Farm families rely on nonfarm income for most earnings
A UPI summary of a 1974 Agriculture Department review shows about two in three American farm families earned more from town jobs or other nonfarm work than from farming. The study tracks farm income by sales class, revealing growing trends in part-time and retirement farming and rising totals from nonfarm sources across small farm categories.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Woman Canoes Mississippi Solo From Lake Itasca to New Orleans
Rebecca Johnson, 23, of Iowa City, begins a solo paddle from Lake Itasca to New Orleans to prove personal liberation. She plans three weeks to reach New Orleans, facing rapids and tugboat wakes, with husband Charles Elmquist staying behind to manage his business.
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Memphis, Tenn
UPI
Rebecca Johnson
Mississippi River
Ms. Johnson
Iowa City
Iowa
Memphis
Uiversity of Iowa
Charles Elmquist
New Orleans
Hiroshima remembers first atomic bombing on thirty year mark
In Hiroshima a memorial service marked thirty years since the Little Boy blast. Thousands gathered at Peace Memorial Park for silence and dove release as Mayor Takeshi Arai urged a world free from nuclear fear.
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UPI
United States
Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park
Takeshi Arai
Enola Gay
Tokyo
U.S
Nagasaki
Kyushu
Weather still threatens nation’s corn crop outlook
UPI reports that drought and heat scorch corn belts with Missouri officials noting losses up to half their crops while Iowa warns of reduced yields. Some areas expect relief from late rain but farmers face stressed crops and ongoing drought amid high temperatures and fire danger.
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United Press International
James Boillot
Missouri
Iowa
Boillot
Thatcher Johnson
Marvin Smart
Indianola
South Dakota
Nebraska
U.S. Agriculture Department
Midwest
Armco Steel announces first price rise in 13 months
Armco Steel Corp hikes prices nine percent on sheet and flat rolled steel the first rise since July 1974. The move could raise steel costs for a mid size car by about 34 dollars and for a refrigerator by roughly 2.12 dollars, prompting auto makers to absorb the cost or pass it to consumers. Industry sources say 1976 model prices may rise as much as six percent.
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UPI
Armco Steel Corp
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