Farm population decline continues as financial distress grows
A Census Bureau and Agriculture Department study finds farm residents fell 11.5 percent from 1980 to 1985 to 5.355 million, with the South hardest hit and the Midwest showing slower declines. The report cites foreclosures, reduced borrowing, and aging farmers as key factors.
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Washington
Midwest
South
Census Bureau
Department of Agriculture
Calvin Beale
Agriculture Department
Beale
United States
Food packaging costs rival farm income in 1986 forecast
tentative Agriculture Department projections show 1986 packaging costs may reach 27.9 billion, near USDA farm income forecast of 26 to 30 billion. Past instances where packaging exceeded net income were 1980 at 21 vs 20.2 and 1983 at 24.3 vs 15. Weather data notes 88 degree high in Ottawa with drizzle and a county forecast of partly cloudy skies tonight with 40 percent rain chance.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Lowets
Making A Scene In Ottawa City Park For Local Film
Performers Wally Shawn and Belinda Wells paused after a rehearsal of Nice Girls Don’t Explode in City Park. The independent comedy shot mainly in Lawrence moved to Ottawa on Thursday to film in City Park and the Franklin County Courthouse ahead of a November release date.
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Wally Shawn
Belinda Wells
City Park
Lawrence
Ottawa
Franklin County
Record Cocaine Smuggling Ring Charged in Largestcase
A federal grand jury charged 12 people with smuggling over seven percent tons of cocaine from Colombia to the United States since 1980. The Air America Inc. operation moved drugs and cash, with $4.2 million found buried in Pennsylvania. One defendant, Frederick Laytjes, 38, is an unindicted co conspirator who has agreed to plead guilty.
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Washington
Colombia
Justice Department
Harrisburg
Air America Inc
United States
Edwin Meese
Poconos
Pennsylvania
Meese
Atlanta
Harold J. Rosenthal
Frederick John Laytjes
County Wins CDBG Funds for Lane-Rantoul Road Rehab
Franklin County receives a 300000 grant covering part of a 635125 project to rehabilitate 54 miles of Lane-Rantoul Road from US-169 north to Pottawatomie Township line, with county funds filling the rest. The grant targets low income areas and requires routine contract compliance before disbursement.
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Melissa Bauman
Franklin County
Pottawatomie Township
KDED
Les Sheahan
Sheahan
Lane
Osage City
Richmond
Honeymoon Over Soon At Gas Pumps
New York reports gasoline and heating oil prices set to rise by Labor Day. Analysts predict nickel to ten cent increases per gallon with potential 75 to 80 cent hikes. OPEC's production cut drives higher crude and wholesale prices, though outages are temporary and no shortages are expected.
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New York
Ben Brockwell
Oil Price Information Service
New York Mercantile Exchange
West Texas
U.S
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