In Kansas it rained corn which is filling up silos. Russia is begging for grain in view of the record U.S. surplus. But some say Moscow would rather have more money. Ike said to sell them anything they can't shoot back. The real problem is too strong a currency.
Brazil needs a roll-over.
The IMF is bailing out the politicians and the Western banks. The number of steel jobs in the U.S. has declined from 500,000 to 170,000. The U.S. will be the guarantor of the agreement. Right-wingers in Israel don't want to given an inch of West Bank land. Arafat must amend the PLO charter to renounce the anti-Israel language.