Word: lostness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rivals, Archer Daniels Midland of Decatur, Ill., and Cargill of Minneapolis, felt the pinch from rising prices and complained to the c.b.o.t. Said one trader: "Older, established firms ganged up on the new, foreign kid on the block." With prices taking a near panic dive, Ferruzzi has already lost an estimated $10 million. Harder hit may be U.S. soybean farmers, who last week saw the value of their total crop fall an estimated $500 million...
...voters approved a statewide referendum known as Proposition 2 1/2, which puts a cap on the ability of cities and towns to raise new funds. Since then, the state has increasingly made up for the lost revenue. In the budget for the current fiscal year beginning July 1, cities and towns would receive some $2.8 billion, or just under a quarter of state spending, according to the governor's budget office...
...Terry Branstad visited Haynes' bedside and said at a news conference, "He was quite emotional about the situation, and tears came to his eyes when he talked about the number of people who lost their lives....I told him he did a valiant...
Unfortunately, Kohler's writing skill is lost in the game...
...Embarrassed Soviet officials later explained that the MiG's pilot had ejected shortly after takeoff from Poland's Kolobrzeg air base, in the mistaken belief that his aircraft had lost power. The plane flew on automatic pilot for 1 hour and 37 minutes, covering 560 miles before falling out of the sky. Soviet officials promised to pay for "physical and moral damages" caused by the mishap...