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Thursday, September 28, 1978
University Daily Kansan
Higher wheat prices discussed
WASHINGTON (UPI)—American and Canadian legislators yesterday gathered at an unofficial conference chaired by Sen. George McGovern, D-S. D., to discuss a possible agreement among wheat exporters to increase the international price of wheat.
It was the second meeting between American and Candian legislators. McGovern, Sen. Henry Bellison, P-Ota, Sen. John Melkoff, D-Mont., senators from New York to June 30 in Man, to arrive for a wheat price of $4 a bushel. In U.S. dollars.
At Bellmour's suggestion, the legislators set up an ad hoc working group of U.S. and Canadian professional staff aides to keep the issue on track with their proposals to governments.
to present to the government Bellmon also suggested creation of an International Grain Exporting Stabilization Commission which would control world
exports by granting export licenses. His suggestion to the other possibilities will be supported.
THE MEETINGS have only been exploratory because the U.S. legislators have no power to negotiate and the aid is already accounted to an arrearment among exporters.
The Canadians have received greater support from officials within their government, including Minister Otto Lang who is now running the Conservative Board, Canada's wheat marketing agent.
The other major exporters, Argentina and Australia, have expressed some interest in the U.S.
McGovern said that Sen. Herman Talmadge, D-GA., chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, received a letter from the Senate recommending the problems and possibilities of a price
agreement by international wheat ex-
tended study should be completed in
四 months.
ALTHOUGH NO date was set, McGovern
would here another meeting of legislators
"The basic problem is our own executive branch here," McGoverson said.
Administration officials have argued that they hope to increase wheat prices under an International Wheat Agreement among not only exporters, but also importers.
Thomas Hughes, administrator of the Agriculture Department's Foreign Agricultural Service, said, "We're still hopeful for success in this area."
However, he added, "We're certainly interested in today's discussions. In the months ahead we want to work closely with you."
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HUGHEES said the wheat exporting nations had begun to work together in the past year and a half to work out common positions at the IWN negotiations in Geneva.
The United States and Canada together export about two-thirds of the wheat that enters world trade—the United States more than 40 percent and Canada more than 50 percent.
Sen. Hazen Argue, chairman of the Canadian Standing Senate Committee on Agriculture, said, "Now is the time to start working together in a parallel fashion."
MegGovern told reporters, "Obviously, we wouldn't be having these discussions if we thought the Geneva discussions were going anywhere.
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WICHTA (AP)—Twenty-seven police officers lost their jobs and 35 firefighters were fired yesterday for striking earlier this
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are firefighters' union and 235 of its members were fined
$18,300 for disobeying a back-to-work order during their 10-day
rearward day.
All but $6,025 or 6 percent of the total fines was suspended by the Soleighk County District Court judge on the condition that he would not run.
Wichita strikers' fines suspended
"THE RULING should put everybody on notice that illegal strikes cannot and will not be justified by the courts." Calvert said. "Individuals should not be deceived into believing what they did is justifiable civil disobedience. That is a cop-out."
Police Chief Richard LaMunay said yesterday that 138 of the 182 officers who sought reinstatement were rehired and that 27 men, as well as seven who resigned during the strike, would not be allowed to come back immediately.
Calvert displayed in fines the in fines he assessed against the firefighters, noting that each lost an average of $444 in pay during the strike and that local 606 of the International Association Fund had been pressured to pay a $2,000 fee he incurred for contempt.
FOURTEENURE on the department will be filled by new recruits, La Munyon said. Those not rehired can apply for reinstatement later when emotions have cooled, he said. La Munyon said that "the fear of losing the peak" not added that "tume has a tendency to heal many wounds."
La Munyon said it would not be in the "best interests" of the department to retain the o'jimmediately because of the internal conflicts and disagreements.
HIS DECISION was announced after a meeting with Calvert, who was designated to discipline both groups after contract negotiations.
assisted the attorney, Stan Issingham, had asked that the union's fine be increased to compensate for $60,000 he said the city lost the firefighters' strike and the more than $100,000 he estimated it lost during the policemen's walkout.
ISSGHINKO SAID the firefighters union was "as responsible as anyone" for encouraging the policemen to walk off
The firefighters strike and the seven-day police action ended Sept. 21 when the City Commission approved contract settlements.
with both groups.
Each of 233 firefighters was fined $500 for contempt, but Calvert reduced that amount to $25 apiece if they took no further job action through July 31, 1979.
Bill Cook, Local 664 president, and John Robinson, vice president, each were fired $1,000 but $000 of the fines were suspended on the condition they take no job action nor encourage any through July 31, 1979.
said.
Fourteen firefighters who chose to be disciplined by Fire Chief Floyd Hobbs rather than Calvert will be penalized for several days. Hobs said after Calvert's court session.
"I have to do some thinking about it," Hobbs said.
He insisted on saying what natalizes he would
The $2,000 fine against local bank $2,000 was reduced to $2,000 on the same conditions—That it not encourage or take any job action, for
"I have to do some thinking about it," Hobbs said. He declined to say what penalties he would assess, but had stated earlier that he planned to make the punishment "equal to what the judge gives the others."
IN REDUCING the uine fine, Calvert said it will need funds to promote passage of a valf-cent sales tax increase during the November election and that the original $20,000 fine exceeded the roem the union has ever had in its treasury.
in the “firefighters need funds to get their message across,” Calvert said, taking note of the upcoming campaign to promote
Revenue from the sales tax would be used to increase the salaries of the firefighters and policemen. If it is rejected, salary increases would have to come from the departments' budgets, possibly via layoffs.
The individuals have until the end of 1978 to pay their fines, while the union was to pay its fine as soon as possible, the judge said.
The city commission placed the sales tax measure on the Nov. 7 ballot during its meeting Tuesday. A countywide sales tax increase was approved Monday.
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DENVER (UPI)—A police vice squad captain says female hookers are partly responsible for driving their potential customers into the arms of male prostitutes.
The ladies, Capt. Jerry Kennedy said, are charging inflationary prices, and per person costs are lower.
Kennedy said the arrests of male prostitutes had skyrocketed in the city in 1980, when nearly 200 were arrested.
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he said the cost for a female prostitute has increased to more than $30, but the average charge for a male prostitute was about $20. He also said male prostitutes, who were female counterparts, were not known for related crimes such as rowing their tricks.
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