Senator says use oil tax to buy embargoed grain SW ORLEANS, La. - tor Dale Bumpers of msas, Monday ad ted raismg the oil lames windfall profit mother $5 billion to buy i embargoed from the AIMED DESIGN ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEM Designed and Manufactured by, MARTIN'S MACHINERY For Emergency or Prime Power 1 to 1000 KW BALANCED DESIGN to Give You Peak Performance FARM • INDUSTRIAL • COMMERCIAL • RESIDENTIAL CHECK THESE FEATURES: Balanced Designed for greater motor starting ability per dollar invested. Frequency of R.P.M. modulated Voltage Regulator permits load to be applied at the same rate the engine can take the load without stalling. Results in peak motor starting capabilities per engine H.P. Also easier on electric motor windings. Cycle cranking control Overload Protection Under Frequency Protection Brushless Alternators Single phase wound or combination multiphase windings. 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Speaking at the 51st an nual meeting of the National Council of Farmer Cooperatives, Bumpers said Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 19,1980—C37 the U.S. must tell the Soviets that they’re going to pay the highest price possible for invading Afghanistan short of a military confrontation. “The U.S. can’t stand idly by and allow 25 million tons of our gram to go to anybody who is guilty of such flagrant, blatant aggression,” the Senator said. “It would, in effect, be rewarding them.” Bumpers said the President and Congress must assure American farmers that the 17 million tons of embargoed gram the U.S. government is going to buy will be isolated.' “And the Chicago Board of Trade and other traders must recognize that the gram is not now, or ever, gomg to be available to them,” he added. “It might be well to tell farmers that they will never receive less than the January 4 closing market price of about $6.25 for soybeans and $2.80 for com,” Bumpers declared. “They have to have that assurance if we’re gomg to keep their faith.” William J. Dyess, deputy assistant secretary of state, discussed the need for a strong U.S. reaction to the Soviet invasion of York County Council meets YORK The York County 4-H Council met January 2 at the 4-H Center neir Bair. County Council officers are planning an educational program for Officer’s Training which will be held at the Center on January 19, 1980. Club officers and 4-H members interested in becoming officers should attend the workshops. The 4-H Expo will be held February 8 and 9 at the York Mall. The Expo is to publicize 4-H to York County. The extension office has two new members. They are Brenda Walters and Jim Hull. Candy sale awards were presented to the top ten Green Dragon Livestock Sales APT 1 mile North of Ephrata, PA co «s COWS COWS BUYERS FROM 3 SHOTS Regular consignments from Ray Kyper, Bob Kennedy, Dale Brewer and Ed Stover plus local consigners. Lots of good Northern Feeders and Stockers. SALE EVERY FRIDAY Bulls, Steers, Slaughter Cows, Lambs and Veal Calves. 11:00 A.M. - Beef Sale Stockers & Feeders 200 to 250 each week. 12:30 P.M. - Dairy Cows 7:00 P.M. - Small Animal Sale For Special Sales and Herd Disoersak on the farm or at our barn or otner market information call: Office 717-733-2444. WALTER H. RISSER, Proprietor Afghanistan. He told the cooperative leaders that there are no options available to the United States that are cost-free. The Soviet expert said that the U.S. embargo of grain destined for the USSR was absolutely necessary. “It focuses on the fact that agriculture is the soft un derbelly of the Soviet Union,” Dyess declared. “The Soviets currently have a shortfall of some 50 million tons of grain,” said Dyess. “Our 17-million-ton embargo is about half of the amount they’ll import. They’ll have to sell off livestock. The Soviet people will feel it, and they won’t recover soon.” Dyess quickly added American farmers should not have to pay for the embargo decision m any undue manner. Rather, he noted, the costs should be spread across the U.S. economy. The career foreign service officer stated that the Ad ministration’s goal on the embargo is no loss in U.S. farm income. “The Ad ministration is sincere about this goal,” he concluded, “and I think they’ll do everything they can to follow through on it.” salespersons m the county. They are Donna Doll, Candy Hartlaub, Wendy Am spacher, Mike Welsh, Julie Knaub, Karen Smith, Louri Reed, David Lentz, Mike Ziegler, and David Sailor. Bonnie Wire gave a slide presentation on National 4-H Congress for 1979. She commented that the only way to get to Chicago is to fiU out' a blue form. Tony Dobrosky also told us about the availability of judging teams. February Reported assignments are the Bull Dogs and Crestwood Kids Club. Davidsburg and East Prospect Clubs will have refreshments at the February 6 meeting.
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