Food prices rise not tied to grain sales say experts
United Press International reports that consumer and farm leaders question link between grain sold to Russia and higher food costs. They blame middlemen and call for full price investigations, while officials credit inflation and partial grain deals for price hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Department of Agriculture
Tony DeChant
Farmers Union
Consumer Federation of America
Carol Foreman
Council On Wage and
Earl Butz
Milwaukee
Butz
Commanding General Wilson Aims High Marine Standards
Gen Louis Hugh Wilson, 55, the new commanding general of the Marine Corps, vows no change to haircut rules or core grooming standards while raising recruiting quality. He targets 75 percent high school graduates among Marines next year with top 90th percentile test scores for the rest. He notes improved pay and quarters and says today’s Marines are better educated and more professional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
UPI
Louis Hugh Wilson
Marine Corps
Wilson
U.S. Marine
Corps
Army
Navy
Air Force
Ford plans Kansas visit to Overland Park and Wichita
Kansas Republicans say President Ford will attend a fund raising reception in Overland Park on September 12 and a dinner with Missouri Republicans in Kansas City. A Governors Conference dinner with all 13 GOP governors is planned for Wichita in November though White House confirmation is lacking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Ford
Overland Park
Kansas City
Wichita
GOP
Bob Berger
Johnson County
Capital Club
Pat Storey
Robert Bennett
White House
Storey
Organ lessons offered at NCCJC this semester
Neosho County Community Junior College opens organ lessons by appointment this semester. Coleen Pearman from Colony returns as instructor and will enroll students from 10 30 a m to 12 30 p m Friday. Call Harold Tarpley NCCJC music instructor for more information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Neosho County Community Junior College
Coleen Pearman
Colony
Harold Tarpley
NCCJC
Multiple local crashes and incidents reported by police
Police and fire reports detail several minor accidents including a West Main railroad crossing collision involving Donald Thuma and Jeffery Hazen, a bicycle collision near Lincoln injuring Edgar Gericke, and a left of center crash on Garfield near 10th involving Floyd Johnson and Latisha De Coster. Additional notes cover a hit and run injuring C E Kitch, a failure to yield yielding $500 damage to a fire hydrant, a theft of a lawn mower, hospital discharges, and houseguest listings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald F. Thuma
N. Steuben
West Main
Thuma
Jeffery L. Hazen
Hazen
Floyd P. Johnson
Iola
Latisha de Coster
Poplar Heights
Garfield
de Coster
Girard
Alma E. Archer
Don Divine
North Santa Fe
Archer
Ronald E. Thielenhaus
Chanute
Thielenhaus
Reclamation tools tested by Pittburgs and Bureau of Mines
Reclamation tools tested by Pittsburg-Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co and the U S Bureau of Mines in an 18 month project to reduce reclaiming costs for surface mined land. Three P and M pieces tested include a 40 foot Bid Dude blade a 24 foot Veep plow and a 30 foot grading bar. A 60 foot variable angle blade funded by the Bureau costs about 182000 with total project costs around 1 325 000 split between the Bureau and the coal company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pittsburg and Midway Coal Mining Co
