Recess Called By NFO On Action During Livestock Hold
The National Farmers Organization ended its 43 day holding action to halt livestock marketing in 23 states, aiming to push meat price bargaining power. President Oren Lee Staley said the recess is not an end, warning members to avoid dumps. violence tied to the drive included fatal incidents in the Midwest.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Farmers Organization
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
NFO
Midwest
Wisconsin
Staley
Chicago
NFC
Minnesota
Ilinois
Nebraska
Missouri
Treasury weighs value of silver coin content
The Treasury weighs options to cut or drop silver from coins over several years. Officials foresee silver shortages as coinage uses the stockpile, while Mint keeps producing silver dollars. A range of outcomes includes hoarding, price declines, or profitable melting if supply exhausts.
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Washington
Treasury
Congress
Mint
Farmland Prices Rise Despite Drought and Costs
Washington AP Farmland values rose in the year to July 1 despite drought and higher costs. The national farm real estate value reached about 155 billion dollars, with the per acre average at 141 dollars. Arkansas led with a 12 percent gain. 18 states rose 8 percent or more.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Missouri
Campaigning Could Cause Consternation Under Kansas Law
A Kansas legal puzzle shows that giving tea coffee or barbecue to influence votes could be criminal under G.S. 25-1701 and 25-1706. Attorney General Ferguson calls the statutes very restrictive while county attorneys warn of prosecuting organizers or candidates for simple campaign hospitality.
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Johnson
Goldwater
Kansas
GOP
Congress
William Ferguson
Ferguson
Shawnee County
Topeka
Group Meet Held Here
The fall meeting of the Museum Council of Mid-America gathered representatives from eastern Kansas towns at the Old Depot Museum. Activities included a morning program, a noon luncheon at the Country Club, and an afternoon tour of Franklin County Historical Society exhibits at the Centennial cabin and Old Depot.
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Museum Council of Mid
Old Depot
Country Club
Franklin County Historical Society
Centennial Cabin
Mid America
Stanley D. Sohl
Kansas State Historical Society
Topeka
Winifred Slagg
Riley County
Manhattan
Dick DeMoss
State Society
Hutchinson
Ben F. Park
Franklin County Society
Pioneer
Harold Staadt
Phone Rates Up In Area
The Kansas Telephone Co announced a rate increase of 40,000 annually approved by the Kansas Commerce Commission. Local customers will see about 25 cents more per month, with specifics for Lane, Greeley, and Parker areas: rural multi-party lines up 25 cents, four-party lines in town up 50 cents, one-party business lines up 25 cents, extension service up 25 cents, and no increase for multi-business customers. The company serves 38 communities and about 11,000 customers. This is the first adjustment since 1957.
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The
Kansas Telephone Co
Kansas Commerce Commission
Vernon Chesbro
Ottawa
Lane
Greeley
Parker
Chesbro
Bennett's Town and Country Ice Cream Deal Ad
Waymire's Food Mart offers Hy Klas ice cream at 29 cents per gallon with a $5 purchase requirements. Advertisement lists Bennett's Town and Country as the source for the deal in a local storefront promo.
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Bennett’s
Waymire’s Food Mart
Louisiana Evacuates In Face Of Storm
Hurricane Hilda drove 150 mph winds toward Louisiana Gulf coast as 50 000 residents fled inland. National Guardsmen aided the evacuation while many towns emptied and Morgan City near the oil port became a ghost town. Roads clogged US 90 and shelters received Red Cross aid as the storm’s path remained uncertain offshore.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Gulf Coast
Louisiana
Weather Bureau
Hilda
Morgan City
Gulf
St. Mary Parish
Opelousas
Red Cross
Franklin
Lafayette
Baton Rouge
U.S. 90
Vatican Weighs Written Promises on Mixed Marriages
The Vatican council moves toward ending theological debates and may ease the non Catholic pledge in mixed marriages. It could permit non Catholic blessings and extend the Rota’s reach beyond the Vatican to speed dissolutions, while birth control remains unresolved.
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Vatican City
Vatican Ecumenical Council
Council
Paul VI
United States
John C. Heenan
Supreme Tribunal of
Vatican
GM Strike Cuts Across Nation Slows Auto Production
A nationwide United Auto Workers strike against General Motors enters its second week. Negotiations show slow progress on about 17 000 local plant demands before workers return. If the walkout lasts another week, nationwide economic effects are expected to spread.
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Detroit
United Auto Workers
General Motors
Associated Press
Local GM Strike Hits Ottawa Car Dealers Hard
Ottawa dealers report sharp sales decline as a week old GM strike limits new car arrivals. Moore Chevrolet stock falls from 75–100 to 15 vehicles. Impalas scarce while trade-in values fluctuate due to uncertain delivery times. Minnick Motor Co. also reports ongoing shortages since the strike began.
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Gene Fincher
Minnick Motor Co
Elks Host Family Picnic at Armory on Sunday
Elks announce family picnic at the National Guard Armory this Sunday October 4 with meals served at 4 p.m. Advance tickets available for the Armory event.
Workers Ordered Back To Work In Dock Strike End
The International Longshoremen's Association ordered its 60,000 striking dockworkers to return to work at Atlantic and Gulf ports by 7 p.m. New York time after a federal court restraining order halted the strike for 10 days. ILA President Thomas W. Gleason said the union would obey together, though some picketed at New York piers at daybreak. The normal 8 a.m. start followed a midnight Wednesday strike, as talks aimed to extend a cooling-off period in negotiations.
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UAW
Ford
Chrysler
New York
Connecticut
Ohio
Michigan
International Longshoremen’s Association
Afl-Cio
Atlantic
Gulf Coast
U.S. Dist
Frederick van Pelt Bryan
ILA
Thomas W. Gleason
GM strike strains auto supply and orders
Hurt says demand outstrips supply as General Motors halts shipments awaiting the strike's end. Fincher notes GM plants in Kansas City cannot operate and workers are idle, while orders pour in from everywhere, awaiting delivery once the strike ends.
OE per Ellis family. picaic National Guard Armory
National guard event at the Sun Armory on October 4 scheduled for 4 p.m. details reference the Ellis family in the notice.
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Ellis
Picaic
National, Guard Armory
Sun
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Ottawa Historical Museum
Don White
Franklin County
White
Kiwanis
Don Capper Ellis
Dr. Lennard
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Jack Day
Gulf of Mexico
Frank G. Speiss
State Civil Defense
CST
Marsh Island
Nation
Bob Reiter
Moore Chevrolet
Moore's
National Guard Armory
Fincher
Kansas City
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