Farm Outlook for 1968 Brighter Yet Hopes for Agriculture
A 1968 farm outlook appears somewhat brighter with hopes for better prices in livestock and eggs, though weather and costs remain key risks. The piece reviews 1967's weak returns, rising production costs, and national trends, plus Washington County data on farms, acres, income, and machinery. It notes political noise and Vietnam concerns, plus cautious optimism for farm aid and policy action.
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Vietnam
S. E. Asia
Congress
USDA
Iowa
Claude Gifford
Iowa Ffa
Farm Journal Magazine
Farm Journal
Washington County
Actor Maunder Uncomfortable About Hair In Custer Role
UPI reports Wayne Maunder, star of the ABC TV series Custer, dislikes his long hair but keeps it for the part. The 29 year old Canadian born actor enjoys a regular paycheck after years of stage work, lives modestly with his brother in Beverly Hills, and spends spare time reading about world wars and driving a sports car.
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Hollywood
UPI
Wayne Maunder
Maunder
Lyle
Beverly Hills
Wayne
New York
New Brunswick
Canada
Bangor
Maine
California
New Plan For Schools In Gunnison Cuts Bus Brawl Times
In Gunnison Colorado a Title III pilot adds Mr Ed the talking school bus to educate riders during long trips. Each student wears a headset and tapes deliver English social studies science fine arts and recreation content at three grade bands. Grants total about 55 000 dollars funding equipment and planning for the program. The armistice ending Korea was signed July 27 1953.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Gunnison
Mr. Ed
First radio station KDKA marks US commercial start
The Pennsylvania station KDKA is recognized as the first commercial radio broadcaster in the United States, inaugurating a new era in mass communication and advertising in 1920.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KDKA
Pennsylvania
United States
Dear Abby Readers Defend Boys in Ballet Lessons
A collection of letters urges Teddy's Mother to allow her son to take ballet, arguing ballet builds strength, discipline, and artistry. Mothers defend masculinity and cite male dancers' success, with one writer noting ballet originated with men and another praising a former boxer who studied ballet for footwork.
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Abby
Teddy
Melba
Telephone directory style masthead and rates note
The page lists staff roles including editor and business manager, advertising and news editors, and production chief, along with publication schedule in the afternoon edition except Sundays and holidays. It notes entry under federal act and affiliations with press associations and circulation audit, ending with mail subscription rates in Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Elder
William Shannon
Charles Morris
Bob Shaffer
Howard Hazen
Poets Office
Washington
Iowa
United Press
Inland Daily Press Ass
Iowa Daily Press Ass
Iowa Press Ass
Audit Bureau of Circulations
Berserk gunman frees 6 hostages in Marshall standoff
A young mother talked a berserk gunman into releasing six hostages including her two children during a more than three hour stand off in a Marshall Michigan apartment. Police and deputies closed in around 3 a.m. EST and freed the captives without further incident.
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Marshall, Mich
UPI
Marshall
Calhoun County Sheriff's Deputies
Neighbors in hostage drama end by passing out
John W. Kelly, 21, told police a man held his mother, stepfather, sister and two children hostage at gunpoint. Clifford Goodman, 23, allegedly fired at Kelly but missed and was taken into custody after passing out from drinking. The hostages, Mrs Foster and her two children, were unharmed.
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John W. Kelly
Kelly
Clifford Goodman
Ray Conn
Patricia Marie Foster
Bonnie Sue
James
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Hollywood Correspondent
Sam Marler
Colo
West
Korea
First Radio
The
Advertising Council
By Hank Ketcham
Arbby
Saratoga Springs, N. Y
Ted
Fred
Freddy
Champ
Los Angeles
Cal
Abigail van Buren
Washington Evening Journal
Washington, Iowa
Pytors
Hysin
Lidver
the McNaught Syndicate, Inc
Foster
Goodman
Group
SEALY
Nouth
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