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A Mess However It's Sliced

One way to unload 30 million lbs. of processed cheddar cheese

Free the cheese! Consumer groups have been beaming that message at the White House in petitions and telegrams for a month, and last week Ronald Reagan agreed to do just that. In an Oval Office ceremony, during which he signed an $11 billion farm price-support bill, the President announced that the Government will give away 30 million lbs. of surplus cheese to states for distribution to the needy. Explained Reagan: "At a time when American families are under increasing financial pressure, their Government cannot sit by and watch millions of pounds...

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