European women break into jobs once held by men
A United Press International survey shows women in eight European nations increasingly enter government, industry, and public service, yet real pay equality remains limited especially in manual labor. The report covers Britain France Italy Portugal the Soviet Union Spain Sweden and West Germany with details on wages employment and barriers.
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London
UPI
Sweden
Russia
Valentina Tereshkova
United Press International
Soviet Union
Spain
Britain
France
Italy
Portugal
West Germany
Paris Bourse
Stock Exchange
National Assembly
Senate
Supreme Soviet
Kashmir Resort Offers Bargains and Scenic Hunts
Kashmir, high in the Himalayas, two hours by air from Delhi, attracts Americans with bargains on handmade goods and government stores. Visitors can hunt bear and snow leopard with agents arranging details, observe birds like orioles and kingfishers, and tour meadows of gold and jade lakes. Accommodation ranges from houseboats at $50 per week to marble palaces and hotels offering resort facilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kashmir
India
Himalayas
Delhi
Brighter Days Color Coming to the Cities
In Chicago and across the United States the dull urban drab may yield to color as buildings, roads, and public spaces embrace bright hues. A new Chicago Civic Center appears dark brown, while concrete walls on expressways and buff colored Glass tower facades prompt calls for bolder palettes. A University of Chicago student and peers painted a dull fence near a construction site, sparking police action but signaling public desire for livelier streets and nicer work environments.
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Chicago
UPI
America
Michael Sorkin
Alexandria
University of Chicago
Farm prices slip marginally in May report
The Agriculture Department reports farm prices fell about three quarters of a percent in the month ended May 15, keeping prices 5 percent above a year earlier. Production costs were unchanged, with parity at 79 percent versus 80 in April and 78 a year ago. Significant declines in eggs, wholesale milk, and cattle prices offset gains in oranges, apples, and wheat. Average hog, beef, corn, and wheat prices for May are listed against April and a year ago.
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Washington
UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Roberta Baker bridal shower in Richland
Roberta Baker of Batavia will be honored Friday evening at a bridal shower in the Methodist Church Social rooms. She is the bride elect of Gary Oswalt. wedding set for June 19 at Washington Christian Church. Memorial Day activities were held with Rev. Harold Chute delivering the address.
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Richland
Roberta Baker
Batavia
Methodist Church
Miss Baker
Gary Oswalt
Mel Meader
Washington Christian Church
Claude Watson
Des Moines
Pleasant Plain
Harold Chute
Central Park
Richard Conklin
Donald Fretchen
American Legion
Steve Allen
Russell Bond
Nathan van Dyke
Danny Zear
Carroll Morgan
California
Owen Byrum
Morgan
Steven Steinbeck
Carroll Steinbecks
Rubio
Pekin
Hotel Savory
Iowa
Harry Bellards
Late Planting Pressures Iowa Crops
Heavy rainfall in Washington County delays corn and bean planting and forces farmers to weigh late planting options. County Extension Director Jim Frier notes early grain sorghum varieties can be planted by June 5 and may outyield late corn under hot dry midsummer. A chart lists latest planting dates for beans and corn maturities and cautions replanting soybeans in fields with prior herbicide injury.
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Washington County
Frier
Ames
Jim Frier
Iowa
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Barbara Castle
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Army
Navy
Air Forces
Ekaterina Furtseva
Communist Party Central Committee
Yadgar Nasredinova
Uzbekistan
Germany
Free Democratic
Liselotte Funcke
Post Ministry
By Brenda W. Rotzoll
United Press
Internatonal
Cook County Highway Department
Otto Pfeifer
Ricky Miller
George Miller
Lake Darling
Journal
Ralph Beauchamp
Winfield
Rex Beauchamp
Wayland State Bank
Wayland
Fannie Eimen
Brighton
Laura Hoskins
Eddie Edwards
Old High School
Eddie Edwards Auction Service
Wapello Livestock Auction, Inc
Highway 61
Wapello
Kalona Sales Barn
Kalona
Ford
Wayne
Shelby Hawkeye
Harosoy
Grant
C. L. Jennings
New London
Gingerich Electric
Erwin Koenig Electric
Jim Gingerich
Warf — Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
Green Meadows
Hubert C. Lines
Washington, Lowe
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