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Japanese say stolen bull semen a treasure
GEORGETOWN (AP) — A rancher here is
finding lots of interest in a commodity the Japa
nese say was a stolen national treasure.
It’s semen that was collected from four Japa
nese bulls brought to the United States in a
shroud of secrecy 14 years ago.
Some
people are now saying
rare commodity that could revolutionize the beef
the semen is a
industry in both countries.
The bulls, whose names were Fuji, Judo,
Mazda and Ryusho, died of old age years ago.
But they left behind a genetic legacy that has
proved lucrative for cattle breeder Don Lively.
His stockpile of semen from the famed Wagyu
cattle (pronounced Wog-you), believed to be the
only ones of the breed to ever leave their home
land, is estimated to be worth $2 million.
Cattlemen and agribusiness companies from
all over the world have come clamoring to Live
ly’s door here at the L0D0 Ranch to buy some of
the semen so they can start breeding their own
herds of Wagyu cattle.
Lively and his business partner, Rosebud
rancher Fred Hildebrand, already have sold off
hundreds of the semen samples, used to artifi
cially inseminate cows, for about $1 million. Each
vial costs $250.
“People used to think I was crazy for having
these cattle,” Lively, 62, says.
The Japanese have always been fond of the
cattle and reluctant to share the breed with the
rest of the world. They have closely guarded the
cattle and steadfastly ref use to export them
“You’d be classified as a traitor ifyoubro®
it out of Japan,” Lively says. "The Japanese;
resentful that we have Wagyu cattle. Some
them won’t even admit these are Wagyu when
show the cattle to them.”
The Wagyu’s tender, slightly sweet-tas:
meat, called Kobe beef, is considered a dela
that fetches up to $180 a pound in Japan
spindly legged and swaybacked beasts onceoi
brought bewildered stares from U.S. breedo
who pref er much stockier cattle.
But ever since Japan said it would liftbefa
f ort quotas by 1991, American cattlemen
ungrily eyed the Wagyu. So havejapanest
vestors with vast holdings of land in the Ini
States.
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to ‘congressional gymnastics
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DALLAS (AP) — Vice President
Dan Quayle said Wednesday that a
federal budget agreement could be
reached if the public demanded a so
lution and the current “congressio
nal gymnastics” were stopped.
Quayle, who was in Dallas to ac
cept a national award for his work in
the fight against breast cancer, also
defended President Bush’s flip-flop
on an endorsement for higher taxes
on the rich to pay for a cut in taxes
on capital gains.
apii
ue
ing Democrats to delay Senat
nance Committee considerate
deficit-reduction plan.
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“It’s going to take a grassroots
pressure on Congress to pass a bud
get,” he said during a news confer
ence following the awards cere
mony. “The budget agreement they
pass will be quite similar to the An-
drews-Summit accord that was
reached by bi-partisan leadership
and the President.
The plan was to have include
capital-gains cut long favortf
Bush. To meet Democratic
mands, the plan also incti
higher income tax rates ot
wealthy, who would benefit
from the capital-gains reductioi
White House spokesman I!
Fitzwater said Bush had spe:
minutes discussing budget iri
with Rep. Dan Rostenkowst
chairman of the House Wap
Means Committee, Wednestb
fore he left Washington on
paign trip.
“There are a lot of congressional
gymnastics that are going on.”
Congress is likely to think hard
about an agreement since several
members want to leave town Oct. 19
because of re-election races, Quayle
said.
President Bush Tuesday night
backed away from his endorsement
of higher taxes on the rich to pay for
Fitzwater, however, wouldni
exactly where Bush stands on
question of whether he’s
consider a tax-rate increase if
change for a capital gains tas
cut.
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State auditor reports
Texas companies at
AUSTIN (AP) — The State Board
of Insurance has failed to develop a
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system to detect financially troubled
companies, leaving more than $3.1
billion in premiums at risk, the state
auditor reported Wednesday.
But the Insurance Board crit
icized the audit, which represents
the second report in less than two
weeks that has warned of problems
in the insurance industry and the
failure of state regulators to correct
them.
In a news conference, Insurance
Board member Richard Reynolds
launched an attack against state offi
cials and consumer groups that have
faulted the board for failing to un
cover insurance fraud and misman
agement.
Reynolds’ broadside was directed
toward national consumer advocate
Ralph Nader, Travis County District
Attorney Ronnie Earle, Texas Su
preme Court Justice Lloyd Doggett,
several state consumer groups and
the Texas Trial Lawyers Association.
Of Earle and Nader, Reynolds
said, “They both lie like hell and fer
tilize.”
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Texas are “at-risk.
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lose about $330 million in tax
nue over the next five years
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