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...current crop of Democratic candidates is treating Jackson warily, knowing full well that any attempt to keep him out of the race would only reinforce his inclination to stay in it. Aides to Mondale, who has the most popularity among blacks and thus the most to lose, have met with Jackson to discuss other political contributions he could make, like running the party's voter-registration drive. They have also explained that winning delegates requires a mastery of state election laws and long hours of grass-roots organizing...
Some former civil rights activists, like Atlanta's Andrew Young, shifted to the new battleground and became elected leaders of national stature. But the old guard of the civil rights movement is losing influence to a fresh crop of up-and-coming figures who are developing political bases at the state and local level. Their styles are an intriguing mix: some seek confrontation, most build coalitions that cut across racial lines. But they share a belief in the power of the ballot. Herewith profiles of six of the new generation...
...corn-crop outlook shrivels
...farms, food prices have risen more slowly than inflation since 1979. But last week the Government disclosed that the combination of bad weather and a controversial farm-subsidy program may augur steeper increases ahead. Based on an Aug. 1 survey, the Department of Agriculture estimated that the 1983 corn crop will be only 5.24 billion bu. That output would be 38% below last year's record level and would represent the smallest harvest since...
...diminished corn prospects are largely due to the Agriculture Department's payment in kind (PIK) program, which began with this year's crop. PIK is designed to ease the buildup of farm surpluses by giving surplus grain to farmers who idle their land. The program, which some critics label a windfall, brought about a planned 27% drop in the corn acreage planted this year. In July the Government estimated that the reduction would trim the 1983 corn harvest to 6.2 billion...