Farm Prices Fall Sharply After Ceilings End
The Agriculture Department reported an 8 percent drop in the cost of raw farm products for the month ending Sept 15 the steepest fall in over 25 years. Beef and hog prices led the decline while overall meat prices fell 14 percent from August highs. Officials cautioned retail grocers may not drop prices as quickly but anticipated a general easing in food costs over time.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Don Paarlberg
Paarlberg
Retail Gas Prices Allowed to Jump
The Cost of Living Council authorized gasoline price increases of about 1 to 2.5 cents per gallon and heating oil rises of 1 to 2 cents. The changes take effect immediately and allow retailers to base ceilings on May 15 selling prices plus the May 15 to Sept 28 wholesale rise, rather than the prior Aug 1 wholesale base. The council notes each 1 cent rise costs drivers about $1 billion annually.
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Washington
Cost of Living Council
Council
John T. Dunlop
District 413 Board to discuss lunch schedule and graduation changes
The District 413 Board of Education will meet at 7 p.m. Monday to discuss changes in the school lunch program schedule and possible alterations to senior attendance and graduation requirements. Parents of Lincoln School students may join the discussion. The meeting will announce scholarship committee members and Title I Advisory Committee names, present a 1973-74 budget breakdown, and explain mill levy changes.
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District 413 Board of Education
Board of Education
Lincoln School
Area Forecast: Mostly cloudy with a chance of showers
The report calls for mostly cloudy conditions today and tonight with a 40 percent precipitation chance. Highs reach the upper 50s to mid 60s and tonight's lows in the upper 40s to mid 50s. Sunday will be cloudy to partly cloudy with highs in the 60s and a north to northeasterly wind at 10 to 15 mph.
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Erly
Chanute Area
Memorial Building
Nick Hickey
Buffalo
Oil Lease Burglary Reported Near Town
An inert gas machine valued at 23000 dollars was stolen from an oil lease east of town. The lease is reported to belong to Kenneth Keas R. 3. F J McGinley Jr of Kansas City reported the theft, noting the machine was brought to the lease last November.
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Kenneth Keas
R. 3
F. J. McGinley Jr
Kansas City
McGinley
Agnew seeks court order to halt grand jury action
Attorneys for Spiro T. Agnew filed in U S District Court to block testimony and any possible indictment related to a federal grand jury probe of political corruption. Judge Hoffman set response deadlines as the DOJ faces constitutional questions. The DOJ rejected Agnew's leaks claim as baseless.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
Justice Department
Stanley Mortenson
U.S. District Court
Grand Jury
Agnew
Norfolk
U.S
Walter E. Hoffman
Jay H. Topkis
Martin London
Asst. Atty
Henry E. Petersen
Hoffman
Motorcyclist Injured In Three Way Wreck
James Wilkins nineteen suffered serious head injuries when his motorcycle hit Ida Miller seventy seven who turned into a driveway. Wilkins was thrown under a third car driven by Marcia Laubach eighteen. He was hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Police cited excessive speed and failure to yield as contributing factors.
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James Wilkins
N. Steuben
Ida M. Miller
W. Main
South Allen
Marcia Laubach
S. Highland
Wilkins
Neosho Memorial Hospital
Laubach
Miller
Terrorists seize train in Vienna hostage crisis ends
Arab terrorists seized four hostages on a Vienna train carrying Soviet Jewish emigrants and released three after more than 15 hours. The interior minister said the three captives were freed and the attackers fled Austria in a private plane. status of the Austrian customs official remained unclear.
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Vienna
Austria
Worst May Be Over After Kansas Floods
Rain subsided across Kansas as flood waters still threatened Solomon and nearby towns. The Solomon River near Solomon and Minneapolis crested then fell. crests were seen on the Smoky Hill, Mill Creek, and Verdigris and Neosho Rivers with several communities evacuated. A federal disaster proclamation authorized field offices to coordinate relief with agencies nationwide.
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Solomon, A
Nixon Declares Kansas a Federal Disaster Area
President Nixon signed a proclamation declaring Kansas a federal disaster area due to the week’s storm and flood damage. Sen. Robert Dole announced the action after meeting with Disaster Assistance Administration officials, with a field office to be set up in Kansas to coordinate federal aid.
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Nixon
Kansas
Washington
Robert Dole
Dole
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
James Dokken
Dokken
Dear Cha Where to hock a hot gas machine
A playful plea asks Cha where to sell a compact gas heater. The writer signs Dear Cha and seeks quick guidance on disposal or resale of a hot gas machine.
Chanute Delays Plant Contract After Bid Challenge
Chanute City Commissioners delay awarding asphalt plant contracts to study a nonconforming bid from State Industrial Supply Co. Wichita claiming the turbulent mass mixer could replace a full plant and meet EPA standards without a baghouse. Officials plan a joint briefing with SISCO and highway officials before final action. Berry Equipment Co. Wichita won other bids for a paying layer and a joint matcher.
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Chanute City
State Industrial Supply Co
Wichita
John Orozco
SISCO
Orozco
Environmental Protection Agency
Ers
State Highway Commission
John Duff
Berry Equipment Co
Peanut Butter Sale Sunday in Chanute Drive
The Chanute Jaycees along with scouts school and church groups will canvass Chanute Sunday to sell 1500 jars of peanut butter at 1 dollar each. Proceeds go to the Jaycees Cerebral Palsy Ranch near Augusta which offers a free summer camp for cerebral palsy victims. The sale begins at 12 30 p m.
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Chanute Jaycees
Scout
Bob Dalton
Jaycees Cerebral Palsy Ranch
Augusta
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