Fond Du Lac Reporter (Newspaper) - October 4, 1974, Fond Du Lac, Wisconsin Nation's jobless rate 1 reaches high WASHINGTON AP spread layoffs pushed the unemployment rate up to 5.8 per cent of the work force last month the highest level in years the government re- ported today Another workers joined unemployment rolls in September bringing the total to seasonally adjusted 5.3 lion the Labor Department said The increase in the jobless rate from 5.4 per cent in gust was the largest monthly increase since last January when it also rose of one per cent Unemployment has been creeping up gradually for the past several months and is ex- to rise above six per cent late this year or in early 1975 Last October the jobless rate had dropped to a low of 4.6 per cent Since then me number of unemployed sons has risen by 1.2 million President Ford who will send his economic program to gress next week has indicated he will propose an expanded public service jobs program ing federal funds to enable state and local governments to hire the unemployed Most of the unemployment last month took place among women aged 25 and older and among particularly males 18 to 19 years old De- clining college attendance among young men coupled with the slower growth in JOTS contributed to the higher lessness among youth the said Total employment was re- ported up by from gust to September Over the past year total employment has climbed by 1.4 million half the year-to-year gain recorded in the previous year The in- crease was negated in the June unemployment picture by additional job seekers Both white and blue collar workers felt the effects of the slowing economy Both gories registered Increases in joblessness Heavy layoffs were reported in manufacturing con- struction and wholesale and re- tail trade Construction's unem- ployment rate at 12.4 per cent rose to its highest level to our years Within in- employment gained slightly in September due to a reduction in strike activity In September the average work week of factory workers remained at 40.1 hours while factory overtime fell by two- tenths of an hour The average hourly pay for a manufacturing worker last month rose eight cents to while weekly earnings averaged up from August's the de- said Fond du Lac Reporter 32 Pages 3 Sections Fond du Lac Wis Friday Oct 15 Cents Report urges curbs on WASHINGTON AP A confidential staff report of a Republican antitrust task force urges curbs on the power of big agricultural cooperatives as a means of fighting the high price of food The report already has been by the House members some of whom sent rural districts Chairman Rep H John Heinz III the Pittsburgh pickle hear said his task force discussed the report Wednesday and found it pre- mature and in of further study It does not represent the sition or views of the task he said stressing that the report had not been in- tended for publication The Associated Press obtain- ed a copy of the confidential re- port Thursday Among its ban to keep corporations that process food from joining f a r m e cooperatives which enjoy certain antitrust exemptions This force liquidation of one big co-op that already controls half the ens said in the United States amendment to allow the Justice Department to go to count to prevent mergers of farmer cooperatives into giants such as the three dairy that control 25 per cent of the nation's milk Under current law legally may grow to any size if they avoid predatory methods of an Idea to dis- courage expensive advertising of brand-name foods through tax laws The report said such advertising tends to discourage competing new brands from en- tering the market for independent supermarkets to join tives to produce their own priced house brands such as those sold by chain super- markets democratic ments for farmers in voting on federally regulated markets for milk and vegetables op managers presently are able to cast bloc votes for all their members even if a majority disagrees with the manager's position The Heinz committee called the Republican Task Force on Antitrust and Monopoly lems seeks to fight inflation by fostering competition and ing wage and price controls Weather Cloudy and warmer with show ers likely tonight Lows in the mid 40s to mid 50s Mostly cloudy with chance of shower Saturday turning cooler north Highs in the mid 50s northwes to the 60s south Max Oct 3 Oct 3 4 p.m 6 p.m 8 p.m 10 p.m Midnight 2 57 55 54 52 50 49 4 6 8 10 Noon Min 31 52 47 4 4 5 63 Sunset today p.m Sunrise Saturday Dairymen send views to Washington ington what you think about the dairy tion The views are being sent by telegram to Rep Ed Jones chairman of the House Agriculture Subcommittee Fond du Lac Reporter Photo Howard Hayes Route 1 dairy farmer was among dozens of men at the World Dairy Expo in Madison Thursday who responded to an Associated Milk Producers Inc request to tell World Dairy Expo views vary on industry outlook By BARLEY BUCHHOLZ Reporter Farm Editor views on the dairy industry were expressed here Thursday by foreign and domestic dairymen attending the World Dairy Expo Foreign visitors here to buy top U.S dairy cattle expressed optimism for their business Domestic dairy farmers kept prices low at the World Premiere Holstein Sale Thursday night and expressed their displeasure over dairy prices in dozens of telegrams to Washington Associated Milk Producers Inc sponsored a write-in campaign at its booth asking farmers to tell Washington what you think about the Land prices may kill Oak field Ledge Park proposal Catching her breath Mrs Irene Halley of Franklin Park ID appears dazed as she walks up to receive the first Installment of the million she won Thursday night In the initial Illinois State Lottery Millionaire at Chicago AP Wirephoto She wins million dollars CHICAGO AP Franklin