Richmond Free Fair Livestock Shows Lessons in Triumphs and Tears
At the Richmond Free Fair judges and crowds watched a large sheep class that tested young exhibitors. A young girl fell in the ring but recovered with help as 4-Hers Heath Highie and Paul and Joe Rickabaugh led top champions, including Paul’s champion 4-H gilt and Mary Beth and Mark Rickabaugh’s hog wins.
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Joan Istas
Richmond
Richmond Free Fair
Franklin County
Bob Bozworth
Heath Highie
Heath
Paul Rickabaugh
Paul
Joe
Rickabaughs
Barrow
Mary Beth Rickabaugh
Market Barrow
Mark Rickabaugh
Bleak Outlook for Consumers in US Inflation Gap
Washington AP reports that the Commerce Department forecasts a continued poor US economy with American prices 9.9 percent higher month over month in May, while West German shoppers paid 0.2 percent more. Over the year US prices rose 7 percent, versus 3.5 percent in Japan and 2.7 percent in West Germany. British and French annual rises reached 7.7 and 9 percent respectively. Wages rose 6.6 percent in the US, trailing Japan and Germany, hinting at differing inflation dynamics amid global surpluses.
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Washington
Commerce Department
U.S
Britain
Japan
France
United States
Germany
West Germany
Aerobatic Pilots Bank On Precision Over Daring
Forty of the Kansas City region's aerobatic pilots plus two women competed at Ottawa Municipal Airport as part of the International Aerobatics Club KC Regional Contest. Four divisions and three program types tested crews from Kansas, Canada, California and Texas with strict judging, boundary boxes, and eight minute limits.
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Dan Winter
International Aerobatics Club
Ottawa Municipal
Kansas City
IAC
Kansas
Ottawa
Ottawa University
Art Lindquist
Prairie Village
Kansas Okays Heptachlor Use Against Grasshoppers
Kansas health officials told agriculture officials they could approve site specific spraying of the restricted insecticide heptachlor to combat grasshoppers on a non repetitive basis. Gov Bennett cited a $150 million potential loss to farmers if heptachlor is not used and framed it as a workable compromise among restricted chemicals.
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Topeka
Kan
State Department of Health and Environment
Secretary of Agriculture
Health Agency
Environmental Protection Agency
State Health and Environment Office
Robert F. Bennett
Kansas
Governor's Office
Bennett
Tornado Hits Wilson Lake in Kansas Damages Marina Area
A tornado with 60 mph winds swept through Lake Wilson in northcentral Kansas Friday night causing extensive damage. Boats and docks were overturned or piled in the lake and several trailers and campers were damaged. No injuries were reported. Weather forecasts predict varying rain and heat through the weekend and into next week.
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Russell
Kan
Lake Wilson
Northcentral
Kansas
Russell County
Larry Batt
Batt
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Ottawa Herald
Royals
Lulg
Paste
Jean Istas
Steve Morris
Morengo
Lindquist
Judge
Photos By
Aall
Wilson Lake
Jersey City
N.J
West Coast
New York
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