Wheat yields in Kansas drop as weather harms crop
In Sumner and neighboring counties worms, disease, hail and rain cut wheat yields from the expected 35 bushels per acre to the 20s, with root rot and straw diseases harming stands. The state crop report lowers 1975 Kansas wheat output to about 377.6 million bushels, near record levels but well off earlier forecasts.
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Wellington
Kan
Sumner County
Kansas
Cowley
Harper
Barber
Merle Frame
Agricultural Conservation and Stabilization Service
Kansas Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Sam Rowe
Sumner County Farm Extension
Tom Ostrander
Kansas Association of Wheat Growers
Court orders new food stamp plan after adequacy ruling
A U S Court of Appeals ruled the current food stamp formula fails to guarantee a nutritionally adequate diet for all recipients and set a 120 day deadline for a new plan. The decision preserves existing rules while action proceeds and notes the program relies on the Economy Food Plan scores for monthly allotments of 46, 154, and 266 dollars for small to large families.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S. Court of Appeals
City of New York
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Court hears challenge to federal campaign law
A panel of nine federal judges takes up McCarthy and Buckley challenge to the campaign finance law. The case argues the act limits speech and assembly and burdens minor parties while allowing public funding for major candidates. Defense says restraints curb abuses to protect democracy.
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Washington
Eugene J. McCarthy
James L. Buckley
David L. Bazelon
Justice Department
Federal Election Commission
League of Women Voters
Common Cause
Citizens Lobby
Supreme Court
District Court
Buckley
New York
McCarthy
Minnesota
Getty Oil announces major southeast Alabama discovery
Getty Oil Co reports a southeast Alabama find after week of tests. The Lyles Hatter 4-10 No. 1 produced 5 million cubic feet of gas and over 1500 barrels of condensate daily, near Getty's Peter Kline 3-14 No. 1 site, prompting officials to caution that ultimate reserves remain undetermined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Creola
Ala
Getty Oil Co
Southeast
Houston, Tex
Alabama
Getty
Hatter
Peter Kline
Alabama Oil and Gas Board
Air Force reviews C5 changes after deadly Vietnam airlift crash
Air Force plans design changes to the C5 transport after the April 4 orphan airlift disaster that killed 155. Investigators ruled out sabotage or crew error, citing a ramp locking mechanism failure.
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Washington
Air Force
Vietnam
State energy office shifts from fuels allotment to agency
Acting director William Hambleton announced a transition from the fuels allocation office to a permanent energy agency. The 1973 allocation office, created after the Arab oil embargo, will become a state federal energy programs office with education roles and communications between users and governments.
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William Hambleton
Hambleton
Lawrence
State Geological Survey
Ford Motors sales slumping this June period
Ford Motor Co reports a 25 percent drop in sales for the first 10 days of June from the prior year while Chrysler and American Motors show a 6 percent rise. Analysts forecast four major U.S. automakers will post 11 to 14 percent year over year declines, keeping period totals near a 14 year low. Chrysler notes 24,804 sales versus 23,373 a year earlier due to continued cash rebates on some models.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Co
Chrysler Corp
American Motors Corp
U.S
Chrysler
Lawrence police form association not a union
Lawrence police officers have formed an association rather than a union and will continue in the Fraternal Order of Police. The group, led by Matt Fitzpatrick, plans a meeting at 7:30 p.m. Monday at the KU Community Services building to discuss structure and requests aligned with earlier FOP concerns.
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Lawrence
Order of Police
Matt Fitzpatrick
Lawrence Patrol Officers Assn
Kansas University
Fitzpatrick
Richard Stanwix
Buford Watson
FOP
Final tax rebates mailed as aid to stimulate economy
The Treasury reported 63,221,161 tax rebates totaling 7.9 billion dollars were sent to taxpayers with some late stragglers to follow. About 34 million Social Security and railroad retirement checks of 50 dollars await clearance by Congress and the President.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Congress
Commerce Department
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Rowe
Ron Smith
Lawrence Parks and Recreation Department
Broken Arrow Park
Michelle Gamm
Princess
Michelle
J. Skelly Wright
Ron Pollock
Food Research and Action Committee
Department
Edward J. Hekman
Food and Nutrition Service
Alabama Oil Discovery
Stainson
South Alabama
Dunn
Agency
Ridge Court
Steve Robinson
Journal-World
Topeka, Kan
Kansas Legislative Coordinating Council
Interm
Vail
Colo
Vail Associates Inc
Fuels Office
Ford Motors
Maxine Langhofer
Maxine
Bedroo Miller Acres
IM Ranch
Kennedy School
Langhofer
Sutton
Kansas University Security
Douglas County Sheriff’s Office
Kansas Highway Patrol
Police
Ers
Ron Olin
Richard Clark
Renee Suitt
Carla A. Hills
Housing and Urban Development
Ford
White House
Ron Nessen
House Appropriations Committee
Senate
Arthur Kober
Bronx
Kaw River Bridge
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