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Gorbachev arrives in Washington today riding a remarkable wave of popularity among Americans. Twice as many Americans view him favorably than view him unfavorably. That's a better percentage than any of the current crop of presidential candidates. Americans should cheer his visit and be heartened by his apparent willingness to deal with the U.S. in a straightforward, productive manner. At the same time, though, their impressions should be tempered by the recognition that he heads a regime, if not a nation, whose values are in fundamental opposition...
...truly thankful on Thanksgiving. As members of his family sat down to a holiday feast last week, they could take some pride and satisfaction in this year's harvest. The 700 acres of corn and soybeans surrounding the Larsen homestead near Heron Lake (pop. 783) yielded a bountiful crop, and 700 head of cattle sold for good prices. Larsen's earnings are up, his indebtedness down. ! "Two years ago I was badly stressed," recalls Larsen, 31. "Now things look a lot better...
Those clouds, though, could not dampen the 1987 harvest. Despite all the idle farmland, wheat production was up 1% from last year's sizable crop, to 2.1 billion bu., while the soybean crop also rose 1%, to 2 billion bu. Good weather resulted in especially strong yields in Iowa, which vaulted past Illinois to become the top producer of corn and soybeans...
With a new crop of freshmen eager and ready to impress, Coach Frank Haggerty looks forward to the upcoming season. Led by Co-Captains James Russell and Paul Mayer, the men's team, is "aiming at improvement" and hopes to "move back up" the ranks of collegiate track and field, Haggerty said...
Despite the large crop of underclassmen, Haggerty will depend on the skills of All-America Russell in the throwing events...