Show The Herald Journal Logan Utah Thursday February Farm income up hits record report shows Wat) report - Election violence leaves 95 dead DHAKA Bangladesh (UPI) — The number of dead rose to 95 today after mobs incensed by election fraud beheaded one official and fought for rival candidates with guns and bombs in the country's worst election bloodshed The impoverished nation of 104 million was still reeling from the mayhem that convulsed Wednesday's voting for thousands of rural councils with officials reporting hospitals jammed with people suffering gun knife and bomb wounds “Literally hundreds have been admitted to hospitals around the country and in three hospitals in Dhaka 150 people were admitted with stab or bullet wounds” said one official Officials said the government was preparing a statement on the violence which primarily involved clashes between rival candidates' supporters The violence was triggered by ballot box thefts fraudulent voting or the abductions of voters and poll officials Reports from local officials and hospitals nationwide put fatalities at 95 with four people dying today from bullet wounds sustained in battles near the port of Chittagong 150 miles southeast of Dhaka where the worst violence apparently occurred Police reported at least 10 major clashes in Chittagong When the nine hours of voting for district council members ended Wednesday evening more than 200 people had been arrested and the 300000 police and paramilitary troops deployed nationwide were under “serious strain" said Tayeb Uddin Bangladesh's deputy inspector general of police News organizations compiled reports that put the death toll at more than 100 and senior police and government officials reported some 6000 injured Document on Waldheim declared fake VIENNA Austria (UPI) — President Kurt Waldheim opened talks with visiting King Hussein of Jordan as Yugoslav historians concluded that a document allegedly linking the Austrian leader to World War II crimes was a fake The Yugoslav national news agency Tanjug said Wednesday that a Yugoslav commission had discredited a document allegedly linking Waldheim to deportations by the German army during 1942 A Belgrade prosecutor ordered an investigation of those who forged the document A copy of the document was sold by Yugoslav journalist Danko Vasovic to the West German weekly magazine Der Spiegel which published it Feb 1 The document was not used by an international panel of six historian that investigated Waldheim’s war record and issued its report Monday in Vienna The report concluded Waldheim knew of actions that violated the “laws of war and human rights” and Ued to cover up his knowledge one-thi- rd farm-lendin- mary the department Administration the Agriculture Department agency that lends to farmers uhu cannot get credit elsewhere has not benefited from increases in farm income It is behind other lenders in dealing with problem loan portfolios the department said Nearly 33 percent of all FmllA loans and 26 percent of outstanding principal were delinquent at the end of fiscal year 1987 However the department said the agency's delinquencies may have peaked The increase in the value of farmland downslide added $15 after a five-yebillion to $25 billion to farm assets The sharpest gains were in the Corn Belt and the northern Great Plains The department predicted continued increases in real estate values this year but by a smaller percentage livestock income — trends that are reversing this year The department also said that land values rose an average of 3 percent to 5 percent in 1987 and farm debt declined by about 9 percent to $141 billion which was $52 billion less than a 1983 peak Economists predicted that farm debt will fall by another 8 percent this year Bankers and other agricultural lenders report that farmers are repaying loans early demand for loans is relatively weak and lenders must compete for farm WASHINGTON (UPI) Farmers’ cash income rose for the fourth straight year in 1987 to a record $57 billion but will probably decline this year as federal subsidies are reduced the Agriculture Department said Wednesday The department painted a brighter picture for agriculture with a major of borrowers of exception being the Farmers Home Administration the g government’s own agency As three years of declining production costs come to an end and livestock earnings fall after two years of growth farmers' net cash income is expected to fall to a range of $50 billion to $55 billion this year In an agricultural finance outlook sum- customers Farm lenders report that their financial situations were improved last year by debt repayments moderated interest rates and high farm earnings Loan delinquencies at commercial banks fell by $1 billion last year Unlike other lenders the Farmers Home attributed last year’s record cash income to lower production costs high farm subsidies and a ar Retail sales increase in January - InWASHINGTON (UPI) creases in business among automotive hardware ana furniture dealers helped push up retail sales 05 percent in January the Commerce Department said Thursday Advanced estimates of retail sales last month were $1281 billion up from $1275 billion in December when Christmas helped fuel a 12 percent increase in sales All figures were adjusted for seasonal variations The dollar value of sales last month was the highest since sales hit $1289 billion last July according to the department's Census Bureau All the strength in retail sales last month came from the sector producing durable goods items designed to last at least three years Durable goods jumped 13 percent from December and were 157 percent above January 1987 Sales by automotive dealers increased 16 percent and were 254 percent higher that the same month one year ago Excluding auto sales retail sales in January were up just 02 percent following a 09 percent increase in December Sales of building materials hardware and garden supplies advanced 29 percent from December to January while furniture and home furnishing sales grew 26 percent last month Sales of goods were virtually unchanged the non-durab- le department said A 25 percent increase in sales among general INTERIORS UNLIMITED merchandisers and a similar gain by department stores was offset by a 08 percent drop in sales at food stores 7S EAST CENTER LOGAN UTAH Gasoline service stations experienced a 16 percent increase in sales and drug store sales increased 17 percent Apparel stores had a 05 percent decrease in sales while restaurants saw their business decline by 09 percent the department said Among durable goods sales of building materials were 54 levels percent above year-ag- o while furniture sales were up 03 percent from January 1987 Do You Need Something “Extra" for your Walls? 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