wine bug, has returned to Napa and Sonoma, threatening vines. Experts estimate up to 500 million dollars may be spent replanting with resistant stocks over the next decade. Replanting can cost up to 15,000 dollars per acre, delaying production for three to five years.
Europe faces a prolonged drought with crops failing and rising costs. Italy reports rainfall 40 percent below average and olive losses. France sees 50 percent below average in the south with water diversions. Greece endures the worst drought in a century as prices surge. Algeria records 36 heat wave deaths over two months, Turkey and others remain parched as conditions persist.
Dr. Marion Moses leads a three year $500000 federal project to assess health effects of pesticide exposure on 300 migrant farm workers in northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan. The study tracks blood tests and neurological function, with follow ups in Florida fields, aiming to inform worker protections and consumer safety. Local volunteers, unions, and agencies collaborate amid field camps, mobility, and access challenges.
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