Kansas City agribusiness fuels regional economy
An MRI study shows agribusiness injected 5.6 billion dollars into the Kansas City metro economy last year, with 94,000 workers in seven counties. Payroll reaches 869 million annually, supporting one in six area jobs. The findings bolster efforts for a world food conference and potential 1985 world’s fair. Farmers and firms borrowed 700 million from local banks. FBI chief appointment noted: Frank M. Johnson Jr. selected by President Carter.
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Kansas Tourism Hopes To Transform Drab Image
Kansas seeks to counter an $80,000 Associated Press survey labeling it drab by highlighting clean environment history and friendly people. Out-of-state reactions praise sights while suggesting boosts like more hotels and tourist centers. Citizens propose fanciful ideas from an Emerald City to a Medicine Lodge resort club, reflecting mixed appeals to attract visitors. Governor Bennett honors a motorcyclist who wrote Four Hundred Miles of Kansas tore across the state.
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Missouri panel offers 13.6 million for Weldon Spring tract
The Missouri Conservation Commission approved a formal 13.6 million offer to buy the 8 000 acre Weldon Spring tract from the University of Missouri. The offer hinges on revenue from a new one eighth cent conservation sales tax and seeks a prompt reply from University President James Olson. The bid reflects a compromise between appraisals and aims to fund further land acquisitions.
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