Penn Central Faces Uncertain Year as Bankruptcy Persists
The Penn Central marks one year in bankruptcy with slight improvements and a bleak outlook. Losses for 1971 are projected at 240 million dollars amid labor unrest and possible government takeover talks. The trustees seek to shed 8000 miles of track and 9000 jobs to save money while Amtrak absorbs long haul passenger service.
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County Agents Report on Grain Sorghum Farming Prospects
Grain sorghum offers a drought tolerant short season crop for southeast livestock feed. Yields over 100 bushels per acre are possible with good management and moisture. plant in May or June in 34 38 inch rows with seven seeds per foot. Fertilizer and soil testing guidance, weed control, irrigation benefits, and harvest at 11 percent moisture or less are outlined.
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Changes Underway In Grady County Rezoning Hearings
Cairo Whigham Grady County planners move hearings from three authorities to the Cairo Whigham Grady County Planning Commission as rezoning requests rise. Planning Commission would hear, decide, and then submit to the governing bodies for review. Current requests mainly expand single family zones to multiple dwelling units and shift some districts from residential to commercial.
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Miss Indian America urges education over land seizure at Red Cloud centennial
Virginia Stroud a 19 year old Cherokee from Sheridan Wyoming served as grand marshal for Red Cloud Nebraska centennial parade saying Indians should pursue goals through education rather than seizing white man's property.
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Thomasville Man Wins Dawson Fund Scholarship at UGA
Thomasville junior Willard Ray Dukes majors in agricultural education at the University of Georgia and is among 21 College of Agriculture students receiving 1971 72 Dawson Fund scholarships. Dukes earned $480 from the E G Dawson Fund, awarded by a college committee from a 1925 bequest by Williams Terrell Dawson in memory of Edgar Gilmer Dawson.
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Cairo Utilities Begins Citywide Electric Conversion
Cairo in Ward One starts weekend conversion of the electric distribution system to higher voltage. The project will last two weekends, weather permitting, with planned service interruptions for some areas and customers. Only a single interruption is planned per area.
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