Kansas forecast shows 374 million bushels of wheat for 1973
Kansas' 1973 wheat crop is forecast at 374 million bushels, up 19 percent from 1972, with 10.1 million acres expected to yield 37 bushels per acre. The forecast notes good topsoil moisture, favorable May weather, light damage from leaf rust, and regional yield variations across districts.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Oklahoma
Crop Reporting Service
Merchants Accused of Raising Prices Ahead of Freeze
Kansas State University consumer relations chief Richard Retrum accused area merchants of bidding up name brand items by 10 to 20 percent to preempt a feared price and wage freeze. Store managers denied mass markups, citing only normal cost increases. Retrum said he will file findings with the attorney general’s consumer protection division.
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Manhattan
Kan
Richard Retrum
Kansas State University
Consumer Relations Board
Betrum
White House
Nixon
Retrum
Lionel Jackson
Alco
Ete Cassen
Junction City
Kansas State Student Government Association
Jim McCord
Sears
Consumer Protection Division
State Attorney General's Office
Senate OKs farm income bill with $20 000 subsidy cap
The Senate approved a farm income bill 78 to 9 aimed at high production and consumer protection. An amendment limiting future subsidies to 20,000 dollars per year per farmer passed 45 to 37, raising House dispute expectations while administration critics warn costs could reach 3.8 billion dollars in 1974 under a target price system for wheat, corn and cotton.
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Washington
Senate
United States
House
Agriculture Committee
Nixon
Skylab crew extends endurance as power boosts aboard station
Skylab astronauts Charles Conrad Jr Joseph P Kerwin and Paul J Weitz enjoy hot showers and meals as solar wing repair increases power by about 3000 watts enabling heaters lights and food warmers. A coolant loop issue is minor with 14 days left in mission. They plan June 20 spacewalk to retrieve film and edge toward Gemini 7 and international endurance records.
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Kerwin
Conrad
Weitz
Area Forecast Highlights Mild Nights Warm Days Ahead
Fair conditions through Sunday with mild nights and warm days. Today highs reach upper 80s to low 90s, tonight's lows dip into the 60s. Sunday highs 90 to 95. Northwest winds 10 to 20 mph.
One Day Strike Ends at Kansas City Star
A 10 electrician strike against the Kansas City Star ended Friday night with a back to work agreement. Pickets withdrew around 7 p.m. after a one week extension of the old contract expired at midnight Thursday. Pressmen largely avoided crossing lines as a 42 page afternoon paper appeared. The Star planned a 64 page Saturday issue with fewer editions amid wage and pension disputes.
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Kansas City
Kansas City Star
The
Star
Paul V. Miner
Miner
Intercepted Letter About Money Hidden in Wheat Harvest
An intercepted missive mentions bread and dough rising from the wheat harvest but centers on money and financial matters rather than baking. The terse note hints at hidden funds or economic concerns without full context.
City Commission to Reestablish US 169 Speed Limit
The City Commission will consider an ordinance to re establish speed limits on US 169 between 21st and 35th streets at 6 p.m. Monday in the Memorial Building. They will also review a proposed annexation ordinance for land at 35th and South Santa Fe where Merle Kelly plans a new auto dealership.
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35Th
US 169
Memorial Building
Merle Kelly
35Th and
South Santa Fe
Three Party Pact Ready for Signing
The United States aims to sign a peace document with North and South Vietnam and the Viet Cong this weekend. Kissinger and Le Duc Tho prepared the text, with a signing hoped for in Paris at the International Conference Center on Avenue Kleber. A last minute dispute over the document’s form remained unresolved as talks faced delays.
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Paris
United States
South Vietnam
Vietnam
Nixon
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
le Duc Tho
International Conference Center
Avenue Kleber
Kissinger
U.S
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
North
Cambodia
Governor asks oil firms to favor farmer fuel supplies
Governor Docking telegraphed 14 major oil companies and fuel distributors urging preferential treatment for fuel deliveries to farmers and to report plans for allocating fuel to agricultural areas. He also asked for an official authorized to decide fuel allocations during shortages. The Advisory Council heard of an expected six percent shortfall for Kansas agriculture this year.
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Topeka, Kan
Robert Docking
Docking
Governor’s Advisory Council On Energy and Natural Resources
Kansas
Ehrlichman defends thorough Watergate probe
Former White House aide John D. Ehrlichman told reporters in Los Angeles that he was reassured by John Dean III that the Watergate investigation was thorough and that all involved relied on those assurances. He left a county grand jury briefing citing legal rights concerns.
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Los Angeles
White House
John D. Ehrlichman
John Dean
Dean
Ehrlichman
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