	senator lugar calls for cargo preference repeal the senior republican on the u s senate agriculture committee richard lugar of indiana called for repeal of the cargo preference law that aids the american ping industry but which he said hurts farmers cargo preference is a costly special interest operated at the expense of american farmers and dockworkers lugar said in signing on as a co sponsor or cargo preference repeal legislation the law requires ment of u s goods on american s rather than foreign vessels which are less costly reuter 
