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Plainly, the White House efforts to keep the well-liked Lance from going under could cost President Carter dearly in terms of personal support and in backing for his ambitious legislative program and foreign policy initiatives. What remained unclear, however, was whether the President's determined support stemmed from loyalty, from resentment at being subjected to criticism (even indirect criticism) from an outright conviction that an old friend and lieutenant was being pilloried, or from a combination of all of these factors...
University of Chicago Agricultural Economist D. Gale Johnson is concerned that at $3 a bu., the target price for wheat will be "an incentive to expand production. The cost of the program will get so high that it will have to be modified." Others argue that the 20% set aside for wheat will accomplish little, since farmers will withdraw their less productive land and concentrate on planting high-yield acreage. In fact, some Agriculture Department officials project that even a full 20% set-aside program will cut production by no more than 8%. There is also some question...
...change the loan rate for wheat (currently $2.25 a bu.). Instead, the Administration increased the "target price" from $2.47 to $3. When market prices fall below the target, Washington will pay out the difference between the loan rate and the target figure-that is 75? per bu. Total cost of the program: $4.4 billion, or so the Administration estimates. Some skeptics claim that the cost will be more like $8 billion or $9 billion...
...Probably nine out of ten custom vans carry eight-track stereo, and crushed-velvet upholstery is not all that unusual. Neither are stained glass windows, wine racks, built-in television, fake fire places. Mirrors are very popular-on walls and ceilings. A few vans even boast chandeliers. Some rigs cost...
...picnicky socials that are held all over the country. Such a bash is known as a "truckin" or a "burnout" or a "push" or-ah!-a "van-go." Invariably, a key feature of the outing is the mutual admiration of vans and the adorning artwork. Some paint jobs cost $3,000. News of ever fresh extravagances circulates in 25 or so magazines devoted to vanning...