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Nasser must have been disappointed as well by Kosygin's response to the Egyptian food problem. Kosygin counseled Nasser not to risk a stoppage of the U.S. Food for Peace program-Washington is still sitting tight on this year's $150 million worth of grain-because Russia simply cannot afford to pick up the grocery bill. As a result, the joint Russo-Egyptian communiqué issued at the end of Kosygin's eight-day trip was notably mild in its criticism of U.S. activities...
...further matter undoubtedly discussed last week by the visitor from the Kremlin was nonmilitary aid. Nasser needs food, and his nation has largely been fed from U.S. surpluses. However, Washington has been noncommittal on $150 million worth of grain needed this year. Will Moscow supply it? Nasser was plainly uncertain. Escorting Kosygin around Aswan last week, Nasser passed up an ideal opportunity for an anti-U.S. tirade, which could not have pleased his dour Soviet guest. However, Egypt's leader was full of praise for "U.A.R.-Soviet solidarity." Then they went off to see the sights...
...Republican paper, the Times does not automatically endorse Republican candidates, and maintains a moderate stance. It has supported the nuclear test ban treaty, the sale of surplus grain to Russia, the 1964 Civil Rights Act. It was one of the first papers to attack the John Birch Society in an editorial written by Otis...
...sand rats, may make desirable pets, but they are voracious seed and plant eaters. Once they become abundant, they are hard to eradicate, and the damage they do to agriculture is enormous: in countries where they have established colonies, they do heavy damage to wheat, oat and other grain crops. The introduction of gerbils is banned by both the California Department of Agriculture and the Department of Fish and Game, which enforce a joint regulation...
Died. Leverett Saltonstall Jr., 48, oldest son and namesake of the U.S. Senator from Massachusetts, an agronomy Ph.D. from Cornell who raised grain on his 800-acre working farm; of lung cancer; in Ithaca...