Gasoline Price Hike Sparks Mixed Dealer Reactions
Reactions ranged from elation to anger as the Cost of Living Council raised retail ceiling prices for gasoline. Western New York dealers ended a planned protest. Houston groups planned a three day shutdown. Some see temporary relief, others call it a betrayal of Phase 4 controls and doubt profits.
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Barton Reppert
Associated Press
Cost of Living Council
New York
St. Louis
Houston
Garry Britton
San Rafael
Calif
National
Chevron Dealers Association
Greater Houston
Farm Price Index Drops Eight Percent in Sept
The Agriculture Department's Farm Price Index fell eight percent in the month ended Sept 15 the steepest slide in over 25 years led by livestock declines. Cattle averaged 47.50 per hundredweight hogs 43.80, while soybeans and corn also dropped. wheat cotton and milk posted mixed changes. The overall index remained 48 percent above a year earlier as dairy milk prices rose and expenses edged down slightly.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Crop Reporting Board
Drake's Bakery Closes Back Booths Sparking Nostalgia
Ottawa celebrates a changing century old soda fountain fades as Drake's Bakery halves its operation. The front carries out while the back coffee shop, in business since 1946, closes to make room for cake decorating. Regulars face a cold morning as the back entrance becomes a relic. Max Drake, owner, cites staffing and space needs.
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Ottawa
Drake’s Bakery
S. Main
Max Drake
Max
Harry
Ottawa University
Drake
Drake's Bakery
Tony Boyle Gains On Life
Washington AP Tony Boyle former United Mine Workers president is slightly anemic but overall condition improving at George Washington University Medical Center. The 71 year old remains very weak after Monday hospital admission following barbiturate overdose. He was to appear in federal court for a removal hearing to Pennsylvania related to murder charges in the deaths of Jock Yablonski and his wife and daughter.
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Boyle
Pennsylvania
UMW
Joseph A
Jock” Yablonski
Yablonski
Judge Stymies Agnew in Grand Jury Action
Federal prosecutors press ahead with Agnew probe as Judge Walter Hoffman in Norfolk allows possible grand jury evidence next week. Agnew travels to California for a speech while CBS cites a planner’s claim of a $2500 request for federal contract help. Trustees named for Agnew defense fund include Barry Goldwater Warren Hearnes and W Stone.
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Baltimore
Spiro T. Agnew
U.S. District Court
Walter E. Hoffman
Norfolk
Agnew
California
CBS News
Washington
Edward Echeverria
CBS
Lester Matz
Barry Goldwater
Arizona
Missouri
Warren E. Hearnes
W. Clement Stone
Stone
Nixon
Hoffman
Justice Department
Maryland
Break In Weather Brightens State Scene
Flood crests, lower than expected, move along central Kansas streams as clearing weather brings hope to communities lashed by tornadoes and rain. Solomon reports water dipping after a predicted rise. New Cambria awaits rivers to recede. Halstead and Sedgwick expect modest impacts. Sterling College aids sandbagging as Arkansas River crest nears. Federal aid designated for several counties. flood damage estimated at 12.6 million dollars with extensive inundation near Salina and Ft. Riley.
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Associated Press
Kansas
New Cambria
Saline
Smoky Hill
Red Cross
Solomon High School
Salina
Little Arkansas
Halstead
Sedgwick
Roy Robinson
Sterling
Sterling College
Arkansas
Hutchinson
Bentley
Mount Hope
U.S. 53
Wichita
Mulvane
Nixon
Clay
Rice
Ottawa
McPherson
Washington
Federal Disaster Assistance Administration
Topeka
Clay Center
Army
Ft. Riley
Kansas River
Solomon
Republican
Manhattan
Unseasonably cool in Kansas with limited rainfall
Cooling in Topeka and across Kansas through Sunday as a cooling trend extends. Most areas saw only traces of rain overnight with Hill City reporting nearly half an inch. Rivers and streams were receding slowly while clouds increased. Highs expected in the 50s to 60s with a frost risk noted earlier. Precipitation for the last 24 hours was .2 inch.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Hill City
National Weather Service
Soyuz 12 Back Home From Two Day Test Flight
The Soviet Union's Soyuz 12 with cosmonauts Vasily Lazarev and Oleg Makarov landed at 2 34 p m Moscow time after a two day test. Tass reported the systems functioned faultlessly and the crew felt well.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Moscow Radio
Tass
Vasily Lazarev
Oleg Makarov
Soyuz
Salyut Space Laboratory
Terrorists Free Hostages After Vienna Center Closure
Arab attackers released four hostages in Vienna after agreeing to close a Jewish transit center south of the city. They then fled via Cagliari landing in Sardinia after being denied entry by Algeria Libya and Tunisia. Police identified captors as Moustafa Soueidan and Mahmoud Khaldi both Lebanese passport holders. The incident echoed fears after Fuerstenfeldbruck and prompted Israeli criticism of Austrian concessions.
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Associated Press
Vienna
Mediterranean
Cagliari
Sardinia
Algeria
Libya
Tunisia
Dubrovnik
Yugoslavia
Palermo
Sicily
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Israel
Eagles of Palestine
Moustafa Soueidan
Mahmoud Khaldi
Schwechat
Schoenau Castle
Bruno Kreisky
Fuerstenfeldbruck
Germany
Kreisky
Soviet Union
Schoenau
River crests below danger level after Marais des Cygnes flood
Public Works Director Robert Moore reported the Marais des Cygnes River crested at 32.8 feet Friday night, then fell to 32.7 feet by 11 p.m. and held, with earlier levels at 31.5 feet. Gates near Main Street were not required to close as of this morning.
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Marais Des Cygnes
Robert Moore
Main Street
Moore
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