U. S. Bureau of Mines
P and M
Bureau of Mines
Bureau
Coal Company
Cities Service to honor safety record at Iola dinner
A safety award dinner in Iola will recognize Cities Service Gas Company departments for extended records of事故 free work. Petrolia pipeline division led by Ernest Schmidt earns for 12 years without a lost time accident. Welda Humboldt stations gain for 4 years for 16 employes. Gas measurement department also noted for 400000 man hours without a lost time accident. Local employees named include Gerald Genzer Arthur Kahler and Tommy Presser with various foremen and staff listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iola
Ernest Schmidt
Petrolia
Chanute
Ray Carnine
Welda
Humboldt
Gerald Genzer
Arthur Kahler
Independence
Tommy Presser
Bartlesville
Petrolia Pipeline Division
Paul Olson
Foreman
Buford Hazen
Hubert Hanes
Wendell Bass
Richard Benard
Fred Clemens
Theron Collum
William Ewing
Kevin Genzer
Robert Wiles
Jack Kincaid
Warren Holt
Dwight Ambler
Daniel Bishop
Eugene Blakesley
Stanley Boots
Kenneth Easley
Francis Ecclefield
Max Glamser
Junior Gordon
Paul Holman
Larry Riley
Robert Smith
Robert Swift
Gary Turner
George Tush
Ivan Dickason
Humboldt Station
Deaths create two funeral notices in Arkansas and Oklahoma
James W. Savage 71 former Thayer resident died Sunday in Russellville Arkansas. Survived by widow, brother John Savage and sister Mrs Lawrence Roberts. Funeral Tuesday Shinn Chapel Russellville graveside Wednesday Thayer Cemetery. Maurice C. VanBeber 60 native of Buffalo died in Shawnee Oklahoma. Graveside Buffalo Cemetery with Masonic rites. Survivors include widow Marjorie VanBeber a son Bill and daughter Margaret Allison five grandchildren and three sisters. Contributions to Ottawa University Jim Savage Scholarship Fund and American Cancer Society.
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James W. Savage
Thayer
Russellville
Ark
Cattlemen’s Association
Pope County
Ottawa University
O Club
Disciples of Christ Church
John Savage
Lawrence Roberts
Shinn Chapel
Thayer Cemetery
Jim Savage
Maurice C. VanBeber
Buffalo
Shawnee
Okla
Arco Pipe Line Company
Sinclair Pipe Line Company
Eureka
Wesley United Methodist Church
Masonic Lodge
Skate-a-thon aids muscular dystrophy fundraiser
A skate-a-thon at Mar-Te-Ky Skate Center runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. next Monday to benefit muscular dystrophy. Tom Spencer notes sponsor sheets at the rink. $2 entry supports prizes while hourly trophies are awarded. Proceeds go to the Jerry Lewis Telethon. past telethons raised over 16.1 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mar-Te-Ky
Tom Spencer
Spencer
KU Enrollment Sets Record in Jump for University
KU enrollment on first day of classes reached 21 565 with 19 807 at Lawrence and 1 758 at Kansas City. the dean Gilbert Dyck notes a rise of nearly 1 200 from last fall and projects 23 375 total for both campuses after late registrations. He cites housing shortages and dormitory conversions as factors shaping the surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lawrence, Kan
UPI
University of Kansas
Gilbert Dyck
University
Lawrence
Kansas City
Dyck
Portuguese leader withdraws endorsement amid rioting in Portugal
Anti Communist mobs clash with troops in Leiria after President Costa Gomes withdraws support for Prime Minister Goncalves. Rioters burn and shell Communist party offices, with several injuries and widespread destruction across northern Portugal.
