Wheat futures rebound after embargo driven drop
Wheat futures on the Kansas City Board of Trade recovered from a sharp embargo driven decline. March wheat closed at 4.27 with gains of 12 cents, May 4.38, July 4.391, and September and December up 7 cents each to 4.48 and 4.58. Traders cited easing panic and fresh buying as exporters reportedly sold grain to China amid the Carter embargo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City, Mo
Kansas City Board of Trade
Kansas City
Carter
Rod Turnbull
Joe Geisel Jr
Geisel Grain Co
Geisel
People’s Republic of China
Russia
Flags Lowered Across Kansas For Meany Death
Gov. John Carlin ordered Kansas state buildings to fly flags at half staff in honor of George Meany who died Thursday. Flags remain at half staff until after Meany’s funeral as the governor noted Meany’s influential role in national labor events and impact on workers’ lives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
John Carlin
Kansas
George Meany
Carlin
Meany
U.S. Signals Possible Olympic Boycott Over Afghanistan Moves
The Carter administration would decide on seeking a U.S. boycott of Moscow 1980 after the Soviet response to international outrage over Afghanistan, with officials calling boycott a live possibility. Vance described it as a possible action if Soviet intervention persists, while Mondale floated Montreal or Munich as potential host sites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
U.S
Moscow
Afghanistan
State Department
Department
Hodding Carter
United States
Carter
Nbc-Tv
Cyrus R. Vance
Walter F. Mondale
Montreal
Munich
Tax refunds begin early in Kansas in 1979 season
State Secretary of Revenue Michael Lennon announced that individual income, homestead property, and food sales tax refunds are already in the mail. He said the early mailing is about a month ahead of the department’s usual start and nearly five weeks ahead of last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Michael Lennon
Lennen
Umbrella Robbery in Jackson Ends With No Charges
A 70-year-old resident of an adult foster care home robbed City Bank and Trust Co using an umbrella, grabbing 2082 dollars before police stopped her at the Jackson Sheraton Inn. She was taken to a mental center in Ypsilanti for psychiatric observation. no charges were filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson, Mich
Vera Haire
City Bank and Trust Co
Jackson
Deborah Field
Ms. Field
Carter proposes 3 billion for gasohol over ten years
President Carter unveiled a 3 billion dollar, decade long program to back alcohol fuels with loans and guarantees to expand small and medium scale plants. He aims to quadruple gasohol capacity this year and reach 500 million gallons of ethanol yearly by 1981, boosting fuel supply and replacing some unleaded gas. The plan ties agricultural policy to fuel production and envisions ethanol blending raising costs modestly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
White House
Soviet Union
Congress
Agriculture Department
Russia
U.S
Afghanistan
Energy Department
Les Daly
Daly
Henry S. Reuss
D-Wis
Kansas Senator cautions on grain embargo impact
Senator Nancy Kassebaum opposes dropping the grain embargo on Russia, warning early termination could provoke a stronger response from Moscow and hurt farmers. She credits government steps to shield corn and wheat growers, urges loan-rate tweaks if prices stay low, and joins critics of Carter’s policy for lacking farm input.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carter
Russia
Nancy Landon Kassebaum
Carlin Urges Farmers Support For Embargo Policy
Kansas Governor John Carlin told the Kansas Farmers Union convention the Russian grain embargo harms none of the United States foreign trade and should be supported. He urged patience, said other nations see it as a security issue, and cited his China trip as proving market potential for agricultural products amid improving international developments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vatican City
United States
Italy
Caritas Italiana
St. Mary College of
Wichita
Kan
Carter Administration
John Carlin
Carlin
Kansas Farmers Union Convention
China
One Hearth For Home Heating In Richmond Couple Builds Fireplace System
In Richmond, Bob Cooper and his wife Dorothy add a wood burning fireplace to supplement a too small furnace. The setup heats air through ducts back to the furnace, cutting propane costs to an estimated 200 to 240 dollars monthly. They note noise from fans and plan tweaks to run two fires daily. County forecast calls for sunny, windy, warmer Saturday and mild Sunday with gusty winds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Dorothy
Richmond
Cooper
Also Mentioned on This Page
Monte Clark
Otasco
Richard Towe
Bill Wright
Jay Bemis
Chamber of Commerce
Ottawa
Pope
Gasohol
Bob Bergland
Bergland
Keith Sebelius
House Agriculture Committee
Sebelius
By Diane Yeamans
Bob Cooper
Coopers
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!