Threat of Wheat Surplus In Wheat Planting Gamble
Editorial comments warn of a wheat price drop if farmers plant wide areas to winter wheat. Kansas Farm Bureau president John Armstrong recalls 1966 and warns against a blanket planting push. K-State experts say set asides and past overplanting could depress next year’s market, referencing dust bowl era losses.
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Kansas Farm Bureau
Armstrong
Department of Agriculture
Amounta
Glenn H. Beck
K-State
Great Plains
Commemorative stamp honors rural America's Angus heritage
The first October 5 stamp marks the 100th anniversary of Angus cattle in the United States, tracing to Victoria, Kansas importer George Grant. The eight cent stamp features Angus cattle with Longhorns in a prairie scene. future issues celebrate Kansas Hard Winter Wheat and the Chautauqua centennial.
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America
United States
Victoria
Kan
George Grant
Scotland
Kansas
Postmaster Favors Friend On Large US Postal Contracts
Jack Anderson reports Ted Klassen, as Postmaster General, steered more than 600000 dollars in Postal Service contracts to Charles Burnaford, a longtime personal friend and PR firm owner, without bidding. Contracts started in 1970 for an internal communications program and later expanded, with Burnaford's work described as follow-up tasks and promotions. Also noted is a separate probe into Marine Lt Col Dale Harpham’s on duty conduct fees. The piece questions the integrity of award processes and highlights political connections shaping official actions.
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Washington
Ted Klassen
Klassen
Charles Burnaford
New York
American Can Compe
Burnford
Burnaford
Burmaford
Postal Service
America
Klassem
Congress
Dale Harpham
White House
Gridiron Club
Nixon
Marine Corps
Louden County
Harpham
Smitt-Walbridge
Syracuse
Ind
Ami
Purdue University
Lafayette
Indochina
Price Hocus-Pocus
Price of Friendship in a Hard Luck Bar Tale
Jim Bishop recalls Howard and Babe Davis in a rough neighborhood. Two men bond over schemes and a fake life insurance plan that ends in tragedy as Babe dies and Howard, the survivor, mourns his friend at the grave. The piece reflects on loyalty, illusion, and the ironies of friendship.
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Babe Davis
Howard
Babe
Davis
Hanrahan
Philadelphia
New Brunswick
King Gustaf VI Adolf Lays In Critical Condition
Helsingborg Sweden AP King Gustaf VI Adolf aged 90 lies in a coma after major stomach surgery and five days on a respirator His kidneys near failure and heart weak doctors say a kidney transplant is not under consideration A hospital bulletin notes possible additional intestinal bleeding and his condition remains critical Crowds gather outside the city hospital and at Sofiero his summer home in vigil
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Helsingeborg
Sweden
Gustaf VI Adolf
Gunnar Bjorck
Sofiero
Helsingborg
Farmers sold 65 percent of 1973 wheat crop in Kansas
Kansas and Oklahoma farmers have sold about 65 percent and two-thirds of their 1973 wheat harvests, respectively, with Kansas estimates around 281 million bushels. Despite futures limits, cash grain trading remained strong, and export sales already exceed last year as the grain trade prepares for record domestic and international demand.
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Kansas
Kansas City
Oklahoma
Soviet Union
Fanm O
Kansas City Board of Trade
Public Prairie complaints about outdoor telephone booth access
Mrs. R. H. Adamson of Grand Junction Colo recounts arriving by Continental Trailways in Garden City and finding the depot dark with the telephone booth inside, forcing her to wait outside and walk home in the dark at 1:00 a.m. She urges booths be placed outside for arriving travelers.
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Ganién City
Garden City
R. H. Adamson
Grand Junction
Colo
Watch Out For Children in School Traffic Reminder
A grandmother urges drivers and parents to teach children bicycle safety as school starts. Remind kids that stop signs apply to them and to ride on the right side of the street to prevent accidents and save lives. Mrs. Acy Hall, 1001 Melanie Lane.
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Acy Hall
Melanie Lane
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