University Daily Kansan, October 7, 1982
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Wheat
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combine, reducing the threat of wheat scab's being introduced into the harvested wheat
In a follow-up newsletter July 12, Willis acknowledged that the problem was serious, and said severely affected wheat should be used as animal feed.
Yet he and other experts throughout the wheat industry have condemned what they perceived as the alarming tone of the Wall Street Journal story.
Willis, who was quoted in the story, recently expressed his thoughts on how his words were
"You might be hard pressed to say they were telling an untruth, but they certainly gave a very distorted viewpoint. That was my assessment of it," he said.
"They took the worst possible scenario from everyone they talked to and then used that and put a headline on it that our Midwest wheat was poisonous."
WILLIS SAID that what upset him about the article was what it did not say — that most of the wheat in Kansas was perfectly good and that the crop was not. In fact, the production, a fact confirmed by the USDA study.
The Kansas Wheat Commission has estimated that affected wheat in the state totaled about 15 million bushels of the record 462 million bushels harvested.
In addition, Willis said, the story neglected an important point he had mentioned in the original news release — that as far as anyone knew, no U.S. record existed of any problems caused to humans from eating wheat affected by the microtoxin.
THE RELEASE added that, although the fungus sometimes produced the toxin in corn, which caused vomiting and feeding problems, it had been documented about the toxin in wheat.
Karl Finney, a professor at Kansas State
"The article created unnecessary alarm. It crested doubt and suspicion all over the world," Finney said. "It gave the people buy wheat from the United States the impression that any wheat they bought in Kansas as well as Nebraska was invariably going to be scabby."
University and a research chemist at the USDA grain research laboratory in Manhattan, has 45 years of experience in judging the quality of wheat.
Shortly before the story appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the Japanese government's food agency ordered its buyers in the United States to suspend purchases of red winter wheat.
Wills said he thought the Wall Street Journal story contributed to keeping the Japanese out of the war.
FINNEY ADDED that he had met with representatives from the Japanese food agency and indicated to them more precisely the extent of the problem.
Fry said that many inquiries were made to the wheat commission from foreign buyers, including the Russians. Only the Japanese halted purchases, however.
Toshi Koyama, wheat trader for the food agency with Mitsubishi Corporation in Portland, Ore, said the decision to suspend purchases was "due to a change in policy which prohibit the importation of any scab wheat.
HE ADDED that after a group of traders from Japan toured the affected areas in the United States, including Kansas, Iowa and Nebraska, the problem become more clearly understood.
He said it was his view that the problem might have been overstated in the press, but added that he came to that perception after efforts were made by people in the wheat industry to clarify
One of those efforts included a July 22 conference at Manhattan, sponsored by the Wheat Commission and the Kansas Grain and Feed Dealers Association.
ATTEMPTS WERE made to better understand the problem, and Ross Elliott, a Canadian official who had dealt with the microtoxins in his country, spoke to the group.
Elliott, director of the general field service protection branch of the Health and Welfare agency of Canada, said that in 1980, the province of Ontario were affected with the problem.
The Reuters News Agency and the New York Times, as well as state newspapers, covered the election.
Finney said the coverage of the conference by these publications gave a much more realistic view of the problem than did the original article in the Wall Street Journal.
Why the story was written in such an alarming way has been pondered by those who felt the truth.
WILLIES SAID that in his more benevolent assessments of the article, the Journal probably thought that because the state agencies were releasing information on the toxins, the problem was worse than the public agencies were admitting.
THE REPORTER who wrote the story was unavailable for comment. However, Dick Martin, the chief of the Chicago bureau of the Wall Street Journal, where the story originated, expressed surprise that he had not previously been notified about the story.
"In my more severe criticisms, I felt that they were resorting to yellow journalism to make a spectacular story. I am not sure that was true," Willis said.
"I haven't had any complaints on that story from anybody. If someone had some complaints about it, it seems like they would have squawked in July," he said.
Fry reacted by saying that he "doesn't write the instructions Enquirer tells you time they do something."
wanted to trim property taxes by pushing a severance tax.
Debate
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WARD blasted the severance tax, saying no tax is a good tax. The Libertarian candidate called the severance tax a political object because it singled out a small group.
management had created the need for further taxes.
Shelton also opposed the severance tax and any alternatives, and said that irresponsible
Carlin took the offensive on the highway maintenance issue, by blasting Hardage's proposal to increase the gasoline tax by 4 cents a gallon. "I support a severance tax, and everyone else who suggested any type of option is talking about a higher gasoline tax, a gas tax you will pay every time you pull up at the pump," Carlin said.
Prepare
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"As far as Mr. Hardage being more 'personal', I just think he is stressing the facts more," he said.
Stress and preparation for the forum, which included the three third-party candidates, was handled differently by the men seeking the governor's office.
ACCORDING TO Darrell Day, press secretary or Hardinge, the Republican candidate took over as party's spokesperson.
But Carlin spent the day campaigning in Fort Scott, said his assistant press secretary Mike Swenson, and had spent several hours in office with staff members with prospective questions.
"That's the most important thing at this point, to be fresh," he said. "There really is no intense preparation at this time. He knows the issues. You don't want to bring up new material now."
Prohibitionist candidate Warren Martin said he had been preparing for the debate for 30 years.
"I've been gathering charts and facts about taxes and economics for years," Martin said.
MARTIN, who drove to Topeka in a truck laden with billboards proclaiming "Martin for Governor," said his biggest campaign complaint contributes by the principal party candidates.
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there had been fleas all over a bathroom he was cleaning after the last game.
Although there have been frequent sprayings to exterminate the fleas, Temple said, they have never sprayed.
warehouses, commissaries, and food production places had been sealed off from the rest of the building.
JOLLY SAID the fleas had not posed a problem for vending services because the
Jolly said that places where food was handled had been exterminated and kept emaculate.
He said another problem with the animals was that they had torn up garbage.
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CHINA DAY October 10, 1982 (Sun.)
The events in the whole day are dedicated to our American and International friends. Everyone who finds an interest in Chinese culture is welcome!
MOVIE
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1:30 - 4:30 p.m. Dyche Auditorium
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