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8A-lTfi rttfttll ffci- Sunday, July 9, 1972 U. Soviets Make Biggest Agricultural Deal 1 Union in the latter part of this I Kir- Soviet Union which benefits both countries. As such, it builds on the accomplishments taining commodity stocks. "The President also feels that the agreement is a tribute to the immense productivity of A i a's farmers which makes possible export sales of S.N CLEMENTE, Calif. (UPD The Soviet Union and the United States Saturday signed an agreement under which the Russians agreed -to buy $750 million worth of U.S.

'''r 4 of the summit meeting in to the Soviet Union. President Nixon touched on the subject at the summit meeting in May. Russia sent MR. Kuzmin, first deputy foreign trade minister, to Washington two weeks ago and he signed the agreement along with Peter G. Peterson, present commerce secretary, and Earl Butz, secretary of agriculture, Saturday morning.

Peterson will visit the Soviet this magnitude. brown grain over a three-year "Finally, in terms of foreign Moscow last month." Henry Kissinger, Nixon's chief national security adviser, told newsmen negotiations leading to the agreement on a long term basis were started by Maurice Stans, then secretary of commerce, during a visit last November and December period the largest agricultural commodities transaction ever made between two nations. policy the President considers this agreement a very impor During the first vear of the tant concrete forward step in the commercial relations between the United States and the agreement, beginning Aug. 1, 1972, the Soviet Union will purchase at least $200 million of U.S erain a mix of wheat, corn, sorghum, rye, barley and month to discuss what Kissinger described as a comprehensive new approach to U.S.Soviet economic relations which would include a possible maritime agreement, settlement of old lend-lease debts and a possible extension of more credit. Kissinger said one of the problems connected with the grain agreement was the attitude of U.S.

labor unions about working Soviet ships. He said he believed this problem was solved or very near to solution and details would be announced when it was fully worked out. He it was his understanding that some ships other than those flying the Soviet flag would be used to carry the grain to Russia. Kissinger said the three-year agreement was the largest grain deal ever concluded between two countries and he also believed it was for the longest term. The deal will make the Soviet Union the second lareest foreign consu World Chess Championship Match Has New Problem-Arbiter Leaves oats at tne option ot tne Russians.

Presidential Press Secretary Ronald Zeigler said President Nixon was pleased to announce the agreement which he said will give financial help to American grain farmers and to others such as longshoremen and shippers. 5 i U.S. private commercial ex porters will negotiate sales with the Soviet Union at 6 1-8 per cent interest through the Commodity Credit Corporation for repayment in three years final preparations, which include the touchy job of picking the chess sets and board to be used. Schmid said he had invited the two players to come to the hall together on Sunday to check on the facilities and hopefully approve them. But this meeting was called off Saturday after Schmid left.

Spassky also left town and went north with Icelandic friend and chess player, Freys-teinn Thorbergsson, on a salmon fishing trip. Russian officials said Spassky would be back Monday, at the latest. Thorbergsson also invited Fischer along, but the American turned down the invitation REYKJAVIK, Iceland (UPD The Boris Spassky-Bobby Fischer world chess championship match, already delayed for nine days, ran into new problems Saturday when the chief arbiter left Iceland. U.S. chess sources said Fischer, the 29-year-old American challenger, is "at peak form and raring to go" into the first game Tuesday against the world champion, Russia's Spassky.

But the sources said there might have to be another postponement until Thursday since chief arbiter Lothar Schmid will not be back in town until then. Schmid, a West German 4 from dates of deliveries. Total amount of credit outstanding is mer of U.S grain. Japan is currently the largest by virtue of $437 million in average not to exceed $500 million. "It will provide grain far purchases per year over the mers with a boast in income," said Ziegler.

"It will also Fred Cramer, vice president of the U.S. Chess Federation, said the arrangements although "far superior to anything we have seen before" could cause some problems. "But they are not important enough to wreck the match," he said. Cramer said Fischer was "absolutely relaxed and feeling great." He said he and Fischer came out of hiding Friday night and dined in public in a Reykjavik restaurant. "Funnily enough nobody recognized Bobby," Cramer said.

