Wheat plantings cut as 1977 winter crop outlook damp
Agriculture Department reports a 3 percent drop in winter wheat plantings for 1977 with about 55.8 million acres sown. Yields are projected at 25.8 bushels per acre, totaling roughly 1.438 billion bushels if conditions hold, down from 27.1 and 1.566 billion in 1976. The decline ends a six year rise in winter wheat planting while most production remains in winter and spring crops.
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Bernard Brenner
Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Great Plains
Pietetoonat
Canada to restrict exports of reactors and uranium
Ottawa reports Canada will halt exports of nuclear reactors and uranium after January 1 to nations that have ratified the treaty. Jamieson said Ottawa seeks to avoid contributing to weapons programs and will strengthen Canada safeguards requirements, with existing policy demanding assurances of peaceful use.
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Ottawa
UPI
Canada
Jamieson
Christmas visits and anniversaries across region
Silver Creek student Bob Peterson of Oral Roberts University plans Christmas visit to Tulsa with his parents. Mr and Mrs Vernon Peterson. Mr and Mrs George Carter celebrate 58th anniversary with Sunday open house. Pre Christmas dinner hosted by Dave Beck and family includes Greg Johnson and others from Osceola and Columbus. Families plan dinners with Madeline Powers and relatives as Caritas week approaches. Kirk Burger of Arizona State College Tempe to spend holidays with parents in Genoa. Wayne Wruble and others to be in Shawnee and Tempe for the season.
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Silver Creek
Bob Peterson
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa
Okla
Vernon Peterson
George Carter
Melvin Andrews
Cheri
Dave Beck
Greg Johnson
Troy
Kris
Osceola
Randy
Chinn
Columbus
Tracie
Ron Cuba
Joe ‘Beck
Powers
Madeline Powers
Wayne Wruble
Shawnee
Caritas Weak
Ned
Genoa
Kirk Burger
Arizona’ State College
Tempe
Jackurger
CDC blamed for slow response to Legionnaires outbreak
Congressional probes allege the Center for Disease Control ignored warnings that a toxic agent may have caused the Legionnaires disease outbreak in Philadelphia. The report cites possible Freon leakage through hotel air conditioning and criticizes EPA and health authorities for not pursuing toxic causes earlier.
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Franklin Institute Research Laboratories
Murphy Subcommittee
American Legion
Philadelphia
Bellevue Stratford
CDC
Subcommittee
Enviromental Protection Agency
Fricke Family Gatherings Highlight Tecumeseh Christmas Dinner
Families recount a pre Christmas dinner at Fred Leuenberger home in Tecumeseh with Edwin Fricke and Jerry among guests. Delmar Fricke, Bill Fricke and families from Columbus join. Eldon Fricke and family from Schuyler attend. Louis Siebler of Scribner visits Theodore Borchers and sister on Monday. Creston club members hold their annual Christmas Happy Hour project event.
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Monroe
Edwin Fricke
Jerry
Fred Leuenberger
Tecumeseh
Delmar Fricke
Bill Fricke
Columbus
Eldon Fricke
Schuyler
Louis Siebler
Scribner
Theodore Borchers
Kuralt revisits Bicentennial lore on On The Road anthology
CBS compiles about a dozen Kuralt Bicentennial vignettes from 1975 76 into an hour long special to air December 24 10 11 p m Eastern The piece visits states from Delaware to Wyoming highlighting Little Big Horn Custer and the Sioux narrator notes the saddest place reflecting on history and national memory The Nielsen ratings and Barbara Walters ABC specials are also summarized in the piece
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Joan Hanauer
UPI
New York
Charles Kuralt
United States
CBS
Kuralt
Jmne
Delaware
Rhode Island
Roger Williams
Wyoming
Oregon Trail
Montana
Little Big Horn
Custer
7Th Cavalry
Crazy Horse
A.C
Bob Hope
Hope
Barbara Walters
ABC
Barney Miller
Inaugural Week Adds World’s Biggest Square Dance
The inaugural schedule includes a multifaith prayer service at the Lincoln Memorial led by Rev. Martin Luther King Sr on Inauguration Day January 20, and a first come, first served world’s biggest square dance the following day at the Union Station Visitors Center. Rev. Bruce Edwards will also join the prayer service.
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Washington
D.C
Union Station
Alaska to get first regular network TV by January
Juneau Alaska March UPI reports a state funded arrangement with RCA will bring regular network television to five urban areas and 23 villages including Anchorage Juneau Sitka Bethel and Ketchikan starting January 15. The service will include NBC CBS ABC and PBS news and entertainment.
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Juneau, Alaska
UPI
NBC
CBS
ABC
PBS
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Creston
Happy Hour Project Club
Howells
Paul
Jerrine Recek
Joe Prazak
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Angé Waltons
Jeremiah Johnson
Leit Blasings
Cornhusker Office Supply
13Th Street
BNI
First National Bank and Trust Company
Columbuus
FSLIC
Equitable— Savings & Loan Association
25Th Ave
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