National Nursing Home Week and Small Business Week Reflections
A compact editorial notes National Nursing Home Week and National Small Business Week amid concerns about taxes inflation and regulation. It cites Meltairie Louisiana a small shop owner closing due to taxes labor and robberies and cites welfare employment contrasts as rough indicators of small business strain. It comments on political figures and baseball umpire stereotypes while noting political fundraising efforts and local anecdotes.
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National Organization of Small Businesses
Small Business Week
Congress
Meltairie
Parsons Sun
Cattle Ranchers Weigh Costs Behind Beef Prices
LAID-OUT ANALYSIS: Jack Maddux of Wauneta Nebraska and Louise Ahart of Marysville California describe cattle economics from birth of a calf through feedlot fattening. Inflation, interest rates, and lack of subsidies pressure ranchers who fund growth and operations. profits depend on reinvestment to avoid shrinking supply and rising beef prices.
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Maddux
Wauneta, Neb
Miss Ahart
Marysville, Calif
National Cattlemen’s Association
Hong Kong Labor Shortage Sparks Refugee Work Debate
Horton Presley argues that a labor shortage in Hong Kong, fueled by rapid economic growth and oil-driven plastics concerns, could be eased by allowing refugees to work. He notes 40,000 refugees on hand with 200 new arrivals, repatriation slow, and warns firms may relocate factories to the mainland for ready labor.
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Horton Presley
Hong Kong
U. S China
Canton
Basic Fact All Too Glaring In Grain Cartel Discussions
Kansas City editor Roderick Turnbull analyzes recurring claims in grain cartel debates. He notes repeated figures that steel themselves as “facts,” including the four-nation bloc of the United States Canada Australia and Argentina allegedly controlling 80 to 85 percent of world wheat exports and the question of whether such a pact could work.
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Roderick Turnbull
Kansas City
U.S
Canada
Australia
Argentina
U.S. Department of Agriculture
International Wheat Council
London
USDA
United States
Don’t Scuba Dive at 58 After Brain Hemorrhage Says Reader
Dear Dr Ruble answers a 58 year old with prior cerebral hemorrhage who has tried scuba diving and driving, advising to quit diving due to risk and unclear odds, while noting driving does not match diving’s depth and gas pressures and suggesting safer hobbies.
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Ruble
J.C.S
Dr. Ruble
Ottawa Herald subscription rates listed for area and out of state
The Ottawa Herald publishes daily except Sundays with subscription prices for trade area and outside areas. Rates include tax for Ottawa and surrounding towns by carrier and mail, with separate figures for in state and out of area.
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S. Cedar
Ottawa
Kansas
Robert B. Wellington
THE
Associated Press
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Editorial
Dole
Gerald Ford
Senate
Russell
By Louise Cook
Jack Maddux
Louise Ahart
J. J
Jesus
Paul E. Ruble
Franklin County
Ottawa Herald
Ael Brooks
TAT Ousk
Bakia
Ane
LU Pet
Pomona Lake
Vassar Playhouse
Vassar Shoreline Railroad
Vassar Junction
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