Descendants of John Brown Trek Historic Kansas Sites
Two great great granddaughters of John Brown Eleanor Blangsted and Adelene Craig visit Osawatomie Lane and nearby areas with local residents to trace Brown family sites. The trip covers Ruhamah Church Lane Rantoul and Mosquito Creek area tied to the Pottawatomie Massacre and Brown family history.
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Jewel Scott
Henry Brown
John Brown
Henry
Pasadena
Calif
Eleanor Blangsted
Oceanside
Adelene Craig
Ventura
Osawatomie
Ruhamah Church
John Brown Jr
Young Brown
Henry Thompson
Franklin County
Dollie Belt
Lane
Eleanor
Ued
Chester Ward
Adelene
Price Rise Pushes Wholesale Prices Higher
Washington AP reports a sharp rise in wholesale prices by four tenths of a percent in June driven by steel and gasoline. May saw a three tenths increase while overall inflation remains modest at wholesale and retail levels. Farm and food price gains slowed, but industrial prices accelerated due to steel and gas, fueling the broad rise.
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Washington
Soviets Order US Grain in New Long Term Purchase
The Soviet Union ordered another one million metric tons of U S wheat and corn under a five year agreement signed last fall. Continental Grain Co and Bunge Corp reported sales totaling 1.1 million tons with wheat and corn. Total U S grain bought under the pact now reaches 3.8 million tons with deliveries to Gulf ports priced about 141 million dollars. The Soviets also bought 1.5 million tons of U S soybeans valued at about 375 million dollars in the past week.
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Washington
Soviet Union
U.S
Continental Grain Co
Bunge Corp
Agriculture Department
Gulf Ports
Russia
Kansas City
Shriners
Pat Nixon in serious condition after stroke
Former First Lady Pat Nixon remains in serious condition in Long Beach California after a stroke left her partially paralyzed. Doctors said the next 48 hours are critical with optimism but life threatening status continuing. Nixon family physician Dr John Lungren reported normal brain wave readings and spinal fluid tests, while noting speech slurring and left side weakness.
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Long Beach
Calif
Pat Nixon
John C. Lungren
Nixon
Lungren
John Mosier
Ford Confident On Nomination And Veep Pick
President Ford suggested at a brief Oval Office news conference that if he wins the Republican presidential nomination he might let delegates at the GOP convention choose his running mate. He said Reagan is not excluded from consideration for vice president and that Reagan is qualified to be president. In Newark, Queen Elizabeth II arrived for a brief stopover en route to New York for royal festivities. County forecast calls for sunny, mild weather with near 100-degree highs and southerly winds.
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Washington
Ford
Ronald Reagan
Reagan
Oval Office
White House
Ron Nelsen
Kansas City
Newark
Elizabeth II
New Jersey
New York
Guy
Brendan T. Byrne
Harrison A. Williams Jr
Dn.j
Newark International
Prince Philip
Royal Air Force
Byrne
Abigail Adams
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Lawrence
Ward
California
Kansas
Franklin County Rural
Main
Pat
Mosier
Secret Service
Mrs. Nixon
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
San Clemente
Tricia Cox
Mrs. Eisenhower
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