Industry Leaders Fear Harvest Crisis
Topeka Kansas industry leaders warn the wheat harvest could strain supplies and trigger a summer fuel shortage as Farmland Industries and major refiners plead for more crude oil. Witnesses cite 344 million bushels expected in Kansas and discuss refinery capacity limits, distribution controls, and calls for the Alaska pipeline to ease shortages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Farmland Industries Inc
Dollmann
Farmland Industries
Coffeyville
Phillipsburg
Scottsbluff
Nebraska
McPherson
Midwest
Oklahoma
Missouri
United States
R. D. Evans
Phillips Petroleum Co
Franchise boom hopes rise after earlier market woes
New York AP reports the International Franchise Association foresees a 10 to 15 billion sales rise this year, bringing total franchise value to about 160 billion and opening 10,000 to 15,000 more outlets to exceed 430,000. Regulators probe pyramid schemes while auto and truck dealers, soft drink bottlers, and gas stations remain top segments amid industry tension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IFA
Farmers see May price jump led by soybeans
Agriculture Department figures show farm prices rose four percent in May ending May 15, with soybeans up to 8.27 dollars per bushel, a gain of 2.13 from April. Cattle, cotton, corn and potatoes also posted gains. parity ratio stands at 85 percent.
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Evans
James Withey
Kansas
Conoco
Withey
W. H. Dolen
Standard Oil Division
United States
Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
USDA
NBC plans Tomorrow late night talk with Tom Snyder
New York AP NBC Television announces Tomorrow a late night talk show hosted by Tom Snyder a Milwaukee native and KNBC news anchor. The one hour program will air 1 am Tuesday to Friday after Tonight and be taped without an audience in Burbank.
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New York
NBC
Tom Snyder
Milwaukee, Wis
Knbc-Tv
Los Angeles
Snyder
Burbank
Calif
Mort Werner
Werner
CBS Television Network
CBS Morning News
CBS
John Hart
Nelson Benton
Richard S. Salant
CBS News
Kresge
Kroger
RCA
Reyn
Litton
Ryder
Marcor
St Joe M
Allis
Martin Madden
St Regis
Alcoa
Am Airlin
Util
Sears
Brads
Minn MM
Sperry
Mobil Oil
Am Motors Ys Monsan
Am T&t
Ma Nabisco
Texaco
Ampex Corp
Nat Gyp
Ya Timken
Anacon
No N Gas
Trans W Air
Ad Richild
Ye Nor Sim
Avco Corp Ety
Okla GE
Okla Ngs
Ye Uniroyal
Ma Beech A
Pan Am Air Ween
US Steel Bedi
Beth Straol
Boeing
Upjohn Celanese
Penn Cent Wa Union Veer
Penney
Cessna
Woolworth
Chrysler
CBS Wanteweene
Comw Eddy
Comsat Serene
du Pont
Echlin
Exxon
Firestone
Ford M Bees
Halburt Vacine
IBM Penetee Eee
Firestone Dead At 75
Harvey S. Firestone Jr. dies at 75 in Akron after a long career at Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. He led the company as president from 1941 to 1963, founded Firestone Foundation in 1948, and was honored by multiple governments. He leaves a widow and three daughters along with surviving sons Leonard and Raymond.
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Akron, Ohio
Harvey S. Firestone Jr
Firestone Tire and Rubber Co
Firestone
Harvey S. Firestone Sr
Akron
Princeton University
England
Argentina
Switzerland
South Africa
Firestone Foundation
Rubber Company
Leonard Firestone
Los Angeles
Raymond Firestone
Elizabeth
Russell
Roger
Elizabeth Firestone Willis
Washington, D.C
William Clay Ford
Grosse Pointe Shores
Mich
John F. Ball
Greenwich
Library Jests From Hal Boyle on Quiet Shelves
Hal Boyle notes a librarian fielding quips about racy shelves and misfiled books while patrons seek privacy and a nap. He jokes about aging readers, homelessness, misplacements like Forever Amber in the kids section, and the public’s changing literary tastes.
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Times
Charles Dickens
CEA Probe Evidence Handed to Justice Department
Agriculture Department officials say the Commodity Exchange Authority has turned over its nine month probe into alleged grain futures price rigging during last summer's sales to Russia to the Justice Department for possible criminal fraud prosecution. A spokesman noted findings were forwarded for further investigation as the second probe into the grain deal.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Russia
Justice Department
Justice
Commodity Exchange Authority
CEA
Kansas City
Alexander Swantz
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Vince Dollmann
Governor’s Advisory Council On Energy and Natural Resources
Special
Robert J. Robel
Governor’s Council On Energy and Natural Resources
Kansas State University
Vincent Moore
Richita
Robel
Continental Oil Co
Amoc
Kane
Business Mirror
Wall Street
International Franchise Association
Jerry Opack
Mits
Chicago
U.S. Department of Defense
Liberia
Germany
Spain
Finland
France
Hal Boyle
N. Main
Hicks Electric
Ottawa, Kansas
Pillen
E. Wilson
Ottawa
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