Record wheat crop seen
Washington (AP) Farmers in major corn and soybean areas boosted winter wheat plantings last fall amid high cash prices and strong 1974 market prospects. The Agriculture Department forecasts a 1974 winter wheat harvest of about 1.5 billion bushels, up 19 percent from 1973, with Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado and Nebraska contributing about half. Wisconsin shows a dramatic rise in planted area, while Iowa remains focused on corn and soybeans. Other states report sizable percentage increases in plantings, signaling a broadly brighter winter wheat outlook nationwide.
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Agriculture Department
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Oklahoma
Texas
Colorado
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Iowa
Corn
Oil Crisis Spurs Christmas Buying Across Nation
American shoppers spent hundreds of millions on gifts as high prices and harsh winter weather coincided with an energy crunch. Retailers report record holiday sales with warm clothing and heaters among top items. Some stores note weather dampened gains while others see strong nationwide growth, including Saks and K Mart.
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Associated Press
Bloomingdales
Titche’s
Dallas
East
Richard G. Shapiro
Gimble Bros
President of Mormon church dies at 74 in Salt Lake City
Harold B. Lee, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died at age 74 after a hospital stay for a physical examination. He had led the church since July 7, 1972, following Joseph Fielding Smith’s death. A successor may be chosen soon by the Council of the Twelve Apostles, with Spencer W. Kimball likely next in line.
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Harold B. Lee
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Lee
Joseph Fielding Smith
Joseph Smith
David O. McKay
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Spencer W. Kimball
Kimball
Ezra Taft Benson
Eisenhower
Wells fire again at Patterson No 1, Glenrock
Cold crews fought a renewed fire at the Patterson No 1 wildcat oil well near Glenrock Wyoming after a Christmas Eve flare up. Officials said a 500 pound nitroglycerine charge extinguished the blaze but static electricity rekindled the fire, with Red Adair Co. assisting. Owners Chaparral Resources Inc and American Quasar Petroleum Co planned to clear debris inspect the head and replace damaged gear while spraying water to cool the site.
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Wyo
Red Adair Co
Houston
Tex
Richard Zirbel
Patterson No. 1
Chaparral Resources, Inc
Denver
American Quasar Petroleum Co
Fort Worth
Zirbel
Kohoutek Nears Sun During Close Solar Pass
Comet Kohoutek approaches its sunward pass with perihelion at 5:24 a.m. EST, reaching 13.24 million miles from the sun and speeding at 251,400 mph. The comet will loop above the sun as seen from Earth and then head back into space, with Dr. William Deutschman of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory predicting it will reappear to nighttime sky observers after perihelion.
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Cambridge
Mass
Kohoutek
Earth
William A. Deutschman
Dallas air crash kills two pilots in two planes
A Beechcraft light cargo plane crashed into two houses southeast of Love Field after reporting landing gear trouble. Pilot Steve Henson, 32? was killed. Nine residents escaped serious injury. It was the second Tricon Airways Beechcraft to crash in a week after a Waco incident. The earlier pilot Anthony Guy Maglio survived severe injuries.
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Dallas
Love Field
Tricon Airways
Waco
Madison Cooper
Anthony Guy Maglio
National Transportation Safety Board
Fort Worth
Steve Henson
Model launching grows as hobby across ages
Another launching, another mission, or so it appears at left. But backing off a little and taking another look, below it’s something else again a model launching. Model rocketry is a rapidly growing hobby interest attracting a wide age range.
Traffic deaths fall behind predictions during holiday period
The Associated Press reports that 496 traffic fatalities occurred nationwide during the four day Christmas period, below the NSC estimate of 550 to 650 due to a gas shortage. Officials cite slower driving and fewer open stations as factors and expect weeks to determine exact causes. The report notes historical comparisons and includes a Paradise California feature on Wayne Schloththauer’s Unique Cars showroom with rare classics for sale.
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Associated Press
Man
Safety Council
Skylab 3 at mid-journey on 84 day mission
Skylab 3 astronauts Gerald Carr William Pogue and Edward Gibson enter the downhill leg of their 84 day flight at 9 36 a m EST Friday They expect to return February 8 concentrating on medical and solar astronomy experiments after a rest day following a seven hour Christmas Day space walk Carr and Pogue were outside the station recording photos of the comet Kohoutek.
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Carr
Pogue
Bishop Valerian Trifa fights deportation in war crimes case
The Romanian Orthodox Episcopate head in Grass Lake seeks public vindication as U S Immigration reviews evidence about a 1941 Romanian program that killed Jews and others. Jewish groups say new documents show he entered the United States illegally by denying Iron Guard ties.
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anti-Defamation League
B'nai Brith
Romanian Jewish Federation of America
Washington
Trifa
United States
Iron Guard
Guard
U.S
Justice Department
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