Tobacco market woes show burdens of a larger crop
The 1975 tobacco season saw growers accept a 15 percent allocation increase to meet world demand, but a stronger crop amid unfavorable weather, shrinking overseas markets, and pricing pressures worsened the outlook. USDA grading changes and industry efforts aim to restore credibility and stabilize prices amid growing discontent.
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Virginia
Florida
Vietnam
Laos
Cambodia
Thailand
Europe
Africa
Middle East
Robert Burns
George Iie
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Dan” Daniel
J. W. York
Agriculture Marketing Service
B. G. Andrews
USDA
Foreign Agriculture Services Tobacco Division
Opportunity Grakkan to Litronix LED Boom in Silicon Valley
Bruce Blakkan quit as a physicist in Cupertino California to found Litronix Inc using his empty dining room as a base. He hired one woman and seven part time helpers to manufacture light emitting diodes. From $8,000 start with savings borrowings and a fledgling team the company grew to $45 million annual business 4000 employees 200000 square feet plant.
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Bruce Blakkan
Cupertino
California
Litronix, Inc
Blakkan
Interim Senator Norris Cotton Returns After Volunteer Retirement
Sit In Senator Norris Cotton, who retired after 20 years, resumes service by gubernatorial appointment as interim senator until a special election on September 16. A runoff was due after a photo finish left Wyman and Durkin in a deadlock from last November the seat vacant until the Senate recognized the vacancy. The piece closes with a light aside about the umbrella inventor likely unknown and possibly lost on the way to patent.
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Norris Cotton
U.S. Senate
Cotton
Louis C. Wyman
John A. Durkin
Senate
Ford and Kissinger clash over Middle East strategy
President Ford asserts a need for movement in Egypt Israel negotiations and warns of a potential U S Soviet confrontation if talks stall. He defends a reassessment of U S policy while praising Kissinger's rapport and urging military support for Israel amid Arab hostility.
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Washington
Henry Kissinger
Middle East
Egypt
Israel
United States
Soviet Union
Kissinger
Moscow
Kremlin
Adm
Elmo Zumwalt
U.S
Ford
Ford-Kissinger
America
Congress
Hussein
Jordan
State Department
Defense Department
Secretary of State
Combating Collectivists KANSAS CITY
A Kansas City column argues survey data from Gallup shows college students hostile to free enterprise with calls for stricter business controls. It cites Missouri Chamber of Commerce programs that educate students on free enterprise and include lectures by leaders from Willian Lowe to Hillsdale College and Park College.
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Kansas
Gallup
Missouri Chamber of Commerce
Women’s Chamber of Commerce of
Kansas City
Park College
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Willian Lowe
George Roche
Hillsdale College
Jerry Hauptman
Mexico
Jefferson City
Missouri
Missouri Farm Bureau Federation
Paul Harper
Delbert Wells
Chamber
Betty Hanicke
Islands for Israel policy debate sparks off Marianas plan
A column argues the proposed U S acquisition of the Northern Marianas as a strategic military buffer, detailing locations like Tinian and Saipan, historical precedents, and the need for stronger defense in the Western Pacific while criticizing political rhetoric and long term risks. It notes Senate timing after Labor Day and critiques from Pentagon spokesmen.
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Washington
Northern
Marianas
USA
Pnat
Hawaii
Senate
House
Scoop Jackson
Committee On Interior and Insular Affairs
Pentagon
Mariana
Republic of Colombia
Pacific Island Trust Territory
United Nations
United States
Guam
America
Thadlthis
Interior and State
Defense Department
Tinkin
Saipan
Pacific
Vietnam
Okinawa
Philippines
Taiwan
Korea
Japan
Vladivostok
Maike
Seventh Fleet
Tinian
Polaris
Strategic Air Command
Priority proposal to raise city staff salaries in August letter
In the August 13 Register letter Larry Wilburn supports using a 452,068 surplus noted by City Manager Lord to fund raises for city workers and teachers. A special committee should set funding priorities to boost the local economy and council credibility by showing a commitment to salaries.
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Register
Lord
Danville
Counci
Senator Soaper Declares Superdome Eighth Wonder
In New Orleans the Superdome is announced as the Eighth Wonder of the World. The remark contrasts with past Wonders thought to be in the 30s era and suggests employment could curb crime except among embezzlers swindlers and stock manipulators.
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New Orleans
Sevareid Defends TV While Cautioning Its Flaws
veteran CBS commentator Eric Sevareid lauded TV’s reach and public conversation at the International Platform Association event, praising its influence on language and culture. He warned about sensationalism, haste in news, and the rise of personalized broadcasting, urging modesty despite fame.
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Eric Sevareid
CBS
Sheraton Park Hotel
International Platform Association
Lowell Thomas
Thomas
Sevareid
Ed Murraw
Elmer Davis
Raymond Gram Swing
Father Coughlin
Walter Winchell
Cronkite
Seyareid
Chancellor
Brinkley
Reasoner
Smith
Winston Churchill
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Little Brown Brothers
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Theodore Hoosewelt
Panama
Larry Wilburn
Senator Soaper
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