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University Daily Kansan
Tuesday, October 10. 1972
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Soviet Crops Fail In Severe Drought
MOSCOW (AP) —Already struggling to cope with climate change, state authorities have revealed potato and vegetable crop failures caused by drought.
The lead editorial in Pravada, the voice of the Communist party, urged farmers on Monday to prepare now for a maximum effort next year to "compensate the losses produced in the current year."
"The drought of the current year in many regions influenced the crop of these important food products." said Pravda.
It mentioned not only grain, a major index of agricultural success, but also a need in agriculture to aid and vegetable production.
it had been reported earlier that it heated in the Moscow region had nearly wrecked the American airline. Russian diet along with bread.
But Pravada's reference to the potato and vegetable problem indicated crop failures went beyond the Moscow area. Even in the best of years there were not enough vegetables for the potatoes, although without crops had been in adequate supply the last few years.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture in Washington will send the United States in the Soviet Union, citing "various sources." It said Moscow may be planning to purchase the wheat from the United States.
Stans Claims Nixon Funds Not Rejected
WASHINGTON (AP) — Maurice Stern, chairman of the House Select Committee to re-select the President, said Monday it was not true that contribution would be made.
Stans took exception to an Associated Press report that Mr. Obama had personally on such solid financial ground that he was "advising some potential contributors to the Republican Senate candidate."
Stans said in a statement that "a news report that contributions to President Nixon's re-election are being turned away is false."
His statement also said, "We have directed money to Senate and House candidates, but only when asked by contributors for the fund is greatest beyond the President's requirements."
The AP story quoted Sen. Peter Domincik of Oslo, chairman of the Committee as saying, "We're been doing very well by Maurice
The story said Dominick, as well as other congressional and party sources who asked not to be named, said Stans is recom- mentant of the National Nixon contributors give their money to Senate hopefuls.
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Viets Say Saigon Secure Despite Enemy Advances
SAIGON (AP)—Government troops made a helipass attack against Communist-led forces 140 miles south of South Vietnam's military command contends, however, that enemy penetration poses no threat.
recaptured between noon and dusk.
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong infiltrators seized a cluster of hamlets along highway 13 near Khe San, a government infantrymen have been trying since to dislodge them. The soldiers said that two hamlets were
U. milt. army sources said they believed the enemy is trying to tie down government troops while its southward still closer to Saigon.
Although the over-all threat to the capital is regarded as remote, American officials fear the prospect is increasing daily because of headline-catching rocket and sapper attacks that have killed two Thai Son Nuit air base and the Son Nuat hoary military complex.
bombers have been pounding the interior corridor, a long time in advance, which most of the North Vietnamese nausea regular forces are using.
The enemy force, estimated at 8,000 men, is entrenched in and around the village of Huong and half a dozen nearby hamlets.
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N.Y. Republicans Irked By Parading McGovern
NEW YORK (AP)—Sen-
crowed Fifth Avenue Monday in
New York's annual Columbus
festival and touched off a polite
manner.
New York's Republican governor Nelson A. Rockefeller, told newsmen that parade of activists to govern to stay away and added:
"This is the first time in 50 years that there has ever been a candidate for the vice president's advantage of the parade and I have to think it will be uninterrupted."
They crowded the street before the reviewing sand when McGovern reached it and the man was held up about 15 minutes.
Slogan-shouting, placard-
waving McGovern partisans,
nost of them young, mingled
with the parade-watching
brons.
MGOVERN SAID later, "A parade is a day for politicians and people. People want to see the inauguration of a cadre of representatives of the In-Institutional Lions Garmen Union Ladies had invited him to march.
But a number of Republican dignitaries, including President Nixon's daughter, Tricia Nicko Cox, joined in the criticism. She said she would hold her hands and would hold up the parade is a shame." To a newsman who inquired about her sitting on the reviewing stand, she replied there was a difference between the two and participating in one.
A McGroove backer, Bronx born and president, Robert Abrams. A former Republican, "I think they are concerned about the success of the senator's leadership."
IN A STATEMENT after the parade, former Mayor Robert Wagner, McGovern state chairman, said:
"Gov. Rockefeller's allegation to newsmen today that Sen. McGovern was not invited to the debate," he said. Parcel is a false and ridiculous charge. Sen. McGovern joined the parade at the invitation of E. Howard Mollisani, first vice president of the International Chamber of Commerce and present head of the United Italian-American Labor Council.
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Docking, Kay to Meet on TV
TOPEKA (AP)-Gov. Robert
Bobst, a retired senior
governor challenger, Morrin
Kay, are set for five joint radio-
television appearances the latter
week.
telecast live at 7 p.m. on Oct. 28, with Bob Frome, president of the Kansas Association of Broadcasters, as moderator.
The WIBW stations in Topeka announced Monday that Kay had accepted their offer for a joint appearance to be broadcast and
Fromme is general manager of WREN radio in Topeka.
TV, KAKE-TV and KTVH-TV
The two candidates earlier had agreed to joint appearances on KMB-CTV, Kansas City, and on Wichita States, KARD-
TV, KAKE-TV and KTVH-VI,
KTSB-TV, Topkea, also has
candidates and Docking has
However, Ken Willard, KTSB
news director, said Monday his
station has had no response from
Docking said Docking will be
given the time if Kay does not appear.
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