U S Steel Raises Steelbar Prices Amid Pressure
U S Steel Corp defied a Johnson administration plea for restraint by boosting steelbar prices 1.8 percent effective Monday, matching Republic Steel and covering about 16 percent of shipments. Gardner Ackley criticized the move as distressing, noting a pattern lifting prices for half of U S steel tonnage and other products.
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Pittsburgh
U. S. Steel Corp
Gardner Ackrey
U. S. Steel
Republic Steel Corp
Ackley
White House
Council of
Los Angeles Smog Crisis Prompts Urgent Action
An air pollution expert warns Los Angeles residents face a major catastrophe from the worst smog siege in city history. He calls for drastic cuts in car emissions and stricter anti smog laws as the basin braces for at least ten more years of pollution. Complaints of irritated eyes and lung issues surged as smog alerts lasted three days amid scattered thunderstorms in Southern California.
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Los Angeles
Louis J. Funer
Calfornia
Draft Faces No State Cuts In Kansas Quotas
TOPEKA AP Kansas has more than enough qualified men to meet the draft quotas for the next two or three months even without money for more physical examinations. State deputy director Francis Martin said this on Thursday.
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Topeka
Kansas
Francis Martin
Selective Service
Vietnam campaign enters home stretch in Saigon rally
Saigon hosts final joint rally as Thieu and Ky push toward Sunday election. Johnson observers monitor voting with 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. polling. Voter registration gaps and Viet Cong pressure shape a tense pre election scene across South Vietnam.
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South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Johnson
Thieu
Tac
Nationwide School Open Faces Backlash Over Disputes
Opened classrooms across the nation meet conflict as teachers demand higher pay and desegregation progress. New York City teachers union rejects recent offer and threatens resignations. Pinellas Florida negotiators reach a 14 point salary program to resume classes. Broward closes schools for a professional day. East St. Louis teachers strike and students sent home as union and board clash over salaries. Governor Kirk prepares new education program to be announced Sep 5.
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United Federation of Teachers
Clearwater
Fla
Pinellas County
Broward County
Pinellas
Florida
Florida Education Association
The
East St. Louis
Milk price rise forecast for central states in days
Consumers in the central United States soon face higher milk prices as Associated Dairymen Inc. raises producer pay by 2.15 cents per half gallon. St Louis executives expect the increase to be passed to shoppers amid rising dairy costs. Harold Nelson says the group covers 85 to 90 percent of dairymen across many states. Mid America Dairymen inc. also hikes Class 1 milk by 50 cents per hundredweight for bottling.
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Tex
United States
Associated Dairymen Inc
St. Louis
Harold Nelson
Associated
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Wisconsin
South Dakota
Nebraska
Iowa
Tllineis
Indiana
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Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Tennessee
Louisiana
Texas
Colorado
Mid America Dairymen, Inc
Kansas Farmers Lose Ground in Crop Prices Says Report
Statistics from government experts show Kansas farm prices in mid-August at 232 percent of the 1910 14 base, 3 below July and 28 below August last year. Wheat 1.84 per bushel, corn 1.17, sorghum 1.87 per cwt. declines offset gains in beef, milk and eggs. overall crop index 161, livestock index 313. dairy 286.
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Topeka
Kansas
Federal
Weather County Forecast with cool, showers likely
Slow warming temperatures under partial to cloudy skies and unseasonably cool air persist through Saturday. A few light showers possible tonight or Saturday. Tonight’s low around mid 50s, Saturday’s high near upper 70s. The day’s records show high 73 and low 47 with prior year highs of 85 and lows of 69. Continuous hourly readings end at 8 a.m. today.
Woman must pay taxes on two districts bonds near Princeton
Mrs. Leon Zeigler, owner of two 160 acre Kansas farms near the Ottawa and Central Heights school district boundary, faces taxes on Ottawa and Central Heights bond issues totaling 2.32 million dollars. Land shifts over the years caused double taxation as bonds were sold while in different districts. Zeigler appeals for legal changes, while grandchildren attend Ottawa schools.
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Princeton
Ottawa
Central Heights
Leon, Zeigler
Central Height
Kansas
Leon
Zeigler
Franklin County
Central
Ing Farm
Robert Sondersholm
Enrollment rises in Ottawa schools total on first day
Marvin F. Forker, superintendent of Unified School District 290, reports first day enrollment in Ottawa schools reached 2,664, up 36 from 1966. Elementary totals 1,470, junior high 639, and high school 555, with gains at Eugene Field Garfield Hawthorne Lincoln Hawkins and others.
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Ottawa
Marvin F. Forker
Forker
Unified School District 290
Garfield
Hawthorne
Lincoln
Hawkins
Soviet Ban On Yankee Icebreakers Through Vilkitsky Straits
Washington protested as the Soviet Union barred two American icebreakers Edisto and East Wind from passing Vilkitsky Straits amid a dispute over Arctic passage. The United States canceled its planned Arctic voyage, citing international sea law and security concerns about a Soviet nuclear test site.
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Soviet Union
United States
U.S
State Department
Edisto
East Wind
Arctic
Vilkitsky Straits
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