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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...only because it offers a safety net. Instinctively, many farmers prefer the vagaries of the free market to even a hint of intervention by Big Government: in this case, however, most recognize that they have come close to being overwhelmed. Ed Burds, 44, owner of a 373-acre spread near Peosta, Iowa, says of the Administration plan: "I don't like it, but that's what we'll have to do. We'd sooner go all out and produce, but we can't when corn sells for $1.50 per bu." Says the Wheat Growers Association...
...recess visiting the farms in Minnesota's sprawling Seventh District. On the road at 7 a.m. one rainy day, he drove from his 850-acre farm to a barn more than 100 miles away for a talk with a dozen farmers and their families and a spread of cold milk, homemade blueberry cake and chocolate chip cookies. "You must be a good man," said Dairy Farmer Robert Regnell. "You brought rain." Added Lawrence Wimmer, owner of the barn: "A Republican can be a good...
...fact, the author calls for a "medicine beyond science" and asks the question, "What can be done to help alleviate the spread of loneliness-induced disease in our society?" To Lynch, the search for short-order intimacy in group therapies and encounter and sensitivity training is a symptom of the problem, not the solution. The answer, he believes, lies in reaffirming the importance of the family and in caring for friends and neighbors. Says he: "Simply put, there is a biological basis for our need to form human relationships. If we fail to fulfill that need, our health...
...Newfoundlands plunging into Pennsylvania's Lake Harmony carrying a life preserver to a "victim," or towing a boat along the shore, were re-enacting their breed's tasks of another century. Newfoundland fishermen used the dogs to gather nets spread in rich offshore fishing grounds. With a double coat similar to an otter's, the dogs withstood long exposure in the icy waters. Newfs are also strong swimmers whose webbed front paws arc out in a powerful breast stroke: no ministroke dog paddle for these canines. In the 19th century, it was rare to find a sailing...
Time: 5 a.m. Sky: a pale chiaroscuro. Air currents: gentle (0-10 m.p.h.) and congenial to fine art of ballooning. There is a sense of fervor, an anticipation of adventure, as the balloonists spread their deflated vehicles on the dewy ground. My hosts are Douglas Economy, 16, one of the youngest pilots licensed by the FAA, his father, and their instructor, Bill Lewis. They aim a battery-powered fan into the limp mouth of their balloon, Fat Albert, breathing life into the sagging nylon skin. Then Lewis ignites the propane burner. With a roar, hot air fills the billowing mushroom...