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...crowds to V-formation flying birds. But Daytona isn't all beer and birds, it's sex, suds, sand and surf, and 23" Color T.V.'s for sale on beach walls. One couple, whose embrance is hidden by a towel draped over their heads, stands bare-kneed against the bumper of their car. Few draperies, in painting or in photography, say so much but show so little...
This bursting cornucopia is not likely to result in quick or major cuts in food prices. Feed for hogs and cattle will be cheaper as a result of the bumper corn crop. But farmers reduced their hog production last year because of low prices and high feed costs caused by the blight. The effect of their decision will be felt in stores early next year and will probably make bacon, sausage and other pork products slightly costlier than now. More cattle will be raised this year, but this beefed-up production will not be reflected in meat-counter prices...
Less Clout. For many of the 3,000,000 U.S. farmers, the pleasure derived from the bumper crop is tempered by a wistful remembrance of things past. Its numbers much diminished by increasing mechanization on ever larger tracts, the farm bloc has lost much of its political clout in Washington and the nation. A chronic dissatisfaction afflicts small farmers, many of whom are forced off the land each year. Those who remain face persistent rises in production costs; last year, despite a record gross income of $56.6 billion, farmers wound up with total earnings of $15.7 billion-$500 million less...
Confidence operators and petty thieves traditionally prey on dormitory dwellers. The fall's bumper-crop of returning students is a god-send to rip-off artists. The situation is most dangerous in freshman dorms, where residents are apt to leave their doors open as they journey to communal bathrooms...
...hour shifts to unload them. Since the strike began, Ensenada crews have loaded or unloaded 64 ships, more than they normally see in a year. Much of the cargo is simply moved to vacant lots until it can be hauled to the U.S. Some 3,700 Volkswagens sit bumper to bumper atop a cliff overlooking the sea. Though all manual labor must be performed by Mexicans-a union rule that now helps Ensenadans earn a total of $40,000 a day-U.S. firms have sent dozens of representatives to oversee the operation. Says Captain D.W. Cowan of Prudential-Grace...