Park housewife Irene D Haley didn't exactly feel like a million dollars but that's what she won in the first millionaire drawing of the Illinois State Lottery The gray-haired Mrs Halley trembled and her eyes were glassy Thursday as she said I don't know what I'll do with the winnings I'm dazed she added I'm glad I'm still standing Her husband William Halley 52 When I married my wife I married a beautiful woman Now she's Thomas J Oliver 40 of won the prize as the tottery gave away more than ion in total awards tt two drawings Thursday la The first man I asked for a winner was God and He came through for said Oliver a receiving clerk who qualified in the first lottery drawing last August Mrs Halley's winning ticket was one of four that her band bought for the drawing on Aug 29 at a local tavern but was purchased in her name Everyone's been teasing me that I was going to win she said I just didn't think I would Mis HaHey said she plans to spend the money wisely Her husband a Western tric employe in West Chicago said they plan a short tion but added he will go to work as usual today I don't think we'll sleep In quipped By MICHAEL MENTZER Reporter Staff Writer OAKFIELD Officials from the Department o f Natural Resources DNR are considering shelving the posed Oakfield Ledge Park Walter Naab area supervisor for the DNR said today a meeting Wednesday at the Fond du Lac County Courthouse produced no new solutions to problems surrounding the project Property owners in the Ledge area are at least double the appraised market value of land needed for the park Naab said The supervisor said the state is prohibited from wheeling and dealing for land under provisions of federal law Naab admitted he doesn't know what to do next We're at an impasse with the owners and there's no way we can go any he said Representatives from the Green Bay Oshkosh and Madison offices attended the meeting They will meet with the Bureau of Park Management to discuss the situation and then make a recommendation to the ural Resources Board Unless some unforeseen gifts are received by the DNR for purchase of the needed land the project will be pushed to the background Robert Konik of the Fond du Lac County Planning Department said today that some of the property owners are willing to sell but the price they want can't be met by the state There is still interest in the park but the price is too he said said he thinks the park plan will fail unless something happens to help the state meet the asking price Ray Panzer a Town of Oakfield board supervisor said the meeting Wednesday was just informational a chance for the DNR to tell the public where it stands The board supervisor said some property owners just won't part with their land Others he explained will sell but they want considerably more than appraised value Panzer stated There's still some confusion by the owners They're not sure what the state's next move will be According to Naab the state has no move to make at this time When asked about the procedure in the Ledge Park area Naab admitted the agency made some takes He said Some hackles got raised when the County Board went on record in favor of the park before some of the property were even informed about the plan Naab added We made some ourselves We raised some hackles out there when our men went on their land without permission Panzer agreed They DNR got off on the wrong foot with the owners when the idea started Naab concluded It's sad that the area might not be preserved There are some important scientific spots there He stated that the project will remain under consideration at least for a little while longer UW regents recommend billion budget MADISON Wis AP The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents today voted to recommend a billion budget for fiscal of discussion on whether tion of student fees or in- creased faculty compensation should be the top priority the new budget when the et request goes to the ture in January The regents reached no final decision on which facet of the budget would be their top ity but the consensus was in favor of higher faculty wages and benefits rather than re- student fees Regent John Lavine of pewa Falls said the two factors go but said he was be willing to sacrifice er student fees in favor of er faculty pay The regents student fees re- duction proposal would cut in- state tuition by 50 per cent leaving a burden of only one- eighth of the total instructional costs on the students Arguing in favor of reduced tuition as the top priority Re- gent Milton of Elkhorn noted that middle class families pay most of the tax dollars to support the university but are the last to receive to send their children to school Regents Arthur De ben of Park Falls however said faculty compensation is the most important If the board tried to get both higher faculty compensation and lower student fees he warned both could be lost when presented to legislators in January President slates 17 appearances WASHINGTON AP ident Ford will make 17 town appearances most of a political nature between next Monday and Nov 2 White House spokesmen say In releasing a list of the scheduled appearances day the office of Press tary Ron Nessen said additional trips will be announced later The Oct 7 Burlington Vt Oct 9 Philadelphia Oct 10 De- troit Oct 16 Kansas City Mo Lincoln Neb Rapid City and Indianapolis Oct 19 tanburg Greensboro and Louisville Ky Oct 22 Oklahoma City and land Oct 24 Des Moines Iowa Melvin III and Chicago Nov 1 Portland Ore Nov 2 Salt Lake City dairy situation Dairymen were to give their views in 75 words or less and their feelings are being forwarded by telegram to Rep Ed Jones chairman of the House Agriculture Sub- committee Among the From Berlin As a dairy farmer I feed imports have hurt the American