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...Corn in the three states, which produce more than half of the nation's supply, is being attacked by a virulent fungus disease. It eats through the tender leaves of young plants, causes weakened stalks to collapse and, at worst, turns ears of corn into blackened rot. Called Southern-corn leaf blight, the fungus has long been confined to the South because its wind-borne spores do not survive the dryness of northern summers. Last year a new and more deadly mutant strain of the leaf blight appeared, and this year it spread north from Florida and Georgia. Farmers...
...minerals and protein they contain. In a scale of 900, only three products rated as high as 700. The three: Kellogg's Product 19 and General Mills' Kaboom and Total. Two-thirds of the cereals ranked below 100. Among them were the five bestsellers: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, Rice Krispies and Sugar Frosted Flakes, and General Mills' Cheerios and Wheaties ("Breakfast of Champions"). Nabisco's Shredded Wheat ranked last...
...fine garden that Antonio Carrozzi kept. There were tall, aggressive beanstalks. Jungles of pregnant tomato vines. Ears of corn like golden footballs. And out front, placed there to conceal the tempting vegetables from passersby, 300 spindly marijuana plants...
...What this place needs is 88 acres of corn and a few cows. Somebody ruined a good farm." That zinger gained Hill, the second highest money winner on the tour last year with earnings of $156,423, another $150 fine for conduct unbecoming a grump. After blasting their way out of a Sahara of sand traps in the first round, some players were also ready to blast Jones for the 40 m.p.h. winds that caused such stars as Arnold Palmer, Gary Player and Nicklaus to shoot 79, 80 and 81 respectively. Said Lee Trevino: "If anyone shoots 281 on this...
Billera motivates his millionaires by what he admits is "sheer corn," including quarterly competitions for E-for-Excellence flags, and an annual bronze plaque for the member company that does best. Behind such techniques is a Billera blueprint for building USI into a 500-company empire within ten years, though he has slowed acquisitions this spring. Billera also intends to remain flexible in his own job. Last month he promoted Charles E. Selecman from executive vice president to president, in charge of day-to-day operations. Selecman is well steeped in the Billera philosophy. "We want...