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...Carter Administration has been trying to persuade other wheat-exporting nations to cooperate with the embargo and not sell the Soviets the 17 million metric tons of grain eliminated by the U.S. So far, Canada and Australia have given "pretty firm" commitments to go along with the embargo, while Argentina is a question mark. Even if these nations do cooperate, the Soviets may still find other ways to get their grain. Says Verel Bailey, an Iowa corn grower: "The Russians are very effective in manipulating international pipeline supplies. It would not surprise me if a lot of grain starts heading...
Even if the embargo were to prove largely successful, it is unlikely that anybody in the U.S.S.R. would go hungry. The bulk of the grain from the U.S. is corn, which is fed to livestock. The Kremlin has been striving to build up its herds after a distress slaughter prompted by bad harvests in the mid-1970s. At the moment, Soviet ports and storage areas are crammed with grain, so any embargo would not be felt for a few months. When the grain runs out, the herds would again be slaughtered to feed people. Toward...
...quickly drew rebukes from political opponents. Senator Edward Kennedy complained that the "Soviets won't leave Afghanistan, and the American farmer will pay the price for an ineffective foreign policy. A weak policy can't be redeemed by getting tough on farmers." George Bush declared that the embargo "cuts off our own nose more than it hurts the Russians. Talking about cutting off fishing rights is like hitting the Soviets with a marshmallow...
American farmers, who are enjoying bumper crops and record exports, are unhappy with the embargo but seem to grudgingly accept it on patriotic grounds. Says Texas Congressman E de la Garza, a Democrat: "With all the grain around, we may end up with a hell of a lot of vodka, but I think the agricultural states will go along with the President as long as the integrity of the nation is involved...
...American hostages at the U.S. embassy. The Secretary-General was under instruction to report back to the U.N. Security Council before its next meeting on Iran, scheduled for Monday, Jan. 7; if he signaled failure, the council had agreed to begin its debate on whether to impose an embargo on all exports to Iran except food and drugs...