Guerrillas Hold City in Nicaragua Seventh Day
Leftist guerrillas retained Esteli for a seventh day amid heavy artillery and air strikes by Somoza forces. About 400 rebels held barricaded positions while national guard, army, and police pressed to recapture the city. Red Cross said roughly 5 000 residents fled since fighting began and reports of an American family trapped were unconfirmed.
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Esteli
Nicaragua
Anastasio Somoza
National Guard
Somoza
Sandinista National Libération Front
Aquiles Aranda Escobar
Florida
Red Cross
Estell
Hamburger price forecast climbs to 1.60 a pound this summer
The Agriculture Department projects average hamburger prices to rise to 1.60 dollars per pound this summer, about 38 percent higher than last year's July to September average of 1.16. The report notes greater use of extenders from soybeans and other vegetables and cites March guesses of roughly 1.53 to 1.55 dollars per pound.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Donald B. Agnew
Agnew
Farm Credit Seeks Fair Share For American Farmers
A historical newspaper excerpt highlights farmer income and impact, noting the average American farmer earns under 10 000 annually while producing for 56 people, doubling output per acre in 50 years, and exporting more than any other U S industry as Farm Credit positions itself as lenders recognizing farmers’ accomplishments and limited earnings.
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U.S
Farm Credit
America
Farm Credit Banks
Baltimore
Federal Land Bank Associations
Production Credit Associations
Computer Used in Hunt For Missing Clipper Ship
The U S Coast Guard uses a computer to aid a broader Atlantic search for the Pride of Baltimore and its 11 crew. The missing schooner is four days overdue near Norfolk Virginia. The crew includes Captain Charles Whitcomb aged 52 and eight men two women with sailing experience.
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Baltimore
U.S. Coast Guard
Atlantic
Pride
Norfolk
Charles Whitcomb
Carolinas
Coast Guard
Norton
Ruling Next Week on GM Radios Standard in Cars
A Alexandria federal judge will decide next week if GM may delay its plan to make radios standard on a new line of downsized cars set for April 19. Ten independent radio dealers sue, claiming the move could end their businesses. GM argues a delay would hurt car advertising more than dealers' costs.
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Alexandria
General Motors Corp
U.S
Oren Lewis
Virginia
Andrew Miller
Fruit Fertilization Apples and Peaches
A 1971 study by CSB and M Faust notes nutritional factors affecting apple leaf mineral content. A 1967 Amer Hort Sci report on peaches reports Georgia study results showing co-treated trees yield about 16 percent higher.
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Shear
Csb
M_ Faust
J. Ammer. Soc
Steer
Coor Care
Amer
Hort. Sci.s
Georgia
Culp
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Winchester Evening Star
Wilmington
N.C
Andres Bolinaga
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Navy
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Caribbean
Thomas F. Norton
Operation Sail, Inc
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Shear and
Faust
Savege
Viking Ship
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Jemison
Alabama
Ual
Caicwem
CWEN
Hydro
Srammar
Ssces
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San Francisco
East Coast
Roger Executive Center
Norfolk VA
Norsk Hydro
Oslo
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Muller Chemical
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