Fruits and vegetables rot in valley fields due to truck shortage
In Harlingen AP reports nearly a million dollars of produce destined for Midwest and East Coast markets rotted as refrigerated trucks were scarce. Growers blamed government rules and higher costs, noting shipments dropped to 25–30 loads daily and some markets faced lower prices.
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Terry Neal
Starr Produce
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Dale Deberry
Valley Onion
McAllen
Texas
Deberry Millard Holden
Independent Produce Haulers of America
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Texas Apr job gain lifts labor force to 5.62 million
Texas added 34 600 new jobs in April and the labor force stood at 5 622 600 with employment at 5 349 100 up 170 700 from a year earlier The unemployment total fell by 13 500 from March to 273 500 the lowest in over two years and the jobless rate dropped from 5 1 to 4 9 percent.
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Whiskey Painters of America Exhibition in Ohio Opened
In Cuyahoga Falls Ohio members of the Whiskey Painters of America presented vodka landscapes and martinia still life works. The group, begun in the mid 1950s by Joseph F Perniot, showcases artistic efforts at the UN portints among other pieces.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Ohio
Martinia
Whiskey Painters of America
Joseph Fperniot
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