Farmers Hope For Rising Food Prices In 1980
Washington AP reports mixed inflation signals for farmers. Consumers face rising food costs as March food prices climb 1 percent, while farmers see a 2.2 percent drop in prices received amid abundant supply. Experts anticipate food prices may rise 7 to 11 percent for 1980, countercyclical to general inflation, as the president’s program potentially boosts farmer’s share.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Howard W. Hart
Hjort
Libraries Show Value During National Library Week
Ottawa libraries promote cost savings and access during National Library Week. Franklin County residents spend about 3.40 per person for library services, gaining a 30 000 volume collection, 170 magazines, 800 records, 67 art prints and services like inter library loan and story hour, with substantial annual savings versus buying books and magazines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Franklin County
Riot at Wichita erupts as police clash with crowd
A crowd of about 250 rioters attacked officers and passersby with bricks and bottles in northeast Wichita, injuring more than 50. After police attempted to arrest a man for aggravated assault, officers called in 300 personnel, restoring some control four hours later but with 50 to 75 people still fighting in various areas.
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Wichita
Kan
Richard LaMunyon
LaMunyon
Frances Rutter
Wichita State University
Smallpox Case Reported in Italy After Three Years
Italian engineer Umberto Moretti, 32, diagnosed with smallpox after returning from Indonesia. He is hospitalized in Brescia, with his wife and father also admitted as a precaution. Milan area building disinfected. WHO had declared eradication last October.
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Milan
Italy
World Health Organization
Lombardy
Umberto Moretti
Indonesia
Moretti
Brescia
Renzo Thurner
WHO
U.N
Somalia
Lefty Riverside officer fights dismissal over holster choice
Woody Winborn, a 38 year old reserve Riverside police officer, was fired for refusing a right handed holster. He claims discrimination for being left handed and has appealed to federal and state agencies with a hearing requested before the Riverside Board of Police Commissioners. If unresolved, the case proceeds to the City Council and possible lawsuits against Chief Jerry Wingo and the city.
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Kansas City, Mo
Woody Winborn
Kansas City
Olster
Woodborn
Riverside
Winborn
Trans World Airlines
Jerry "Wingo
Wingo
Riverside Board of Police Commissioners
Robert Duncan
Duncan
St. Joseph
Platte County
Tax violation case closes for Wolf Creek workers
In Topeka, the last Wolf Creek construction worker charged in December received a suspended sentence and one year probation after pleading guilty to filing a false exemption claim with Daniel International Corp. David Kuhn earlier got a $500 fine, paroled to $100, and one year probation. The case wraps the first wave of charges in a broader tax probe at the plant site near Burlington.
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Topeka, Kan
Wolf Creek
Daniel International Corp
David W. Kuhn
Waverly
Kuhn
Campbell
U.S
James Buchele
Buchele
Criminal Investigation Division
The
Internal Revenue Service
Burlington
Tanker sinks ferry in central Philippines with 960 aboard
The Tacloban City oil tanker collided with the Don Juan motorship in Tablas Strait sinking the ferry and leaving about 960 aboard. Coast guard officials said 887 survivors were saved while 14 bodies were recovered and 59 were missing. American flight crews aided search as rescuers expected more survivors.
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Manila
Philippines
Philippine
Philippine Coast Guard
Simeon Alejandro
Don Juan
Jose Reyes
Reyes
Negros Navigation Co
Alejandro
Tacloban City
Tablas Strait
National Oil Company
Tacloban
Manila Bay
Far East
Padma
Bangladesh
Railroads Bill Advances in Congress Amid Negotiations
Key lawmakers reached an informal agreement that could allow final action on a large rail improvement bill after a three week stalemate between the House and Senate. The plan aims to aid Rock Island employees, fund the Northeast Corridor, and study additional passenger rail corridors, with action expected in two to three weeks if differences are resolved.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate Commerce Committee
Howard Cannon
D-Nev
Senate
Rock Island
Cannon
House Commerce Committee
Harley Staggers
D-W.va
Staggers
Capitol
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
R-Kan
James Florio
D-N.j
Edward Medigan
Midwest
Jim Kennedy
Brotherhood of Railway
Kennedy
Apul’ Nen
Boston- Washington
Carter
Inspirational Star Singer Dead At 72
Jane Froman, famed singer and WWII USO star, died at 72 in Columbia Missouri. Her life included a 1943 Lisbon plane crash, a Hollywood backstory in With A Song In My Heart, and a later marriage to Rowland H Smith. Funeral services were pending.
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Columbia, Mo
Jane Froman
Miss Froman
Susan Hayward
Lisbon
Portugal
John C. Burn
Rowland H
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Jimmy Carter
New York
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