Farmers' market basket returns dip to multiyear low
AP report notes April farm share of the consumer food dollar fell to 42.2 cents from 43.6 in March, lowest since December 1972. The USDA ERS figures show farmers received 72.7 cents of the market basket, with middlemen taking a record 1.001 dollars and overall food costs dropping 1.1 percent from March to April.
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Washington (Ap
Dee
Agriculture Department
Department’s Economic Research Service
Thalsniddlenen
USDA
Ford accepts MSU award amid protests in East Lansing
Vice President Gerald R. Ford accepted Michigan State University’s Distinguished Service Award as hundreds demonstrated outside Kellogg Center. He told lawmakers in Lansing that the Constitution and institutions will handle national problems from Watergate to economic issues and urged defense of revenue sharing.
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East Lansing
Mich
Gerald R. Ford
Ford
Michigan State University
Michigan Agislature
Lansing
State House Chamber
Milliken
Milliker
Mvai
Jerry Ford
Michigan State
Secret Service
Kellogg Center
Delele Nixon
Jerry Par
GOP Meeting Slated Wednesday In Columbus
The Tratts County Republican Central Committee calls a 7:30 p.m. meeting in the Equitable Savings and Loan community room Columbus to let candidates present plans and seek support. Attendees may question candidates and share views. Beef consumption in Canada is reported at 90 pounds per year.
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David City — Jaycees
Butler County
Columbus
Lincoln
Seward
Chamber of Commerce
David City
Aeca Jayeues
Omaha
Weldon Duer
Highway Commission
Jim Egr
North Platte
Equitable Savings and Loan Association
Tratts County
Republican Central Committee
Canada
Soviet spring crop planting show moderate progress in 1974
A May 6 Foreign Agriculture Service analysis reports Soviet spring crop planting at 15644 million acres, near the pace of last year’s early stretch, with 164 million acres planted by then. The assessment notes a normal seeding progress so far and cites prior year highs and a projected 205 million tons grain output for 1974 despite a decline from 1973’s record.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Agriculture Department
Ander Way
Roger
Filnes
Department
Economicesearch Service
Foreign Agriculture
Foreign Agricultural Service
United States
Genoa graduates win scholarships totaling 7530
Genoa High School guidance counselor Roger Langemeier reports 7530 in scholarships offered to the 1974 graduating class. Recipients include Jane Houfek Brad Cromwell and Steven L Nehrig with various awards such as Regents and Wesleyan University scholarships, FFA degree, and Noble Scholarship. The text also notes broad musical participation and school activities.
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Genoa
Roger Langemeier
Genoa High School
Jane Houfek
Brad Cromwell
Steven L. Nehrig
William Soufek
Jane
Nebraska Wesleyan
Wesleyan University
National Flower Society
Pey Club
Eugene Cromwell
FFA
Nehrig
Mary Nehrig
Couple breaks lamb-chop barrier in Minnesota
President Nixon telegramed congratulations to Mr and Mrs John Wichern of Pipestone Minnesota after their flock of 100 ewes produced 200 lambs in a year. A Chamber of Commerce award of 1000 plus a precedent setting 200 percent lamb crop were noted as a national first. The Royal Gorge Bridge in Colorado is the world's highest suspension bridge, 1053 feet above the Arkansas River.
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Washington
Hartle
Butz
Nixon
Minn
Janm
John Wichern
Wieherns
Pipestone Chamber of Commerce
The
Piecestone Chamber + Commerce
Bulz
United States
Minnesota
Royal Gorge
Colorado
Arkangas River
New Jobs Soar Since 1971 Across U S Economy
Tax Foundation reports more than a million new jobs created since 1971 across diverse sectors. The study highlights ongoing employment growth and economic expansion driven by policy and market forces.
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Founda- Ua, Inc
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