Rain Clouds Over Midwest Farms Intensify Concerns
Wet spring slows planting across the Midwest with 84 percent of corn and 48 percent of soybeans in the ground by June 3. Dairy and crop farmers report higher costs, potential feed shortages, and questions about weather's impact on yields and food prices. Arkansas cotton hit hardest by storms. some plan to switch to soybeans, though herbicide and cost constraints remain.
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Bell
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Gregory Blaska
Marshall, Wis
Arkansas
Youth Missing Since May 30 in Kansas City
Ten year old James Harvey Bessent vanished after leaving home on May 30 following a dispute with his brother Ray Bessent. Witnesses saw him near 39th and State Line late Wednesday, fleeing when recognized. Police and family fear he may be living off the land near the University of Kansas Medical Center after telling friends he planned to go fishing in Olathe.
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Kansas City
James Harvey Bessent
39Th
State Line
Olathe
University of Kansas Medical Center
Robbery Plot Exposed Targeting Lockheed Executives
Cobb County police uncovered a plan to rob up to 19 Lockheed Aircraft executives. A victim shot the robber after being held with his family at gunpoint. Five more robberies were planned that night. a list of 13 additional targets was found in the wounded assailant's car. The wounded man, 60 year old Clifford Walterlett, a former Lockheed engineer, was identified.
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Marietta, Ga
Lockheed Aircraft Corp
Cobb County
R. H. Old Jr
Lockheed
Bonds
Clifford Henry Wallett
England
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