World's largest grain elevator stalks Hutchinson horizon
At Far-Mar-Co. headquarters in Hutchinson Kansas the giant grain elevator dominates the town. Loyde Spivey explains the market state as farmers face overproduction and rising costs while exports strain storage. Researchers study kernel fractionation to expand uses from plastics to detergents and wallboard paper.
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CNS
Loyde Spivey
Far-Mar-Co
Spivey
Chess Points U S team failed to match Russians at Olympiad
In Caracas the Russian team led by Oleg Romanishin dominated the world student Olympiad with an average rating about 130 points per board higher than the U S squad. The U S finished second behind Cuba and ahead of 21 teams, while critics question why the U S federation did not field its strongest possible lineup.
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S. Palatnik
U.S
Oleg Romanishin
United States
U.S. Chess Federation
Cuba
Iran
Scotland
Victor Korchnoi
Russia
Boris Spassky
Soviet Union
Robert Fischer
Mikhail Tal
Julio Kaplan
Puerto Rico
Otter and Popeye Lead Kids Film Festival Saturday
The Children's Film Festival screens two films at 2 p.m. at the Scottsdale Public Library including Flash the Teenage Otter, a Disney nature film, and Popeye Meets Ali Bab in an Arabian knights setting. The Vista del Camino center hosts four films at 2 p.m. The lineup features The Practical Princess and The Crying Red Giant plus Teddy Bear and Popeye Meets Sinbad. All films are free for elementary students.
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Scottsdale Public Library
Popeye
Ali Bab
Vista del Camino Center
Cockroaches May Predict Earthquakes Says Seismologist
Seismologist Ruth B. Simon argues cockroaches could forecast earthquakes. Her three stations along California's San Andreas fault reported 24 correct predictions in under a year, with 2 to 36 hours warning, linking roach spikes to quake magnitude and distance.
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CNS
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San Andreas Fault
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San Andreas
Colorado School of Mines
U.S. Geological Survey
National Earthquake Information Center
Imperial Valley
Pacific
San Francisco
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