Beef price squeeze tied to supply cuts and inflation
Cattlemen restrict beef output and inflation pushes costs from farm to table. Prices for beef rise while consumers face decisions on spending and convenience. Food marketing costs amplify price effects, with farm value and marketing shares shifting since 1973. Experts note industry profits and concentration influence prices.
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Associated Press
George Koch
Grocery Manufacturers of America Inc
Koch
William T. Boehm
USDA
Esther Peterson
Hidden costs behind beef prices spark consumer debate
A major supermarket provides a breakdown of a 156 pound hind quarter bought for 198.90 and sold for 238.96 revealing 40.06 gross profit shrouded by labor rent taxes and other expenses. The chain claims only 0.81 dollars per sale is profit with the rest covering costs including pilferage spoilage and front end labor.
James Wood Dinner Theatre Brings Harvey to JW High
James Wood High School Drama Department teams with Independent Living Classes for the second annual Dinner Theatre. Harvey will be staged at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday in the JW multi purpose room after a 6 p.m. dinner in the cafeteria. Students help prepare and serve a from scratch menu, with Mrs. Biddle and Mrs. Nethers steering the event.
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James Wood High School
Independent Living
Harvey
James Wood
Gloria B
Drama Departare
Tan Nethers
Coronation Rehearsal for Queen Shenandoah Elect LII
The Handley Rowl rehearsals for Queen Shenandoah Elect LII Maria Providencia Ferrer feature stand-ins for dignitaries, with Rev Robert F. Woodward delivering the invocation and Gov. John N. Dalton giving the introduction. Queen will be escorted by Sen. Harry F. Byrd Jr. and receive a sceptre, city key, and golden apple as symbols of reign. Miss America current, Kylene Barker, expected to appear with a detailed court lineup and marching bands from Silver Creek High School and Randolph Macon Academy providing heralds and color guard. Tickets for the coronation on May 4 and the knighting on May 5 are on sale at Leggett's weekdays and Saturdays.
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Handley Rowl
Shenandoah
Lii
Maria Providencia Ferrer
Frank Armstrong III
Murrell Bolliger
David Lewis
George White Jr
Monwealth
Jose Ferrer
Betsy Baker
Beth Luby
Cassi Tilling
Susan White
V.P.I. and
State University
Blacksburg
Silver Creek High School
San Jose
Calif
Randolph Macon Academy
Front Royal
Royal Command
Handley Bowl
Leggett’s
Healthiest weight for longevity highlighted by study
A life insurance study through 1980 suggests the healthiest weight is about 10 percent below the height based average. Findings indicate those 10 percent lighter have the longest life expectancy with gender differences emerging after age 30, and updated charts show slight shifts from earlier results.
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Pro
Ben Helphand
Pacific Mutual
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U.S
Winchester Evening Star
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National Cattlemen's Association
James Wood Dinner Theatre
Chris Johnson
Jack Riley
John Browning
Jason Dean
Jeff Washington
Allyson Luttrell
Dali Nethers
Katrina Toxopeus
Marianna Brown
Jennifer Wake
America
Louis Harris and Associates
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