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...uncertain as to what it meant. Were the Soviets getting ready to boycott the Games? If so, their East bloc allies would almost certainly follow the leader, although some first-class teams, like East Germany's, would be dismayed at the prospect of forfeiting their virtually assured bushel of medals. For the moment, the Administration believes the Soviets are merely exploiting the situation for propaganda purposes, possibly hoping to extract some concessions from Olympic officials in Los Angeles. The U.S. argues that it has lifted, for the period of the Games, an existing ban on Soviet airliners carrying passengers...
...Witnessing in a Divided World." Bishop Per Lonning of the Church of Norway (Lutheran) called it a "dangerous setback," because it showed a "lack of missionary urgency" and did not emphasize the uniqueness of Christianity. Agreeing, the delegates voted nearly unanimously for a revision, but in dealing with a bushel of political statements on everything from nuclear arms (yes to a freeze) to Palestinian rights (an emphatic endorsement), they never had a chance to act on the rewritten statement. Nonetheless, the delegates were enthusiastic about the increased emphasis on prayer and multicultural worship at the assembly. They were also hopeful...
...afternoon's harvest is poor. When Sprague surfaces for the last time, there are only 18 baskets on deck. The catch will bring $12 a bushel. But considering the cost of Frisky's fuel and upkeep, it will not make Brown and Sprague wealthy...
...Leasing's latest books are sci-fi, and it the committee wants that, well they just ought to was till my man Isaac reaches Nobel age in 15 years. By that time he will have written more books than Erle Stanley Garner and Franklin W. Dison by a bushel 12-1 on the lady with the Golden Notebook...
...have just harvested a record wheat crop of 440 million bu., grain is selling at a meager $3.65 per bu., down from $4.05 a year ago and from over $5 in 1973. In Oklahoma, where wheat is selling at $3.20 per bu., farmers invest nearly $6 to harvest each bushel. These are the mathematics of desperation. "The farmer's got his livelihood tied up in a crop he can't sell," said Mike Kubicek, executive director of the state's wheat commission. "He can't produce it for $6, sell...