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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1977
Page
4
Agriculture Secretary Bergland approves a plan allowing grain cooperatives to use federal price support loans to pool and market crops like wheat and corn for export. The move aims to boost co op access to large buyers such as the Soviet Union and China, amid opposition from independent grain firms and some farm groups.
In Philadelphia, professional fundraiser Carol Grudzinski was convicted in a non-jury trial of theft and related crimes in a scheme tied to bingo and casino nights billed as benefits for Pamela Price, a cerebral palsy patient. The Price family had sought funds since 1975, with testimony of a $35,000 contribution and a $2,000 bank deposit. Grudzinski faces up to 20 years and $15,000 in fines.
In Wyandotte County Kansas City Kansas John Wesley Turner 20 was sentenced to life for the fatal stabbing of his parole officer Paul J. Weber 26 during a home visit Turner was convicted of first degree murder after a three day jury trial ending May 20 Judge Wayne H Phillips also imposed a 5 to 20 year term for aggravated assault on Turner.
In Bartow Florida Fred Wright claims an 11 nut average per can left him 17.5 unsplit pistachios over 20 years. Standard Brand Foods sent 16 cans and noted eight years in business while promising a thorough investigation. Wright accepts the 16 cans as satisfaction and recalls eating another brand decades ago.
The USGS reports drought spreading east with 60 percent of U.S. rivers and streams below normal in May. Streamflow at 90 of 159 stations declined, only eight sites above normal, while major rivers including the Mississippi and Ohio fell 25 percent from April.
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