—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, October 28,1978
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Thornburgh speaks at Lancaster County farm
MOUNT JOY - Over 100
fanners from around the
area gathered on Thursday
morning at the farm of
Nelson Brenneman, near
Mount Joy to meet with
Richard Thornburgh, the
Republican candidate for the
governor of Pennsylvania, to
hear him tell bis views on
Nelson Brenneman, on the left, looks on as
Richard Thornburgh gets in the swing of unloading
the corn. Thornburgh spoke to farmers at Bren
neman’s farm on Thursday of this week.
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government and relate his
ideas on its relationship to
farming.
During his short speech,
given in one of the large
implement sheds located on
the farm, Thornburgh
touched on many of the
issues concerning farmers.
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preserving farmland,
Thornburgh stated that he
wanted no master plan from
Harrisburg but believed that
the best way to preserve the
family farm was to preserve
the family farmers. He
pledged to be sensitive to the
needs of farming and
marketing problems, calling
the problem “a toughie”.
He stated that he was
opposed to any new gun law
controls but still dedicated to
the prosecution of criminals
using firearms in their
crimes.
He talked of his 12 point
plan to promote business and
industry in Pennsylvaniam,
mentioning tax reform, the
development of a sound
energy program, and Penn
Dot reform.
He told his rally that a
statewide poll taken last
week, he was placed within
eight per cent of Flagherty,
and he siad that the latest
Gallup poll showed him
within four points of the
Democrat condidate.
“I think we’re bridging the
gap,” Thornburgh said.
“Our message is getting
across.”
He promised the assem
bled fanners that they would
have a secretary of
agriculture and staff that
would represent them and
tend to the fanning needs.
He added that he recognizes
that agriculture is vital to
the state’s economy
although he admitted that he
himself is no farmer.
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He also called for the burgh got a taste of fanning
ending of real estate taxes, by helping unload com from
which he said are unfair to . a wagon onto an elevator. He
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The meeting was also
attended by U.S. Rep.
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