Middlemen Take Bigger Share Of Food Costs In September
USDA reports consumer grocery spending hit a record 1776 dollars per household annually as middlemen captured a larger share. Farmers earned 723, middlemen 1053, up from August while farm share fell eight. Ford plans a meeting to trim margins. Other news covers GM profits drop, oil producer gains, trade deficit, banks cutting rates, and cattle shipments to aid Honduras hurricane victims.
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PCA Meeting Sets Election at Mexico High School Cafeteria
The Jefferson City Production Credit Assn will hold its 41st meeting and election at 6 30 p m Wednesday in the Mexico High School cafeteria as five sectional meetings elect three directors in at large voting Candidates include Wynn Henderson and Theodore Coffeit from Audrain Callaway Pettis and R D Kahrs from Cooper Morgan counties Roscoe R Gibson and Calvin Witte from Clarksburg Stover Henderson 53 has served PCA since 1949 and runs a 466 acre farm north of Thompson Penn 430 acre diversified farm south of Auxvasse is on several state and local committees Wrye PCA assistant vice president says the program includes a business report a PCA movie and a free meal }
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Auxvasse
Jefferson City
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Charlotte
Nixon Progress Satisfactory Says Long Beach Doctors
Former President Richard Nixon shows satisfactory progress for phlebitis in his swollen left leg. Doctors say surgery remains a possible treatment and minor gum bleeding has occurred from his current therapy. A hospital spokesman quoted Dr. John Lungren as saying the treatment continues with surgery still a possibility. David Eisenhower and Julie Nixon Eisenhower will not fly to California this weekend.
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California
Conservatives Pile Up Cash For Arizonan
Rep. Sam Steiger reports a windfall 228,543 by Sept 1 for a fifth term. Common Cause cites him as top House fundraiser this year. He plans to use 100,000 of the donations to build a future campaign fund. Steiger attributes gains to a September 1973 conservative endorsement letter. Goldwater’s comparable early haul was 196,280.
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GM Seeks Deep Cuts as Auto Slump Harms Profits
GM announces a broad cost cutting drive after third quarter profits plunge to 16 million, down 94 percent from last year. Planned actions include trimming capital spending and ongoing production and job cuts at four plants. Domestic auto sales fall over 28 percent in mid October. Ford and Chrysler also edge toward layoffs as industry faces weak demand and inflationary pressures. GM projects fourth quarter improvement but notes unrecovered costs of 200 on 1975 models and nine month tax payments drop to 302 million.
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Optometry School Urged For MU In Missouri
An advisory committee urges the University of Missouri to create a St. Louis optometry school with a $7.3 million building and an annual $2.3 million cost to educate 260 students. Enrollment across MU is 49,423. curators to decide Nov. 22. A $750,000 alumni center plan was also hired for design.
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St. Louis
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Missouri
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Columbia
Florida Family Unplugs Its All-Electric Home
FORT MYERS Florida AP Members of the Webbie Armstrong family have unplugged their all electric home after the electric bill topped 100. They now cook with kerosene, rely on lanterns and cold showers, and plan to keep lights off until rates fall. The family says they miss little beyond the energy bill and cite spending time together as a benefit. The husband runs an auto repair business and the family includes two sons and a daughter.
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Gulf Coast
Clark Gets Sewer Grant
Jefferson City Missouri AP six water and sewer systems receive state grants totaling more than 1 million dollars. Lafayette County Water District No 1 gets 660000, Jackson County District No 7 196200, Howard Pevely 97200, Clark city 66000 for a sanitary sewer, Bates County District No 4 3000.
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Hermann Man Gets 20 Years For Two Pharmacy Robberies
Gary W. Magil, 28, of Hermann Missouri, received concurrent 20 year sentences after pleading guilty to armed robberies at Medi Care Pharmacy in Ferguson and Bloemker's Drug Store in St Louis County on September 21. The convictions stem from the same day crimes.
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St. Louis County
Hermann, Mo
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Ferguson
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