A Correspondent writes: THROUGH the largesse of Public Law 480, we are to set 60,000 tonnes of soyabean oil this year. The 'soft' loan of $27.8 million provided for this purpose is to be repaid in 41 years, at 2 per cent interest during the first 10 years and 3 per cent thereafter. But why do we need so much oil?
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