dairy farmer We are Grade A with strict regulations imports have next to none Plymouth think milk prices when raised should never be dropped because people who work in factories never get their pay dropped Colorado Consumers do not realize that much of the increased cost of food production is in the inflated cost of trucking packaging handling and retail and that the farmer who this food is not re- enough return to stay in business Michigan It Is time the government quits trying to break the dairy f a m e r s back Iowa The price situation is such that you can't expand or even stay in business At the sale only two animals a bull and a cow topped and most fell in the to range far below the average of previous Expo sales different nations tm But at a reception for foreign visitors from 31 different nations comments went like A Costa Rica dairyman I hope to buy cattle in the United States that's why I came Two young Japanese farmers We cane to buy some quality dairy cattle Four German r e p r e- of an artificial breeding organization We have imported semen we want to look at the daughters of some of the bulls we've been importing and we want to buy more semen Spray paint refunds set WASHINGTON AP Con sumers can begin demanding full refunds Monday for lions of new or used cans of spray paint containing the chemical vinyl chloride But since the chemical is not listed on labels it may be most impossible to determine whether the aerosol paint you own contains vinyl chloride The U.S Consumer Product Safety Commission said today it has denied requests by eral paint manufacturers to re- voke the federal refund order Retailers will be required to post lists in their stores of vinyl paints they have sold during past years The industry had warned the commission that it produced tens of millions of cans of spray paint with vinyl chloride and that repurchase at to each would put many companies out of business They also said the 24 liver cancer deaths attributed to yl chloride occurred among workers who had been exposed to heavy concentrations for years They said there was no proof that limited exposure from use of aerosol paints would cause cancer Rust-Oleum Corp which dis- continued use of vinyl chloride in April 1972 said it was not arguing that it is more tant to save a business than to save a but it felt the re- purchase order was not backed up by proof of a health hazard The firm said aerosol paints and varnishes generally are used outdoors or in lated areas and any potential risk is greatly minimized Co a division of Consolidated Foods Inc said it stopped using vinyl chloride in some products in December 1971 and altogether in June 1973 The company said it makes 20 million cans of spray paint a year under its own five brands and 100 private labels Thirty million cans have been produced without they are distinguished from said vinyl not readily the others Repurchase would create an morass because of the monumentally large bers of aerosol cans being re- turned the company said Consumer confusion will re- sult in the needless expense of time and the firm added On the inside Area news Page 13 to Page 15 Classified ads Page 19 to Page 23 Comics Page 18 Eating 10 Page 11 Editorial Page 4 Entertainment Page 10 Page 11 Financial Page 8 Legal notices Page 19 Local news Page 2 Page 3 Obituaries Page 24 Outdoor news Page 12 Sports news Page 16 Page 17 Women's news Page 6 SECTION II Snowmobile news Page 1 to Page 8 In the RLD NEWS Persons under Medicare coverage will pay more for hospitalization WASHINGTON AP Be- ginning Jan 1 the 23.5 million persons covered by Medicare will have to pay 9.5 per cent more in out-of-pocket expenses because of inflation The Department of Health Education and Welfare an- nouncing the new schedule Thursday said each Medicare will have to pay the first of expenses compared with the current Should the hospital stay ex- ceed two months the patient will pay a day for the through the days more than at present If the pereon enters a skilled nursing home following patient checking into a hospital a he or she will day for the P 21 iay through the 100th days a crease The pense daily out-of-pocket ex- rises from the present to if the patient draws upon his reserve of 60 hospital days HEW Secretary Caspar W Weinberger said the increases based on current hospital costs are required by the Social curity Law Now is time to view geese at Horicon HORICON This will be one of the best If not me best weekend to view the large numbers of Canada geese that annually stop at Horicon Marsh according to Refuge Manager Robert Personius He said cold weather in northern Arctic regions are pushing the birds south A count taken earlier this week showed there were about geese at the refuge The geese are observable during October and into November especially along Highway 49 This year Future Farmers of America from Horicon sod Waupun have erected painted metal signs designating the Wild Goose Parkway The signs are intended as an aid to marsh visitors to help them find their way around the best routes for viewing the geese State rail service study broadens MADISON Wis AP The second phase In a study of Wisconsin rail service has been initiated Gov Patrick Lucey said today More than questionnaires have been sent to state rail shippers to determine how rail freight can be improved Lucey said More banks reduce prime loan rates NEW YORK AP The nation's two largest cial banks and one smaller bank announced a per cent reduction In their prime loan rates today tt per cent effective Monday The percentage point cut In the key rate last week by Chase Manhattan Bank and Guaranty Trust Co of New York was followed today by Saa Cisco's Bank of America the nation's biggest bank National City Bank of New York and Mercantile Trust Co of St Louis