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Lisbon
Portugal
UPI
Francisco da Costa Gomes
Vasco Goncalves
Portuguese Democratic Movement
Leiria
Democratic Movement
Communist Party
Costa Gomes
Goncalves
Revolutionary Council
Seculo
U.S
Frank Carlucci
Franco Charais
Uiitary
Vila Real
Neosho Memorial Hospital Visiting Hours And Admissions
Daily transcript lists visiting hours from 2 to 4 and 6 30 p m. Patient census 39 adults and pediatrics and five babies. Saturday admissions include John Ford Humboldt Mrs Clay Fogleman Cherryvale Ralph Hill 124 N Grant Willie Heryford 1603 S Central Mrs Vernon Ramsey 1112 N Steuben. Sunday admissions Jack Leason 210 BE Walnut Nathan Welch Jr R 4 John Fiene Humboldt Walter Bell 713 S Lafayette Mrs Fred White Humboldt Today William Riley 519 W Elm Mrs Howard Storm 430 S Evergreen Mrs William Curtis Yates Center Lawrence Mische Yates Center. Dismissals Friday Fern Vitt 409 S Ashby Rosemary Owens 210 E 4th. Saturday Alvis Brown Neodesha Mrs Fern Brown Thayer James Fitz patrick 411 S Highland Emma McNeal Westview Nursing Home Cecil Powell R 1 Debra Krone Humboldt Mrs Floyd Johnson Humboldt Joseph Ballinger Humboldt Mrs Charles Record 1005 W 14th. Sunday Charles McKinsey Yates Center Ted Ludlum 1806 S Santa Fe Henry Storck Humboldt Michael Dupuy 201 S Lafayette John Ford Mrs William Coonrod 301 W Walnut Mrs Michael Anderson and son Thayer Mrs Charles Wilmot II and daughter 818 N Garfield. Today Mrs Merle Tennis 422 W 4th Mrs Elmer Roush and son 618 N Washington. Births Saturday Mr and Mrs Terry Pitts er Humboldt a son Mr and Mrs Scott Barfoot Humboldt a son.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Ford
Humboldt
Clay Fogleman
Cherryvale
Ralph Hill
N. Grant
Willie Heryford
S. Central
Vernon Ramsey
Fern Vitt
S. Ashby
Rosemary Owens
Alvis Brown
Neodesha
Fern Brown
Thayer
James Fitzpatrick
S. Highland
Emma McNeal
Westview Nursing Home
Cecil Powell
Debra Krone
Floyd Johnson
Joseph Ballinger
Charles Record
Charles McKinsey
Yates Center
Ted Ludlum
Baby dies in Wichita smoke incident
A 15 month old, Nathan M. Lindsay, died from smoke while his mother Florda Kruger slept nearby in northeast Wichita. Fire officials say an electric fan melted and produced smoke and possibly toxic fumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wichita
Kan
UPI
Nathan M. Lindsay
Florda Kruger
Bill Keckler
Four Die In Weekend Kansas Traffic Accidents
United Press International reports four deaths in Kansas crashes over the weekend. In Kansas City, Kansas, Robert A. Hamler, 21, lost control and the car exploded after striking a utility pole, with passenger Linda Webb, 20, dying later. In Sedgwick County near Colwich, Richard John Winter, 20, died when his gravel road crash ejected him. Near Herington a Wichita man, Carmen B. Norris, 59, died in a motorcycle collision with a truck that entered the road. the truck driver avoided injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Kansas
Kansas City
Kan
Robert A. Hamler
Linda Webb
Colwich
Sedgwick County
Richard John Winter
Winter
U.S. 77
Herington
Wichita
Highway Patrol
Carmen B. Norris
Standardized tests under fire from education panel
A National Education Association Task Force criticizes standardized testing. It warns of overuse and monopoly by six firms, outdated content, and misleading comparisons. It promotes criterion reference tests that evaluate individual progress without ranking peers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Education Association
Allen County youth wins dairy prizes
An Allen County 4-H boy, Terry Lust, won multiple Brown Swiss titles at the 10th annual Kansas All Breeds Junior Dairy Show in Salina on Aug 15-16. The event drew 164 youth with 274 dairy animals from 42 counties, with top honors going to Saline County in the county herd class.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salina
Allen County
Terry Lust
Saline County
T. Hobart McVay
FFA
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Neosho Memorial Hospital
Cynthia Adams
S. Grant
East Main
Evergreen
Adams
Richard P. DeVries
S. Plummer
C. E. Kitch
Kitch
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Bud Adams
Wesley Brinkmeyer
R. 3
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Fort Scott
W. R. Gamble
Tennessee
Robert
Alice) Evans
Vicki Jo
Alisa
New Castle
Wyo
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C. F. Gamble
A. C. Gentry
Fred Walker
David Hanna
Steve and
Todd
Ronald Walker
Glen Gamble
Beth
Jeffrey
E. L. Scott
Altoona
Cities Service
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Terry Pittser
Scott Barfoot
S.E. Kansas
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