Farmers Livestock Market Prices for Oct 14
Market listings show hogs veal lambs and cattle quotes. Topweight hogs 190-240 lbs 18.50 to 19.99 per cwt. veal 200-260 lbs 34.50 to 38.75. slaughter cattle steers 18.90 to 25.00, cows 10.00 to 17.00, bulls 17.00 to 23.00. Stocker and feeder cattle also priced by weight class and grade.
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This Day in History October 18, 1968
Events marked on this date include Alaska’s formal possession from Russia in 1867, De Real fighting in Alabama in 1540, Mason Dixon line agreement in 1767, and the first long distance telephone link in 1892. Additional notes cover Soviet actions in Czechoslovakia 1944, Nazi indictments in 1945, Britain's prime minister change in 1963, and UN Security Council seat votes, plus Venus mission data in 1969.
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Alaska
United States
Russia
Hernando de Real
Alabama
Maryland
Pennsylvania
New York
Chicago
Czechoslovakia
Berlin
Sir Alec Douglas, Home
Harold Macmillan
Britain
Prisoner Handcuffed For Haircut In Fairfax Jail
AP reports Fairfax County Sheriff Swinson enforces haircut standards with restraint. Inmate Robert Iacullo, 18, Falls Church, held one day for canoeing on Reston Lake without permission, was reportedly cuffed to bars and shaved to short hair. Swinson defends policy targeting long hair and facial hair as standard discipline.
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Fairfax County
Robert Iacullo
Falls Church
Northern Virginia Community College
Reston
Lake Anne
James D. Swinson
Iacullo
Swinson
More Scholarships for Nurses Urged in Virginia
A Virginia committee hearings urged more state funding for nursing scholarships. Private hospital diploma programs supply 75 percent of nurses, with 100 scholarships last year deemed too few. Speakers urged service commitments, expanded scholarships, and higher salaries to attract talent.
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Richmond
Virginia
Paul Flanagan
The
Virginia Hospital Association
Flanagan
King’s Daughters Hospital
Staunton
Governor’s Committee On Nursing
John P. Lynch
Medical Society of Virginia
Economists Forecast $60 Billion GNP Rise Next Year
A panel of about 20 economists predicts the nations gross national product will grow by roughly $60 billion next year lifting GNP to around $915 billion. Inflation is expected to continue. The forecast was prepared for the fall meeting of the Business Council in Hot Springs Virginia. Arthur Okun of the White House council attends as a guest.
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Hot Springs
Business Council
Writer Wins Christmas Bonus Case
Sacramento AP: Mystery author Erle Stanley Gardner wins in the Christmas bonus case. A former office worker who quit after a small bonus lost her unemployment insurance claim. The state may raise the employer tax if many ex-employees draw benefits. Bonus amount not specified.
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Calif
Erle Stanley Gardner
Gardner
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