Dairymen Hope Super Coop Will Boost Profits
Harrisburg AP reports dairy farmers face ongoing losses as costs rise with fears of no relief from government. A proposed super cooperative merging three New York groups into Empire Marketing Corp could empower Pennsylvania milk producers to press for higher prices, possibly shifting pricing power away from state and federal agencies toward direct producer-dealer negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrisburg
New York State
Empire Marketing Corp
Pennsylvania
New York
James Rendes
Pennsylvania Farmers Association
PFA
Eastern Milk Producers
Northeast Dairy Cooperative
Dairymen’s League
New Jersey
New England
Eastern Milk
Agriculture Department
Farmers Association
Dick Prether
Jim McHale
McHale
Edison Osborne
Bureau of Markets
PPA
USDA
State Milk Marketing Board
Dick McGuire
Osborne
Western PA truckers back national strike if needed
Western Pennsylvania members of the Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers say they are ready to support a national truckers strike but doubt one will be required. In a crowded weekend meeting they praised a Supreme Court fuel subsidy move and Senate action on higher truck load limits, and voted almost unanimously to honor a national strike if called.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Western
Pennsylvania
Fraternal Association of Steel Haulers
Supreme Court
Senate
Nine School Districts Still On Strike
The Associated Press reports rural Delaware Valley School District in Pike County joined Pennsylvania strikers. About 100 teachers and 1,800 pupils were involved, raising statewide pupil impact to 33,000 while 52 districts operate without contracts. Strikes include Forest Hills and Williamsport with ongoing walkouts across Reading Muhlenberg Vocational, Hopewell, Berwick, Sullivan, South Fayette and Pottsgrove and a pending vote on a new contract in Delaware Valley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Delaware Valley
Pike County
Pennsylvania
Forest Hills
Cambria County
Jim Thorpe
Carbon County
Wilson
Reading
Williamsport
Reading-Muhlenberg Vocational Technical School
Hopewell
Ber Wick, Sullivan, South Fayette and
Pottsgrove
Top Beef Turkey Top Best Buys
STATE COLLEGE Pa AP Special meat buys especially in beef and turkey are welcome news this week for consumers concerned about price increases caused by sugar and grain shortages. Beef cuts lead the list of advertised meat bargains in most area food stores this week. Many stores are offering price concessions on the popular chuck roasts. Pork loin and turkey are value offerings available in some stores. Harvest of summer vegetables is running later than usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State College
Nixon Poses for Photos on California Beach
Ball State University student Dwight Brill, 20, recounted meeting former President Richard Nixon on a Santa Barbara state park beach five days after his resignation. He approached Nixon with his camera, was not stopped by Secret Service, and captured three color slides and an interview, noting Nixon’s good humor and outgoing demeanor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muncie
Ind
Ball State University
Richard M. Nixon
California
Nixon
Dwight Brill
Santa Barbara
Brill
Secret Service
Tom Keating
Indianapolis Star
Associated Press
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dairymen
Nixon-Butz
Earl Butz
Journal Daily
Rite Aid
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
Midwest
T Wen
Os Aica
Vane
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!