Frost Damages Midwest Corn and Soybeans Hit Prices
An early killing frost across the Upper Midwest threatens corn and soybean yields and may raise meat milk and egg prices. Estimates place corn losses around 200 million bushels with soybean losses potentially double that, as regions including Iowa Nebraska Minnesota Wisconsin South Dakota Illinois and Michigan suffer. Officials warn farm output could fall to about 4.8 billion bushels of corn, with soybeans losing more than corn, impacting livestock feed costs and consumer prices.
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Boone, Iowa
Midwest
Upper
Epes
Walter Gneppinger
National Corn Growers Association
Boone
Iowa
Nebraska
Minnesota
Wisconsin
South Dakota
Ilinois
Michigan
Goeppinger
Harvey Thompson
Iowa State University
Thompson
Upper Midwest
Pentagon seeks ability to mobilize 50 000 guardsmen without emergency
The Pentagon plans legislation to permit mobilization of up to 50 000 National Guard and reserve personnel for up to 90 days without a national emergency. It aims to integrate reserve units into regular Army divisions and reduce reliance on the draft for rapid buildup.
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Washington
Pentagon
Congress
Israel
Air Force
Secretary of Defense
Utility Rates Rise 55 Percent in First Half
New York AP reports the nations 50 largest utilities increased rates by an average 55.4 percent in the first six months of this year, versus a 12.4 percent rise for all of 1973 according to a private study.
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New York
Charley Weaver Charley Arquette Dies at 68 in California
Los Angeles AP veteran comedian Cliff Arquette known as Charley Weaver dies at 68 after chest pains leading to hospitalization in Burbank. He popularized Mt. Idy sketches on television and hosted talks on Tonight and Hollywood Squares. Survived by son Lewis and brother Russ. funeral plans pending.
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Los Angeles
Cliff Arquette
Charley Weaver
Mt. Idy
St. Joseph’s Medical Center
Burbank
Arquette
Walter Brennan
Oxnard
Calif
Rube
Dennis Day
Weaver
Jack Paar
NBC
Toledo
Ohio
Cleveland
Euclic Beach
Fred Astaire
Charlie Butterworth
Burns and Allen
Rudy Vallee
Lewis
Chicago
Russ
San Francisco
Marine Band To Draw Area Music Lovers
Music lovers from Fulton and Columbia are invited to Presser Hall for United States Marine Band concerts. Ticket sales continue through Wednesday at local outlets with matinee at 2:30 PM and evening show at 8 PM. Prices 1 and 3.50. The band preserves a vast library and adapts to events from air parades to White House functions.
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Fulton
Columbia
Presser Hall
United States Marine Band
Ned Rodes
Audrain County Historical Society
the Ledger
McIntyre's
Weiss
la Verne's
First National Bank
Commerce Bank
Marine Band
Presser
Jack Kline
White House
Dwight Eisenhower
West Point
Rumsfeld Takes White House Duties Without Chief of Staff Title
President Ford plans to appoint Donald E. Rumsfeld, then ambassador to NATO, to take over Haig’s duties as White House staff chief but not assume the title. Rumsfeld, a former Illinois congressman and Ford ally, has been part of the transition team shaping staff organization.
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Washington
Ford
Donald E. Rumsfeld
U.S
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
White House
Alexander M. Haig Jr
Rumsfeld
Haig
NATO
Illinois
House
Callaway plant will leave two cemeteries access intact
The Ledger reports Union Electric Co. and D F Schnell say two small cemeteries lie within the Callaway plant site. Development plans will not disturb these graves or restrict access. The article also notes urban renewal limits and a local group selling Christmas cards.
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Callaway County
Reform
A. the Ledger
Union Electric Co
St. Louis
D.F. Schnell
Union Electric
Callaway
Dinner Will Launch Chest Fund Campaign
A large crowd is expected at the Community Chest kick off dinner at 7 p.m. in the Knights of Columbus Hall. Dave Elliott, chairman, says turnout may reach about 115, up 35 from last year as the 1974 drive opens with a goal of 55000. Col. C R Stribling Jr., Missouri Military Academy board chairman, will speak. he helped start the Mexico Area Chest and has led the drive. Thirteen organizations, including the Arthritis Foundation Eastern Missouri Chapter, Red Cross, Boy Scouts Great Rivers Council, Girl Scouts Heart of Missouri, Mental Health Assn East Central Missouri, Courtney Child Care Center, Salvation Army, Cerebral Palsy Center, Diabetes Assn Mexico Branch, Head Start Mexico, Handi Shop, and more, share in the funds.
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Knights of Columbus
Dave Elliott
Col. C.R. Stribling Jr
Missouri Military Academy
Mexico Area
Cher to Star in Her Own Weekly Variety Show
New York AP Cher Bono will headline a one hour February special and a regular weekly variety series starting in fall 1975 on CBS. A spokesman said contract terms were not released.
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New York
Cher Bono
CBS
Cher
Thieves Target Cemeteries for Bronze Vases Nationwide
FBI and cemetery operators report thieves steal bronze grave vases to sell for scrap. At Pinelawn Memorial Park 802 vases litters losses estimated around 2400 dollars, wholesale replacement costs near 21000. Manufacturers offer free replacements. police monitor interstate shipments as thefts rise across Illinois Indiana Michigan and Ohio.
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Milwaukee
FBI
Robert Toson
Pinelawn Memorial Park
Matthews Bronze Co
Pittsburgh
Gorham Bronze Co
Providence
R.I
Toson
Illinois
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
Poll Approves Impeachment Handling, Harris Poll Shows
New York AP reports pollster Louis Harris finds 59 percent approve of the House's impeachment handling while 37 percent disapprove. Earlier national survey of 1,527 households shows at least 80 percent oppose Congress on economy inflation and taxes.
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New York
Louis Harris
House of Representatives
Harris
Congress
Hearnes: Press Reports Damaging Senate Run Plans
Former Missouri Governor Warren E Hearnes asserts recent press coverage of a federal grand jury investigation into his administration harms his 1976 U S Senate bid. He argues reports of payoffs imply indictable crime, though no indictments have been filed. He criticizes what he calls erroneous or false accounts and notes ongoing donations by businessmen are not payoffs.
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ST. Louis
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
U.S. Senate
Hearnes
Kmox
Charleston
Retirement for Missouri Power and Light plant boss Roscoe E. Martin
Roscoe E. Martin, longtime Missouri Power and Light Co. plant superintendent in Mexico, will retire on October 1. He and his wife Elsie reside at 312 Howell Manor. Martin has roots in Kirksville and has held multiple community roles including Red Cross chairmanships, Moolah Shrine membership, and service with the Order of the Rainbow Girls. He became plant superintendent in June 1971 after starting as an MPL worker and later serving as yardman at Kirksville.
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Roscoe E. Martin
Missouri Power and Light Co
Martin
Elsie
Howell Manor
Greenwood
Northeast Missouri State University
Kirksville
First Baptist Church
Mexico
Hebron Lodge
A.M
Centralia Council
Moolah Shrine Temple
St. Louis
Order of the Eastern Star
Order of the Rainbow Girls
Little Dixie
Red Cross
Audrain
Montgomery
MPL
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Beloit
Wisconsin Cemetery Association
American Cemetery Magazine
Wick Homes
Order Now! Guild
WICK
Gaines P.O. Box
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Keine
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MHS
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Sharon Farrah
Randy Sudbrook
Tim Collins
Warren Nordwald
Chris Smiley
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Stephen Sparks
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