Goobers Fight Back As Peanuts Face Slump In 1970s
Washington reports Carter's popularity slipping amid a sagging peanut market with 29 million pounds less produced in 1977. Declining birthrates, higher meat prices, and new substitutes hit demand while exporters push overseas growth and new peanut products appear, including almond and walnut flavors.
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The railroad industry asked for a minimum 45 percent increase in compensation for hauling the United States Mail, as reported in the Star Files From the Star Files column ten years ago in 1968.
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