Farmers pay for nonfood items to show true grocery costs
A Illinois demonstration by Dennis and Debbie Rehn with Connie and Ed Peterson had shoppers choose to cover nonfood items in a cart while the others paid for groceries. The stunt aimed to reveal that 20 to 50 percent of supermarket costs go to nonfood items and that wage-driven labor raises the farm retail price spread, while farmers’ share stays nearly constant.
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Illinois
Jewell
DeKalb
Dennis
Debbie Rehn
Connie
Ed Peterson
Debbie
Pageant fairness sparks reader letter to editor
A concerned parent writes urging continued Franklin County Pageant amid fears of unfair judging. The letter praises Lions club work while accusing past pageant judges of bias and calling for merit based on performance and audience appeal. The editor notes the letter without a signature.
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Ra- Nae Petersen
Lions Club
Franklin County
Windmills of Holland operetta plans and city beautification talk
Thirty years ago Preston Lions Club heard Nat Edwards and CI Goff discuss hardy street trees Norway maple Schneidler maples and green ash for planting. The issue covered local ads, a monument committee meeting, and notes on wartime loyalties and civic updates.
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Holland
Nat Edwards
CI Goff
Preston Lions Club
Edwards
J C Penney Opens Newly Remodeled Preston Store
Out Of The Past notes the J C Penney Company will open its remodeled Preston store Friday with updated fixtures and equipment. Safeway remodeling begins after business Saturday per manager Robert Lundgren. Utah Power and Light asks Idaho utilities for an eight percent rate hike. Ray Oliverson, BYU football star and son of Preston residents, signs to play for the Detroit Lions this fall.
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J.C. Penney Company
Preston
Safeway
Robert Lundgren
Utah Power and Light Co
Idaho Public Utilities Commission
Ray Oliverson
Harold Oliverson
BYU
Detroit Lions
Idaho Governor limits Capitol lights to save power during drought
Idaho Governor announces April Energy Conservation Month urging residents, local governments, and businesses to reduce electricity use amid severe drought. He notes Capitol lights cut to conserve 12 kilowatts per hour, estimates a summer shortfall of 80 to 150 megawatts, and calls for broad sacrifice to preserve water runoff and reservoir levels.
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Idaho
Capitol
Pacific Northwest
Future for the Small Town in Idaho seminar highlights local history
Newell Hart reports on an Idaho seminar sponsored by state and local groups. Aimed at preserving Franklin County history, the event featured workshops on historical sites, library archives, and school histories with plans for a regional bibliography and public exhibits.
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Newell Hart
Idaho
Battle Creek
Franklin County
Franklin
BYU
USU
New York State
Preston
Ada Hansen
Libarian
PHS
Roosevelt
Lincoln
Silver Star
Rose Hill
Nashville
Mapleton
Cedarville
Fairview
Fidel Castro Involves Cuba In JFK MLK Assassination Probe
The Kennedy and King assassination investigations stir Cuban intrigue as Fidel Castro allegedly offers information via casual contacts with U.S. and Cuban officials. The State Department resists involvement, directing channels through Havana and a Washington correspondent. No further details emerged.
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House
John F Kennedy
Martin Luther King
Cuba
Fidel Castro
Lee Harvey Oswald
Mexico City
U.S
Castro
Department
Havana
Carl Migdall
Washington
News and World Report
Richard Sprague
Migdail
United Nations
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Bill” Whittom
Idaho Farm Bureau Federation
Don Greaves
IGA
Red Ryder
Range
Stagecoach
Denver
ISIS
Germany
Fred Nuffer
Eagle Clothing
Anderson and Sons
Mr. Kimball
Statehouse
John W. Evans
the Citizen
Edna Steffenson Casperson
DUP
Oneida Stake Academy
Anne Clements
Sagwitch Timbimboo
Mae T. Parry
Fidel
Jack Anderson
Joe Spear
Environmental Protection Agency
General Accounting Office
Arizona
California
Colorado
Ohio
New Jersey
New York
Utah
Jimmy Carter
White House
Stella Cutone
West Virginia
Cutone
Ways and Means
Washington, DC
A.N.S.S
Steadman
Preston, Idaho
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