Modern pioneers facing rough winter in Wyoming desert
In Wamsutter Wyoming a group of 139 people from 18 families moved to the Red Desert chasing land ownership. They face a harsh winter with scarce water firewood and amenities as officials warn of a difficult season while promoters say the 40 acre tracts offered by Triad Land Co. could form a future community.
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Wamsutter
Wyo
Red Desert
Ronen
James Hennek
Wyoming
Triad Land Co
Rawlins
Here
Ted Schrout
Schrout
Sweetwater County
Patricia Brown
Colorado
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Wilmington professor says real horsepower can’t solve oil shortage
Wilmington Ohio AP reports agriculture professor Donald Chafin argues a return to draft animals like Old Dob bin is impractical due to lower efficiency and higher feed needs than tractors.
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Wilmington, Ohio
Wilmington College
Donald Chafin
Dobbin
Deadline the newsroom dog joins the move to the new station
Jim Raglin reports on the newsroom relocation with pipes and a hole in the ceiling as reporters adjust to the new layout. A missing Sunday copy is found near the men’s room while a dog named Deadline, later revealed as Barney, becomes a beloved resident in the mail room and later returns home with Rev. J. N. Crowther family of 4915 West Adams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chuck Sinclair
Randy York
Irey
Barney
J. N. Crowther
West Adams
Crowther
Holy Cross Lutheran
Bruce Crowther
Nebraska
Bruce
Carter plans Iowa farm visit amid drought worries
In Indianola Iowa Jimmy Carter will meet farmers at Marywood Farm Warren County for a breakfast before a four state swing. Woody Diehl 64 says Carter will discuss cattle wheat energy and corn prices as Ted Diehl 41 notes drought will slash Diehl crop output from 125000 to about 10000 bushels this year.
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Indianola
Iowa
Jimmy Carter
Woodrow Wilson Diehl
Diehl
Carter
Omaha
Woody” Diek
Mary
Des Moines
Warren County
Marywood Farm
Diehls
Lyndon Johnson
Johnson
Diehl Farm
Ted Diehl
Woody
Notable retirements and romances headline national briefs
Gen Daniel James, 57, commander of NORAD, will retire in April 1978 with no successor named. Guru Maharaj Ji becomes a U.S. citizen, lives in Denver and Malibu estate valued at $550,000. Pierre Trudeau turns 58 amid reports of romantic links to Sandra O’Neill. Albert Canfora ousted in Kent State recall election after protests in which his son was wounded. Madalyn Murray O’Hair argues schools should drop religious holiday names. Saul Bellow faces 10 days in jail over alimony arrears. Herman Talmadge and wife Betty divorce again as jury trial looms for property. Clennon King’s Divine Mission risks eviction over back rent in Albany.
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Daniel
Chappie) James
North American Air Defense Command
NORAD
Albert Canfora
Barberton
Ohio
Kent State University
Ohio National Guard
Canfora
Clennon King
Divine Mission
Albany
Susie Ellis
King
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Lincoln Journal
Th Journal-Star Printing CO
Lincoln
Action Line
Associated Press
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Kansas
Lancaster Co
Carrier Bay Area
Jim Raglin
Deadline
Kingery Construction
New Citizen
Guru Maharaj Ji
Divine Light Mission
U.S
Hardwar
India
Denver
Malibu
Calif
Pierre Trudeau
Ottawa Today
Trudeau
Sandra O'Neill
Ottawa
Margaret
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
UPI
Saul Bellow
Chicago
Mary Ann McMorrow
Bellow
Susan Glassman Bellow
Herman Talmadge
Dga
Betty Talmadge
Georgia Supreme Court
Daniel James
Cheney and
PITT
Abbey
Lincoln Area
Cheney Rd
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