Editorial Saturday Notebook Reflects on Ise and Overdrive
The piece recalls economist John Ise and his sod house memories in Western Kansas, compares earth sheltered living trends, and notes Ford’s new highway overdrive feature. It also touches on a friend buying a luxury V-6, a Christmas gift dilemma with safety devices, a biting political caption about Jerry Brown, and a quip on Kansas towns and gas rationing.
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John Ise
Kansas
Mary Holmes
Ise
Johnson County
DeSoto
Germany
Jerry Brown
Brown
Gary Davis
Sacramento
A Quiet Conservative View for the Coming Decade
James Kilpatrick reflects from Scrabble Virginia on year end, rural life, and hopeful forecasts for the 1980s. He argues for continued freedom, self-reliance, and innovation in energy, science, and governance while warning of overreach, bureaucracy, and apathy.
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James J. Kilpatrick
Scrabble
Blue Ridge Mountains
Washington
Macduff
Rappahannock County
Jimmy
US Grain Flows All Directions Record Year Seen
Kansas City briefing notes record grain shipments from Atlantic Pacific Gulf and Great Lakes ports as US exports head to overseas markets. Fiscal year starting October and ending next September 30 is expected to top past records, with volume rising from the prior year.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City
Office of Transportation
U.S
Domestic grain exports rise amid shifting Pacific Gulf roles
The article outlines data from the Department of Agriculture on calendar year grain shipments, noting Gulf ports dominated 65 percent in 1972 and 62.4 percent in 1978 with Pacific ports rising to 12.1 percent. It discusses shifting trends toward Pacific Coast ports, sustained high totals into 1979, and notes constraints from railcar shortages, limited barges, and elevator embargoes. It also cites Great Lakes disruptions from strikes and weekly record export levels amid ongoing transportation challenges.
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Department of Agriculture
Gulf
Mississippi
Kansas City Board of Trade
Pacific
Far East
Pacific Coast
Office of Transportation
Gulf Ports
Pacific Ports
Great Lakes
Duluth-Superior
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