Sooner Farmer Sues Grain Firms Over Russia Wheat Sale
Ed Cleveland a western Oklahoma farmer leads a class action suit in U S District Court alleging a conspiracy by Anental Bunge Cook Cargill and Sarnac grain firms and a former Agriculture Department official to profit from the export of American wheat to Russia The suit seeks 150 million in damages claiming Oklahoma farmers lost about 50 million and will seek triple that amount The filing names Clarence Palmby a former assistant secretary of agriculture and now a Continental Grain vice president among defendants
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Oklahoma City
Anental, Bunge, Cook, Cargill
Western Oklahoma Wheat Farm
Sarnac Grain Companies
Dreyfus Corp
U. S
Agriculture Department
Russia
Ed Cleveland
Oklahoma Wheat Commission
Oklahoma
Clarence Palmby
Continental Grain Co
Conti
Cleveland
Kansas
Oklahoma Farmers Com of Agricultur
Mow
Continental Gain ‘Co
New York City
Hall
Local History Seminar Slated At East Central
A Friday seminar on Jaca history is planned at East Central, sponsored by the Oklahoma Historical Society. The all day event runs 8 30 to 2 30 am with Dr. Palmer Boeger guiding the program. Morning briefings by GHS staff precede afternoon small group discussions.
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East Central
The
Oklahoma Historical Society
Palmer Boeger
East Central History Department
Historical Society
GHS
Y. R. Easterling
Oklahoma
Kissinger Talks Echo 1968 Row Over Thieu Backing
Henry Kissinger’s talks in Saigon mirror the 1968 row with South Vietnam’s Thieu balking at U.S. plans. Johnson pursued a Paris bombing halt and peace talks, but Saigon delayed. Kissinger’s current visit signals hard bargaining as Radio Saigon restates Thieu’s four no’s against communists and coalition.
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Washington
Henry A. Kissinger
Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Lyndon 3
Johnson
Hanoi
North Vietnam
Paris
Thieu
Kissinger
Radio Saigon
Thieu- Kissinger
Kansas voters cool to McGovern in Nixon era
In Topeka Kansas voters express a mixed dislike for George McGovern viewing him as too liberal and out of step with state sentiment. They favor Nixon and Docking while Alf Landon notes McGovern’s abrupt rhetoric alienates Kansans. Salinger calls grain gamble issues minor and Miller approaches re election strength.
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Topeka
Kan
George McGovern
Tom Brown
Nixon
Kansas
Sen. McGovern
McGovern
Pat Burnau
Robert B. Docking
Docking
Kansas Avenue
Jim Shaffer
L Shaffer
McCovern
Shaffer
Tommy's
Topeka Club
Merchants Bank
Pierre Salinger
Salinger
Haiphong Harbor
Tommy
Robert Docking
Vern Miller
Miller
Kansas-Missouri
Missouri
Landon
Konawa Bond Issue Passes for School Complex
Konawa voters approve a 625000 bond for a new junior high and gym as part of an educational complex. Election board records show 280 in favor and 75 against with a 60 percent threshold exceeded. Construction awaits completion of the new high school set for March 18, 1971.
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Konawa
Seminole County Election Board
Barrett
Burglars Break Into Ada Building
Burglars broke into The Feeders Milling Co at 205 Asa Rd Sunday night. Police said a north sliding door was pried open to gain entry. A wrist watch and about $5 were stolen from the desk in the main office. The thief escaped by unlocking another sliding door with a key.
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Feeders Milling Co
Asa Rd
Five State Delegates Seek Wheat Sale Probe at Capitol
Delegates from Oklahoma, Texas, Kansas, Colorado, and Nebraska urged a U.S. Senate investigation into the government wheat sale to Russia. They pressed the Justice Department to fast track a federal grand jury probe of former officials now in private industry and sought repayment plans for farmers harmed by international grain dealings. Governor Hall criticized insiders and speculators for profits while farmers lost out.
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Oklahoma City
U.S
Russia
U.S. Senate
Justice Department
Congress
Texas
White
Lloyd Bengsten Jr
Oklahoma
Colorado
Kansas
Nebraska
State Capitol
Hall
Clifford Pulermacher
Export Market Services
Washington
Baseball Hall Of Fame Star Robinson Dies
Jackie Robinson, who broke the color barrier in 1947 and earned Hall of Fame status, died in Stamford after a heart attack at his home. He had suffered a mild heart attack in 1968 and was en route to a Washington event on drug abuse when illness struck. Robinson later faced political disputes within the black community but remains famed for his athletic legacy.
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Stamford
Robinson
Washington
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A. W. Barrett
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Mancus Watiche
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Texas Agriculture
John White
United States Department of Agriculture
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Earl Butz
Gov. Hall
Mack” Welch
Baseball Hall of Fame
Star Robinson
Jackie Robinson
Sherrell
Ford Tractor Sales & Service
Ford Tractor
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