Weather boosts harvest prices as farmers ride temperamental year
Farmers report variable corn yields across the region with 60 to 90 bushels per acre and soybeans at 20 to 35 bushels. Harvests progress 30 to 80 percent, hurt by an early freeze and moisture issues but outlooks expect warmer temps and improving prices. Government reports confirm lower national production, aiding local price strength.
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Hibdon
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Sharon VanHorn
Wellsville
Sylvester
Iowa
Illinois
Easier osteoporosis test eyed for wide use
A new acoustic device to assess bone porosity could simplify osteoporosis screening. In trials at St. Louis hospital and European sites, Dr Dimarogonas says early results are promising but FDA approval will require extensive testing, with Europe likely to lead.
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Europe
Dimaragonas
FDA
Dimarogonas
Cally
Genant
Roberto Pacifici
Jewish Hospital
Pacifici
Dismissal Sought in McVeigh Bombing Indictment
Attorneys for Timothy McVeigh seek to dismiss the federal bombing indictment alleging prosecutor misconduct and grand jury secrecy violations. The motion notes a grand juror interview taped for Media Bypass and claims a Daily Oklahoman employee contacted a juror for information on proceedings.
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Oklahoma City
Timothy McVeigh
McVeigh
Terry Nichols
Herington
Kan
Lawrence W. Meyers
Media Bypass
Daily
Oklahoman
Notable novels and how they touch the heart
A compact survey of well known fiction, highlighting One True Thing by Anna Quindlen, The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by Ann Tyler, Quartet in Autumn by Barbara Pym, Ellen Foster by Kaye Gibbons, Seventh Heaven by Alice Hoffman, First Sight by Charles Baxter, Suite for Calliope by Elon Hunnicutt, The Collector by John Fowles, The Stone Diaries by Carl Shields, Ragtime by E L Doctorow, and related themes of family, identity, and resilience.
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Barbara Kingsolver
Taylor
Turtle
Arizona
Mattie
Lou Ann
Ann Tyler
Pearl
Ezra
Jenny
Cody
Barbara Pym
England
Ellen Foster
Kaye Gibbons
Nora Silk
New York
Alice Hoffman
Nora
Charles Baxter
Elon Hunnicutt
Ada Cunningham
Calliope
Ada
John Fowles
Frederick Clegg
Clegg
Miranda
Carl Shields
National Book Critics Circle Award
Magill
Daisy
E.L. Doctorow
Houdini
Henry Ford
Kansas Weather Outlook Delivers Warm, Dry Week
The forecast calls for a dry and warm spell through Monday with lows in the 40s and highs from 75 to 85. Tuesday continues dry and warm with lows 45 to 55 and highs in the 80s. Wednesday turns cooler but remains dry, with lows in the 40s west and 50s east and highs in the 80s.
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Kansas
Roxanne Strengthens as Storm Heads for Mexican Coast
Tropical storm Roxanne gathered strength over warm Gulf waters and threatened hurricane force as it moved toward Mexico's eastern coast. Five people died after Roxanne struck the Yucatan peninsula as a hurricane, with trees toppled, tens of thousands sheltering, and floods reported.
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Mexico City
Roxanne
Mexico
Yucatan Peninsula
Bosnia talks hinge on borders and power sharing
In ongoing peace talks Bosnia and Herzegovina negotiators seek territorial limits and a joint post war government with Croats. Serbs face potential loss of a large northwest region they held through much of the war as violence and evacuations unfold around Banja Luka Prijedor and Sanski Most amid halted access for reporters. Karadzic accuses the US brokered cease fire of failing to bring peace while violence persists in the region.
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Bosnia
Sanski Most
Prijedor
Banja Luka
Predrag Radic
U.S
Scott O'Grady
Radovan Karadzic
Lawmaker letters split over farm bill subsidies and welfare claims
Democrats accuse the bill of welfare bias while four Republicans led by Roberts push to route it into the reconciliation bill. Emerson says the letter informs rank and file Republicans of policy positions as the Senate plan would cut 13.4 billion over seven years by narrowing eligibility. They urge weighing Senate Agriculture Committee options and contrast market orientation with welfare-style subsidies amid Roberts defense of continued support during a gradual subsidy wind-down.
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Roberts
Budget Committee
Republican Congress
Emerson
Senate Agriculture Committee
Legends Book Shop Offers 30 Percent Off Sale Items
A morning sale at Legends Book Shop on Main Street lists 30 percent off and features contact details, hours, and a note about other items including seed, mulch, and gift certificates. Susie Whitney Memorial Ride is set for Pomona Lake on October 21 with contact numbers provided.
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Legends Bookshop
Main
Susie Whitney
Pomona Lake
Blackhawk Trail
Bat
Ottawa Herald Delivery Rates October 1995 Update
The Ottawa Herald lists new subscription prices effective October 1 1995 for Ottawa city deliveries by carrier and rural towns. Ottawa city rates are 6.82 for one month 19.82 for three months 38.74 for six months and 75.43 for one year while rural towns cost 7.22 for one month 21.01 for three months 41.31 for six months and ... Additionally address change requests should be sent to Postmaster The Ottawa Herald 104 S Cedar Ottawa KS 66067.
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Ottawa
Uwhelms Us
Franklin County
Miami
Douglas
Ogage
Anderson
State of Kansas
Ottawa Herald
S. Cedar
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