Medford mink market shows boom trappings and steady demand
Medford Minnesota’s Arthur White and Richard Tuttle run a mink operation now housing about 5 000 animals with 1 200 females and 250 males for breeding They sell pelts for 8 to 40 dollars with an average last year around 19 dollars Prices have fluctuated but industry remains driven by fur demand and breeding cycles Both men note rising feed costs and a shift toward ecologically minded buyers while stressing the ranch face as other livestock producers do
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Medford
Arthur “Bud” White
Richard Tuttle
Tuttle and White
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Tuttle
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Saxbe confirmation now seems assured
Washington AP reports the Senate Judiciary Committee cleared William B. Saxbe for attorney general with a 15 to 1 vote, paving the way for swift Senate action likely on Monday. The vote signals broad support for Saxbe’s nomination and a prompt confirmation.
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Washington
Senate
William B. Saxbe
Senate Judiciary Committee
U.S. airlines seek flight cuts amid fuel shortage
Seven airlines asked the Civil Aeronautics Board to allow suspending service to 25 cities as fuel shortages drive layoffs and route reductions. Eastern and Pan Am announced significant staff furloughs, while pilots warned of possible shutdowns during the Christmas rush.
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Civil Aeronautics Board
The
Air Transport Association
Eastern
Pan Am
Air Line Pilots Association
Oklahoma
Ohio
CAB
NFO urges membership to save family farm
National Farmers Organization officials warned at a convention that family farms could lose cattle hogs and dairy to large corporate producers unless farmers join the NFO drive to block big operations. They urged pooling commodities for bargaining and blocking grain to keep prices up.
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NFO
Louisville
National Farmers Organization
Charles L. Frazier
Washington
Justice Department
Missouri
Family Farm
U.S. Agriculture
Earl) Butz
Pfingston
European Common Market to unite on oil crisis plan
Leaders of the European Common Market meet to adopt a declaration of unity and discuss actions to counter the oil shortage threatening economies and employment. Arab ministers visit Copenhagen to press for stronger support against Israel while Kissinger advocates a Western energy group to conserve fuel and explore new sources.
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Western
Europe
Israel
Western Europe
Henry A. Kissinger
London
Japan
United States
Canada
Britain
France
West Germany
Italy
Belgium
Netherlands
Luxembourg
Ireland
Energy crisis drives third straight stock market slide
Analysts blame investor uncertainty over the energy crisis for a third straight day of market declines on the New York Stock Exchange. The Dow Jones average fell 10.30 to 900.43 as declines outpaced advances 3 to 1 amid worries about Britain energy cuts and U S gasoline production cutbacks.
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NEW York
New York Stock Exchange
Dow
Great Britain
New
Federal Energy Office
Justification for taxing rails differently past
A former Kennedy and Johnson administration official says there is no longer justification for taxing railroads differently from other businesses. The statement frames a shift in tax policy debate reflected in national discussions from St Paul Minnesota.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Kennedy
Johnson
Wife of Malvern banker abducted then found unharmed
The wife of Eugene Burdie, president of the Malvern Trust and Savings Bank, was abducted Thursday in Malvern Iowa. A $50 000 ransom was demanded and the victim was later found unharmed in the trunk of an abandoned car on the Key Creek Bridge south of Glenwood. Burdie reportedly deposited money at a location designated by the abductors. FBI and local authorities provided details sparingly.
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Malvern
Towa
Iowa
Dixie Kay Burdie
Eugene Burdie
Malvern Trust and Savings Bank
Burdie
FBI
Key Creek
Glenwood
City Council to deny permit for hotel repurpose church site
Minneapolis City Council is expected to deny a permit for Soul's Harbor to operate the Pick-Nicollet Hotel as a multipurpose church facility. The decision will affect plans to convert the historic hotel in downtown Minneapolis.
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Minneapolis, Minn
Minneapolis
Soul's Harbor
Pick-Nicollet
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