Wheat Prices Seen Staying High Through Harvest
Agriculture economist Dr. Roy Frederick of Kansas State University says Kansas wheat prices will remain above the $2 mark into the harvest due to strong export demand and tight carryover stocks. In Topeka prices ranged from 2.47 to 2.60 per bushel, with Kansas City bids up to 2.93 for No. 1, as the 1973 crop faces abundant moisture and favorable growing conditions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Kansas City
Roy Frederick
Kansas State University
Frederick
Ray
Hancock
Agriculture Department
Soviet Union
Army Worms Threaten Crops in Cowley County Kansas
State entomologists report army worms and greenbugs may threaten crops across Kansas with Cowley County at the center. Extension director Charles Smith cites a farmer seeing barley yields drop from 60 to 16 bushels per acre in two days as worms attack barley sorghums wheat and other grains.
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Topeka
Kan
Cowley
Charles Smith
Cowley County
Arkansas City
Smith
Kansas
Oklahoma
H. Dean Garwood
State Department of Agriculture
Garwood
Senate Watergate Committee Seeks Nixon Dean Logs Subpoena
The Senate Watergate Committee plans to subpoena logs of conversations between President Nixon and former White House counsel John Dean. The White House opposes access, citing presidential papers and executive privilege, with Cox pressing for full access.
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Senate Watergate Committee
Washington
Nixon
White House
John W. Dean
Gerald War
Ren
Archibald W. Cox
Cox
Senate Committee
Senate
Samuel Cash
Leonard Garment
Warren
Committee
Dean
Weather and community notices from Wellington area
The forecast promises several days of good weather with clear skies and mild temperatures. Wellington recorded 80 degrees yesterday and 51 last night with a trace of rain at KLEY. Today downtown reached 77 at midday. Army Mothers Post No 30 plans its Friendship Dinner Friday at 7 p.m. on North Olive with guests from Wichita, Winfield and Arkansas City. Evelyn Hockenburg will attend. Entomologist Del Gates reported Army worm in green barley but wheat remains safe. watch fields for damage and patchy losses noted. Wellington Saddle Club meets Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the First National Bank Friendship Room. youth at 7:30 and adults at 8 for plans on the American Quarter Horse Show and National Cutting Horse Contest this Saturday. Law Day events in Sumner County included Judge Doyle White of Cowley County and a noon luncheon at Ramada Inn hosted by John A. Potocek. Tomorrow night Tom Schwinn Post holds regular meeting and feed night.
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Wellington
KLEY
U.S. Army Mothers Post No. 30
North Olive
Wichita
Winfield
Arkansas City
Evelyn Hockenburg
del Gates
Kansas State College
Manhattan
Extension Council
Sam Rowe
Gates
Wellington Saddle Club
First National Bank Friendship Room
Sumner County District Court
Doyle White
Cowley County
Sumner County Bar Association
Ramada Inn
John A. Potocek
Conway Springs Mayor Fires Entire Police Force
Conway Springs mayor fires seven police officers including four reserves and three full time staff after stating the council has no jurisdiction to appoint officers. Sheriff’s office coverage provided until new applicants are hired as Mayor Ternes plans civilian patrol options and a rebuilt force.
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Conway Springs
Ternes
Vern Miller
Sumner County Sheriff Department
Saddle Club to Host Quarter Horse Show Here
Wellington arena hosts the American Quarter Horse Show and National Cutting Horse Contest on Saturday June 9 with free admission. The event runs 8 a.m. to night, featuring halter classes, performance events from noon to about 5 p.m., and trophies in 50 classes.
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Wellington Saddle Club
Wellington
Saddle Club
United States
Sumner County Sets Plan for Revenue Sharing Funds
The Sumner County Commission outlines uses for 139 244 dollars in general revenue sharing for the first half of 1973. The plan allocates funds to public safety health capital expenditures transportation and facility improvements with details to be published June 15 in the Wellington Daily News and records open for public inspection. The act expands local control over spend under federal guidelines and aims to hold the local mill levy steady.
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Board of County Commissioners Today
Sumner County
Wellington Daily News
Lawless
Carradine to Stage Free Community Concert in Wellington
David Carradine and film company members will present a free outdoor concert in Woods Park Wellington City Park on Thursday evening June 7 starting at 6 30 p m and ending at sunset about 9 00 p m The event is organized by the Wellington Area Chamber of Commerce with the Wellington City Council and aims to entertain families from Wellington and Sumner County along with the Kansas Flyer Share the Glory group completing two films A Country Mile and Around in the South Haven area
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Wellington
Sumner County
David Carradine
Woods Park
Carradine
Kansas Flyer
South Haven
Wellington Area
Wedding Bells In County Jail
Robert Steven Robinson and Anita Joan Jordan, both 20, wed in Platte County jail booking room with Rev. Lester Weeks officiating. Sheriff Tom Thomas notes Robinson’s arrest for possession of harvested marijuana. The couple linked by love and humor, with Robinson set to begin a two year term at Missouri State Penitentiary.
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Platte City
Robert Steven Robinson
Anita Joan Jordan
Platte County
Lester Weeks
First Christian Church
Michael LeTourneau
Robinson
Robert
Missouri State Penitentiary
Jefferson City
Temperature Outlook Brief
Temperatures to reach a high near 80 degrees with a low around 51. Rain chances remain trace, with only light precipitation possible and no significant rainfall expected.
Senate approves first major energy crisis bill
The Senate, by 85 to 10, passes Henry M. Jackson's measure mandating a national fuel allocation formula to ensure fair shares amid shortages. It challenges voluntary administration guidelines and questions who receives fuel, with critics wary of mandatory controls. AAA reports Southeast and Northwest tightest supplies.
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Senate
Nixon
Henry M. Jackson
Jackson
D-Wash
Congress
White House
William Saxbe
Ohio
Air Force
House
American Automobile Association
Southeast
Northwest
AAA
U.S
Sunoco
Exxon
Gulf
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