Wheat grower seeks break even at 3.50 a bushel in Kansas
In Sumner County Kansas farmer Ron Frazier watches a harvest in 100 degree heat. He says a $3.50 break even is needed to cover equipment taxes and labor despite current elevators paying near a dollar more than 1977. Ohio to Texas custom crews move in as weather and moisture tests influence timing.
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Thomas D. Billam Caldwell
Kan
UPI
Kansas
Ron Frazier
Sumner County
Frazier
Texas
Annd
Martin
Bill
Balzer
Local Area Business News Highlights Appointments and Awards
Mary Lee Wehner of Route 4 is named an independent Rawleigh distributor. State Farm agent Aubrey Shenefiel earns a Legion of Honor award and is active in an honor group after 14 years in Morris. Shenefiel has been a State Farm agent since 1967. Tom Nars begins as loan officer at Morris Savings and Loan main office. He recently graduated from Quincy College with a management degree. his family lives in Goose Lake area.
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Mary Lee Wehner
Rte. 4
Rawleigh
State Farm
Aubrey Shenefiel
Legion of Honor
Morris
Shenefiel
Tom Nars
The
Morris Savings and
Quiincy College
Goose Lake Area
Surgeon Dr I B Kim Achieves Board Certification
Dr I B Kim of Bedford Plaza has been certified by the American Board of Surgery. A Catholic Medical College Seoul graduate class of 1967, his training included a rotating internship at Booth Memorial Medical Center New York 1969-70 and general surgery residency at Maimonides Medical Center New York 1970-73 with a later chief resident role 1973-74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I.B. Kim
Bedford Plaza
American Board of Surgery
Catholic Medical College
Seoul
Korea
Booth Memorial Medical Center
New York
Maimonides Medical Center
Bad checks crime rising in Chicago and beyond
UPI reports John Doe, 28, typifies the bad check passer, costing retailers $1.4 billion last year. Telecheck Services president Robert Baer cites 15 percent annual growth driven by inflation and check use, predicting over $4 billion in losses by 1980. Baer argues checks remain cheaper for retailers and touts check-history services to deter fraud.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
UPI
John Doe
John
Robert Baer
Baer
Telecheck Services, Inc
Midwest
Peoria Plans Major Renewal Near Downtown
Peoria unveils preliminary urban renewal plans for a 200 acre Southtown area blighted by poverty. A $115-million program financed under the states tax increment law aims to create an industrial and housing complex with 202 town houses, a 16-million training center for Caterpillar, 77 single family homes, a 10-acre park, a shopping area, a hotel apartment complex, and a 202 town house condominium block amid 22 proposals. Master plan due by mid August with seven year completion and about 10 projects built.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
UPD
Ron Ulmer
Ulmer
Southtown
Peoria Community Development Department
Caterpillar Tractor Company
Police crack down as Rome votes for seventh Italian president
In Rome police fortify the Parliament complex with anti-terrorist units amid intense security for the seventh president ballot. Prominent candidates include Benigno Zaccagnini Antonio Giolitti and Ugo La Malfa with Giorgio Amendola and Pietro Nenni also favored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
UPI
Red Brigades
Giovanni Leone
Leone
Chamber of Deputies
Christian Democratic Party
Benigno Zaccagnini
Aldo Moro
Antonio Giolitti
Republican Party
Ugo la Malfa
la Malfa
Giorgio Amendola
Sen
Pietro Nenni
Zoo Uses Cobra for Night Patrol at Skansen Zoo
In Stockholm, Skansen Zoo turns to its 14 foot king cobra to deter burglars after repeated break ins. Jonas Wahlstrom says the snake is released after hours among cages and tanks and returned in the morning. no burglaries have occurred since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Sweden
UPI
Jonas Wahlstrom
Skansen Zoo
Carbondale police face possible strike over pay raise
Carbondale Illinois police threaten to strike if a 9 percent raise in a one year contract is not offered beyond a 5.7 percent city proposal. Officer negotiator Robert Gore says officers are underpaid given risks. city manager Carroll Fry cites contingency plans and says non union officers could cover patrols. State law bans police strikes.
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Carbondale, Ill
UPI
Robert Gore
Carbondale
Gore
Trolmen
Carroll Fry
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