"He had a great time. He loves the fish here in Iceland and he had fresh boiled salmon and orange juice." FiscTier, who is staying in the presidential suite at Loftleidir Hotel the plushest in town and sometimes at a private guarded house put at his disposal, went swimming Friday before the sabbath. "He has access to the hotel swimming pool after hours," Cramer said. "He is swimming like an athlete and he is in great physical form." It y- it wV 'i Li provide jobs for Americans involved in shipping the grain, including longshoremen, sea A men, exporters, railroad and barge line workers. It will reduce the cost to taxpayers of storage, handling and other charges associated with main- last three years.

OFFICIAL RETIRES ABBEVILLE Lemuel B. Moore Jr. has retired as assistant to the superintendent of Abbeville district schools after 24 years service to the county schools. A graduate of Claflin University, Orangeburg and A and State University in Greensboro, N.C., Moore previously served as principal of the Abbeville County and Josephine Spearman Wright High Schools. to observe his Church, of God's Sabbath from Friday night until Saturday night.

Before leaving Spassky said he was not going to argue about the practical arrangements or the picking of sets and boards. "I will leave that to Bobby it makes no difference to me," the 35-year-old champion told newsmen. grandmaster and the owner of a book publishing firm in Bamberg, flew home Saturday morning and said he would return Thursday. He said he was leaving because one of his sons had been injured in a traffic accident. Schmid's assistant arbiter, Gudmundur Arnlaugsson of Iceland, will be in charge of RUM NEEDS OAK BARRELS SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -Rum must be aged in oak barells but, unlike whisky, these need not be new and may be reused.

Rum producers often buy used whisky barrels. cuts. Local store managers report rising wholesale costs are forcing retail prices up. (Greenville News photo) BEEF STEAK A worker at a BiLo store in Greenville removes another side of beef from the rack as the preparation begins to slice the meat into steaks and other 3 Greenville Food Chain Manages To Hold Its Meat Prices Steady An escape to Tolf Laurel is a trip to the way tilings should be. There" no reason in the world why you can't enjoy the most picturesque and highest golf course east of the Rockies (No' 12 green 4T33') (No.

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The place gone up as high as $1.59 a pound. Such foods as frozen dinners, canned vegetables, bottled drinks, and soap powders, show little change in any of tl.3 chains or independent markets. The survey indicates that the careful housewife can plan her shopping to fill her market basket and still feed her family witnout spending much more than a month ago here in Green ville. you buy is yours. Private the way you want it.

Planned to be quiet and maintained and beautiful all the time. Protected by uniformed guards every day of the year, 24 hours a day. A comparison of prices locally several instances coming down. Another chain has not listed prices on the better cuts of beef for more than a month, advertising instead the pork, lamb and other specials. But its boneless chuck roast increased only from 98 to 99 cents a pound over four weeks.

Produce and fryers, as at BiLos, remained at the same level at the Winn-Dixie. The also has discontinued advertising the better cuts of beef over the past month, but its boneless chuck this week is up nine cents over four weeks ago and boneless ground chuck is up 10 cents over the price in three pound packages a month ago, going for 85 cents a pound this week. Produce has remained relatively stable as have egg prices. There is a wide spread on rib eye and New York strip steaks in the three chains, from $1.89 to $2.69 a pound. And in small independent By LUCILLE B.

GREEN News Staff Writer At least one food chain in Greenville has managed to hold meat prices steady while costs are reported going up elsewhere and in some local stores. Actual pegging of prices in comparison shopping is difficult since some stores offer better buys because of better trimming and cutting of their meats, despite a price per pound that is higher than a competitor's. Food store managers admit that prices on meat and produce fluctuate and that in most instances meat prices are tending to rise, particularly pork and beef. But they also say they can no longer absorb rising wholesale costs. BiLo stores over the past six weeks showed no variation in prices on sirloin steak, ground beef, fryers, chuck roast, frozen dinners and many other items, although prices on eggs and some fresh produce varied eggs going up and produce in and across the nation as reported by the Associated Press, following a survey by the wire service, indicates that prices are Come out today' This very day.

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