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June 30, 2008
World & Nation
President Reagan, trying to chart a middle course between the demands of farm state lawmakers and the protests of Canada and Australia, Friday authorized sale to the Soviet Union of up to 4 million tons of American wheat during the next two months at subsidized bargain prices.
Aug. 2, 1986
Food
Here’s a baker’s dozen of Vermont bread makers who represent the variety that the state has to offer.
Nov. 4, 1990
Former President Jimmy Carter and Atlanta Mayor Andrew Young arrived in Sudan on Wednesday to start a four-nation African tour launching “the Green Revolution,” an agricultural development project to fight hunger in Africa.
Jan. 23, 1986
Movies
Films going into production: APT PUPIL (Apt Pupil). Shooting in L.A.
July 26, 1987
Business
From the uprooted avocado and lime trees in Florida to the blown-down sugar cane in Hawaii, from the parched hay in Wisconsin to the rain-ruined cotton in Texas, farm crops have taken a beating from disasters and quirky weather this year.
Oct. 2, 1992
Farmers say consumers wouldn’t buy bread made with genetically engineered grain.
May 11, 2004
California
Authorities are investigating the source of envelopes containing a white, powdery substance sent to 10 buildings in the Southland.
Jan. 31, 2008
Oil and financial futures markets were jarred Wednesday by rumors that one one of the reflagged vessels entering the Persian Gulf had been attacked.
July 23, 1987
As a public service and because young people are usually too small to do me physical harm, I occasionally like to analyze their views.
May 31, 1992