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Newspaper
Washington Evening Journal
Location
Washington, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1971
Page
6
On the first day of ADE, Ina Wells deceased will probate in the court. The executor is named for estate administration. Any action to set aside the will must be started by the stated date or be forever barred. Creditors urged to pay debts. publication date is listed as April 1971 with second publication noted.
UPI reports grain trading ranges with wheat corn oats and soybeans. May and July futures show mixed gains with multiple months trading around 1.50 to 1.60 dollars for wheat, 1.40 to 1.50 for corn, and soybeans near 2.90 to 2.95 per bushel, including May and August dates.
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About 4 million in East Pakistan face starvation as emergency aid halts after the March 25 independence declaration and fighting. Paris talks with 11 donor nations warn stocks could deplete in two months. U.S. and Bangla Desh officials cite ports and roads shut, urging immediate shipments.
United Press International reports Maariv cites serious strains between the United States and Israel as they seek an interim accord to reopen the Suez Canal. Rogers in Ankara urges a peace breakthrough while Egyptian analyst Heikal warns of war if no settlement emerges.
UPI reports the interior Iowa southern Minnesota hog market as moderately active with good demand. Butchers up 25 to 50 cents, sows steady to 25 cents higher. receipts around 10,000 today with 2,000 yesterday and 55,000 a week ago. Prices list US 1-3 hogs 200-239 lb at 15.75 to 17.00, 230-240 lb 15.50 to 16.15, 238-240 lb 15.25 to 16.25, 260-280 lb 14.75 to 15.75. sow ranges 14.00 to 15.00 for 210-390 lb, 13.50 to 14.15 for 399-400 lb, 13.00 to 14.25 for 400-450 lb, and 12.25 to 13.75 for 450-550 lb.
Corning reports the National Farmers Organization will launch a marketing vacation next week urging members to halt selling hogs and eggs at current prices. NFO President Oren Lee Staley says farmers are being robbed as hogs fetch 15 to 16 cents per pound while consumers pay about the same.
A May sale column lists events: household goods and antiques near Winfield, a plumbing business closing at Washington County Fairgrounds, hog farm equipment near Sigourney, furniture sale near Columbus Junction, consignment at Eddie Edwards Brighton, and multiple weekly livestock auctions in Washington, Wayland, Ollie, Kalona, and surrounding towns.
A sprawling page of area television listings details stations with time slots, programs, films, sports and talk shows. Notable items include News at 10 and 10:30, films featuring Lancelot and Jerry Lewis, children's cartoons like Mighty Mouse, and sports updates with basketball and baseball events listed.
Staley indicated NFC members have been informed that government policies and company actions across the region keep corn and hog prices down. He argued the price should reflect higher costs and that pork prices remain tied to earlier, higher hog prices.
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