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Focuses on the contribution of Governor Cesar Chavez to the development of farm labor in California. Points of conflict between Chavez and the union Teamsters; Features of the Agricultural Labor Relations Act signed by Teamsters and the United Farm Workers of America, formed by Chavez; Statement of Chavez that farm workers could be force an entire industry to sign a contract with their union leaders; Use of the method of boycott, by Chavez to improve the conditions of farm labor in California; Planning of Chavez to boycott against United Brands' Chiquita bananas to force InterHarvest to sign a contract with his union; Assurance of Chavez that his union would replace the crew leader system with union-run hiring halls; Drawbacks of the system; Significance of social movements, explained by Chavez; Concerns of workers while signing contracts with Chavez; Victory of the Teamsters in this February's farmworker elections.

Presents the points of discussion of a hearing led by the chairman of the U.S. Joint Economic Committee of Congress Hubert Humphrey on agricultural issues and policies. Complaints made against the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Testimony from agricultural economists and representatives of farm organizations; Testimony of the Secretary of Agriculture, Earl Butz, before the Commission; Introduction of a bill proposed by Humphrey; Expression given to an agrarian movement by the Populists, formed officially as a third party in 1891.

Focuses on the controversy surrounding the purchase of grains from the United States by the Soviet Union. Effect of the purchases on the increase in the cost of food; Agricultural policy of the United States government for the year 1975; Changes made in the agricultural sector of the United States; Need to produce bumper crops by the farmers based in the United States.

Criticizes the plan of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to force wheat farmers not to grow wheat on 20 percent of their land by paying them. Explanation of U.S. Agriculture Department deputy secretary John White about the plan; Discussion on the agriculture policy of the U.S. government; Opinion of the United Nations economists that world food production is increasing more rapidly than world population.

Focuses on the food policy of the U.S. government. Information about the Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants and Children in the U.S.; Description of the provisions in the budget for the program run by the U.S. Department of Agriculture; Details of benefits of the program for children and pregnant women; Information about the eligibility conditions for the program.

Focuses on the foreign policy implications of the U.S. role as the largest food power in the world. Details of the trading companies which control the majority of U.S. grain exports; Advantages of interest in storing U.S. grain for the Soviet Union; Definition of multinational companies; Details of the methods adopted by the Minneapolis-based firm, Cargill Corp. to escape the payment of taxes.

Focuses on the grain deal between the U.S. and the Soviet Union. Lifting of moratorium on grain sales; Grain agreement between Soviet Union and the U.S.; Decline in prices of wheat and corn; Grain trading activities in the U.S.; Role of State Secretary Henry Kissinger in the grain deal; Negative reaction of Agriculture Secretary Earl Butz on the deal and Kissinger's involvement in the agreement.

Presents letters to the editor referencing articles and topics published in previous issues. "Can Chavez Cope With Success?," by Joel Solkoff; Reference of the book "Cezar Chavez: Autobiography of La Causa," by Jacques Levy.

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Focuses on the convention of the U.S. Republican party after which no party platform was issued as is customary. Availability of a single copy of the platform with Republican Ronald Reagan; Phone enquiries on the issue to the Republican National Committee; Queue for the receipt of platform through mail; Availability of a single accurate copy at the headquarters of the Republican party in its official journal; Lack of availability of xerox copies; Platforms could be obtained only from Ronald Reagan or in the official journal of the party.

Several letters to the editor are presented in response to articles in previous issues including the article "Another Great Grain Robbery?" by Joel Solkoff which appeared in the November 19, 1975 issue, a response by Joel Solkoff in response to his article "Another Great Grain Robbery?" in the November 19, 1975 issue and a letter to the editor about a tribute to Wayne Morse, dean of the law school at the University of Oregon.