Wheat growers fear they’ve done their job too well
Kansas farmers led by Earl Hayes warn a bumper harvest could depress prices if export markets lag. They note wheat stocks rising to 665 million bushels by June and foresee government intervention as the key risk to sustaining exports and farm income.
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Stafford
Kan
Earl Hayes
Kansas
Hayes
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Great Plains
U.S
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Agriculture Department
National Association of Wheat Growers
John Junior Armstrong
Kansas Farm Bureau
Armstrong
Carter Platform Praised by Democrats and Wallace
The Democratic platform, approved by delegates, earns praise from Coretta Scott King and George Wallace. It pledges aims like full employment, health insurance, and minimum incomes, while calling for government reorganization and targeted defense cuts. Critics question if Carter can deliver on the promises.
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New York
Jimmy Carter
Coretta Scott King
George Wallace
Carter
Wallace
Washington
Alabama
U.S. Senate
Montgomery
Coretta King
Martin Luther King
Jerry Brown
California
Brown
Delegates Split on Carter Unity and GOP Reform
The piece argues delegates show cosmetic unity behind Carter while real support for rivals lingers, and notes concern about disillusionment after the convention. It also discusses Republican needs to modernize sessions to boost delegate engagement amid heavy media presence and the Watergate era spotlight.
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Carter
Georgia
Brown
New York
Kansas City
GOP
John Dean
Rolling Stone
Dean
Nixon
Inventories Jump in May Signaling Modest Economic Recovery
Washington reports May inventories rose by 1.9 billion dollars or seven tenths of one percent to 272.5 billion, the largest gain since December 1974. Manufacturing inventories climbed by about 1 billion, wholesale stocks rose 829 million, while retail and sales slipped 0.3 percent.
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Washington
Pressmen Indicted for Rioting at Washington Post Plant
A federal grand jury charged seven Local 6 members of the Newspaper and Graphic Communications Union with rioting and property destruction during a Washington Post strike in October. O'Sullivan Rust and four others face additional counts for inciting a riot and stealing press components.
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Washington
Washington Post
Newspaper and Graphic Communications Union
Justice Department
Eugene E. O'Sullivan
Vienna
Cecil E. Rust
Arlington
Gil W. Fowler
Lawrence H. Boyd
Hyattsville
Fred F. Tweedlie
Sterling
Michael Tenorio
Alexandria
Walter J. Stahli
Burke
O’sullivan
Rust
Tweedlie
Tenorio
Stahls
Cal
Federal
Post
Amtrak Expands Control of 722 Miles of Track
Amtrak gains ownership or long term control of 722 miles of rail line and hundreds of stations as part of a federal reorganization. The purchases totaling nearly 90 million include repair facilities, rail cars and locomotives, aiming to improve Northeast and Midwest service and ease depot operations such as signage at Newark station.
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Washington
Amtrak
Northeast
Midwest
Amtrak Officea
Newark, N.J
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Jerry Rees
NAWG
Has Graz
Ford
Philadelphia
Ratchford
KSU
Manhattan
C. Brice Ratchford
University of Missouri
Department of Economics
Kansas State University
Paul L. Kelley
Kansas State Department of Economics
Meadowbrook
Iowa
Crestline Garden
San
Interiorsiwe
Auto Park Plaza
Jan McCullough
Hellcrest
Jay Wagner
Missouri
American Family Auto
American Family Mutual Insuranceompany
Madison
Idyear Lexan
Finalacement
Misamis
Sumimere
LEXAN
Bankamericard
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