Farmers trim winter wheat planting for first time in six years
The Agriculture Department reports 55.8 million acres planted for next summer's harvest, down 3 percent from last year, with total all wheat possible near 1.9 billion bushels if spring wheat declines follow winter cuts. Hog production also rising, sunflower seed outlook weak in the Soviet Union, plus career notes on Wesley Friesen and Ed Melcher in Kansas business circles.
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Agriculture Department
U.S
USDA
Carter
Kansas
North Dakota
North Central
Russia
Soviet Union
U S
Newton firm MSI reports 50 percent sales gain in Q1
Manufacturers Systems Inc MSI the Detroit Lakes based metal fabricator with nine state operations reports first quarter revenues of 4574850 up 52 percent from 3005143 last year Net earnings rose 51 percent to 195985 or 21 cents per share versus 129825 or 14 cents MSI cites strong metal fireplace sales and expanded production capacity The quarter includes Hugert Manufacturing acquired November 1975 MSI serves metal fireplaces duct forming machines and other heating cooling products in residential and commercial markets.
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Manufacturers Systems, Inc
Leroy E. Anderson
Hugert Manufacturing Co
Anderson
MSI
Wichita Automotive Institute enrollment announced for Bruce Unruh
Bruce Unruh of Newton has enrolled in the Wichita Automotive Institute, the school announced. The entry notes his decision reflects a move toward training in automotive technology.
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Bruce Unruh
Newton
Wichita Automotive Institute
Invasion of Europe remembered on this day
Today marks a set of historical events with Apollo 8’s Christmas Eve broadcast from lunar orbit and the 1968 Vietnam War moment as shore gunners struck an American ship.
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U.S
Earth
Vietnam
Giovanni Leone
Italy
Paul VI
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