April food costs rise 1.6 percent in record basket
Agriculture Department data show the annual cost of the typical family's market basket of U.S. farm foods rose to 1480 dollars in April, up 1.6 percent from March as middlemen’ charges climbed while farmer returns varied. Beef and pork prices hit new records despite mixed farmer gains, and the farmer’s share of the consumer dollar slipped to 44.2 cents.
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Fourth parade better than ever
Milwaukee celebrates Old Milwaukee Days with the Schlitz Circus Parade expected to draw a half million spectators on the Fourth of July. The highlight is a 40-horse hitch pulling Milwaukee’s first locally built bandwagon in generations, a sight many youths have not seen outside the city.
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