Frost devastates Brazil coffee crop triggering price surge
On dawn July 18, 1975, frost destroyed 900 million coffee trees in Parana, Brazil, slashing Brazil’s 1976 crop and driving world coffee prices higher. The freeze contributed to a global shortage and spurred consumer boycotts and price hikes as U.S. wholesalers and officials reacted to the crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert E. Sullivan
United Press International
Marcos Schauff
Parana
Schauff
Colombia
Brazil
U.S
General Foods
Mother Nature
Human Nature
Angola
Elinor Guggenheimer
New York City
Christine Sullivan
Massachusetts
Chicago
Michigan
Connecticut
Nan
Norrison
Atlanta
State Department
United States
Rio de Janeiro
Brazilian Coffee Institute
Marcos
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Camillo Calazans
Pepsi
Frank P. Rathmel 92 dies in Washington
Frank P. Rathmel, 92, of 725 South Avenue C Washington, died Friday January 7 1977 at Washington Care Center after a two month illness. The funeral is set for Monday at 2 p.m. in the local church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank P. Rathmel
South Avenue C
Washington
Washington Care Center
Daniel Conrad dies in Wayland at 78
Daniel Conrad 78 of Parkview Home Wayland died Friday January 7 1977 at Mercy Hospital Iowa City. He was a longtime Wayland resident and retired farmer. Funeral Monday at Sugar Creek Mennonite Church with burial in Sugar Creek Cemetery. Memorials to Parkview Home. Surviving children include Willard Conrad Ruth Leichty and James Conrad. five sisters and 15 grandchildren. His wife Luetta a son Edwin and four sisters preceded him in death.
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Wayland
Daniel Conrad
Parkview
Mercy Hospital
Iowa City
Sugar Creek
Beatty Jennings
Conrad
Jonathan
Anna Widmer Conrad
Luetta Kauffman
Willard Conrad
Wakarusa
Ind
Stan
Ruth) Leichty
Goshen
James Conrad
Otis
Anna) Bontrager
Shipshewana
Edna Conrad
Esther Conrad
Lansing
Mich
Garry
Arline) Hochstettler
Louisville
Ohio
Edwin
Sherman Eden
Bruce Klapp
Elm Grove
Mr. Rathmel
Washington County
Samuel
Eliza Weiderecht Rathmel
Kansas
Nora Hole
Iowa
Doug Rathmel
Samuel E. Rathmel
Richard
Freida) Enfield
Wellman
Robert
Rita) Bertelli
West Branch
Arthur
Clarence
Mary Woolverton
Keokuk County Car Crash Claims Delta Man Life
A 19 year old Delta man died in a one car crash on a snowy Keokuk County gravel road. David Streigle was ejected and died at the scene. Two passengers were injured, Daniel Harris and David Herman. The crash occurred near the site of a brother's death four years earlier on Iowa 92 west of Sigourney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Keokuk County
Iowa
David Streigle
Striegle
Daniel Harris
Morningside
Iowa City
David Herman
Sigourney
Streigle
Leon Streigle
Iowa 92
Nixon Opposes Public Replay of White House Tapes
Nixon lawyers urge Supreme Court to bar public distribution of White House conversations used in the Watergate trial. They call the planned replay at cocktail parties and other private uses an indignity, noting about 50 reels were copied for the jury while unplayed portions remain confidential.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Nixon
Supreme Court
Public Broadcasting System
Radio-Television News Directors Association
Phonograph
U.S. Court of Appeals
Sirica
Watergate
Mrs. Roy Seberg Dies at 81 in Mount Pleasant
Mrs. Roy Seberg 81 of Mt. Pleasant died Friday January 7 1977 at Henry County Health Care Center. Born April 20 1894 in Milford Nebraska she lived in Trenton since 1916. Survived by husband two children six stepchildren many grandchildren and great grandchildren. Burial in Finley Cemetery with services at Crane Funeral Home Mt. Pleasant and memorials to Trenton Missionary Church.
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Wayland
Roy
Pearl) Seberg
Henry County
Mount Pleasant
Mt. Pleasant
Trenton Missionary Church
Alfred Deitz
Finley
Crane
Winfield
Izgel Waterhouse
Las Vegas
Nevada
Dallas
Wanda) Miller
Olds
Paul
Erma) Erickson
Ridgecrest
Calif
Bolivian Floods Kill 15, Displace Thousands in Santa Cruz
Floods in central Bolivia have left at least 15 dead and 26 missing. The emergency committee in Santa Cruz said heavy rains Monday and Tuesday caused the disaster in Cochabamba province, with 4,000 people losing homes and crops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LA Paz
Bolivia
UPI
Emergency Committee of
Santa Cruz
Cochabama
Washington man pleads not guilty in multiple vehicle charges
Timothy J. Rich of Washington faced five vehicle related charges in magistrate court this week. Trial dates were set for January 28 for Rich and January 17 for Timothy K. Banks. Ainsworth resident Raymond F. Blair and Alvaro E. Rendon of Iowa City also entered not guilty pleas with trials slated for January 22 and January 11 respectively. Dennis A. Patterson and Christopher K. Zehr had new dates and verdict details noted along with numerous fines and transfers. The report includes fines for speeding overweight and other infractions.
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Washington
Timothy J. Rich
Rich
Timothy K. Banks
Ainsworth
Raymond F. Blair
Iowa City
Alvaro E. Rendon
Dennis A. Patterson
Christopher K. Zehr
Avis Wells
OMVAS
Eugene Englebrecht
Dale E. Bream
Wesley L. Miller
Rural Wayland
Ira F. Heartley
Ottumwa
Alice M. Campbell
Brighton
Daniel L. Klett
Sigourney
Dennis L. Bond
Craig G. Bush
Keota
Arthur R. Johnson
Conesville
Harold L. Lindley
Keith L. Blair
Kenneth W. Prevett
Fairfield
Tony L. Martin
Elaine Duke
Crawfordsville
Curt P. Johnson
Roger A. Norris
Robin G. James
Bernard N. Berg
Kan
Elery L. Fry
Montezuma
Joyce L. Connely
Richland
Monty R. Eden
Jenkins
Larry W. Crossland
Panama
Widespread Blizzard Paralyzes Regions From Coast To Coast
A major winter storm blankets the East Coast, Dakotas, and parts of California with heavy snow and high winds. Logan Airport closes in Boston, coastal highways ice over, and the Grand Zenith oil tanker story complicates search efforts as officials report extensive travel disruption and school closures across multiple states.
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Dakotas
California
New England
North Atlantic
Massachusetts Port Authority
Logan
Boston
Ron Brinn
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Coast Guard
New York City
New Jersey
Garden State Parkway
Maryland
Baltimore
Garrett County
Allegany County
U.S. 83
Bismarck
Minot
N.D
Nebraska
Minnesota
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Interstate 5
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Northwestern
James D
Gorham
Northwestern Mutual Life
E. Main
Quality Car Service
Jim
Jim Munn
W. Madison
Washington County Pork Producers
New City Hall
Washington, Iowa
Cadillac
CAR Care Council
Rod's Service Center
DeLano's Lounge
Skunk River Lodge
Hwy. 1
Mae Ran
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