Restraint Agreements Appear Successful On Meat Imports
The Agriculture Department reported that meat imports in January and February 1971 totaled 148.5 million pounds, well below last year’s 223.2 million. Secretary Clifford Hardin said voluntary restraint agreements with suppliers, led by Australia and New Zealand, appear to be working and projected 1971 imports at about 1.16 billion pounds, matching last year’s level after quotas were invoked and suspended.
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Agriculture Department
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
White House
Nixon
Australia
New Zealand
United States
Farmers Protest New Safety Rules In Washington
Farmers seek to keep teenage sons exempt from federal truck safety rules while a board meeting today airs views. The interstate rule sets 21 as minimum driving age and adds medical exams, road tests, and written road-rule tests. Officials defend enforcement to keep unsafe drivers off major highways.
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Washington
Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety
Kenneth Pierson
Bureau of Motor Carrier Safetyty
Senate weighs bill to loosen trade with Red Europe
The Senate moved toward passing a bill to boost Export-Import Bank authority from 13.5 to 20 billion and extend its life to 1976 to aid American business trading with Communist East Europe. Mondale added East-Vestal of the Soviet Union. White House opposition noted but port rules to ease access for Eastern European ships were being drafted with reciprocal approval.
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Washington
Senate
Europe
Walter IF. Mondale
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
White House
U.S
Temporary Job Shapes Career in Harper's Oklahoma Bid
Oklahoma City AP profile of Bob E Harper the Tilman County farmer World War II veteran and first term legislator from Frederick detailing his background in farming local affairs and transition to state politics His focus includes agriculture business development and local industry with committee assignments in Agriculture Government Insurance Revenue and Taxation His town hosts four plants employing about 800 in a 6000 population community.
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Bob E. Harper
Patterson
Harper
Oklahoma
Frederick
Sorurad Farm
Tilman County
Raymond R. Harper
Frederick Legislator
Lamesa
Tex
University of Oklahoma
Tillman County
Tillman County Youth Council
Camp Fire Girls
Perfect Bra Co
Byng Opens Nurse Aide Training Class Soon
Byng School will start a nurse aide training program April 19 with sessions five evenings a week from 6 to 9 for five weeks. Mrs. Billie Turner of Valley View Hospital coordinates regional programs and said demand is strong in a 10 county area as several hospitals plan to send students. The course costs 25 dollars and is open to most adults. high school students are ineligible.
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Tony T. Dechant
National Farmers Union
Congress
America
U.S
Senate
Dechant
Byng School
Billlie Turner
Valley View Hospital
Pauls Valley
Seminole
Wewoka
Turner
Valley View
East Central State College
Byng
Self
Campbell
Proxmire Seeks Southeast Asia Bombing Study
Senator William Proxmire urges President Nixon to commission an impartial study on the true costs and effectiveness of U.S. bombing in Southeast Asia. He argues air missions could be cut in half without weakening the air war and questions the bombing’s success against Communist supply routes on the Ho Chi Minh trail.
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Washington
William Proxmire
D-Wis
Nixon
Southeast Asia
Proxmice
U.S
South Vietnam
Ho Chi Minh Trail
Proxmire
Vietnam
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Europe
Girl Attends State FHA Rally At Oklahoma City
Judy Slaughter a Vaness High School senior took part in the Oklahoma City state FHA Rally she introduced guest speaker Faye O Dell and led the audience in singing America The Beautiful
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Judy Slaughter
Vaness High School
Oklahoma City
Faye O'Dell
FFA Contest Kicks Off Monday at Murray State
About 1,500 visitors are expected on Murray State College campus for the annual FFA inter scholastic contests arranged by Harold Fogleman. High school students from across Oklahoma compete in 13 events starting Monday afternoon with speech and parliamentary procedure, followed by livestock and various judging contests on Tuesday. Trophies will be awarded to winners, with an awards banquet moved to April 13 to ensure accurate scoring.
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Tishomingo
Murray State College
FFA
Harold Fogleman
Murray Agriculture Department
Mwoay
Forgeman
U S Leads World Soybean Output With Vast Lead
Washington AP report cites Agriculture Department figures showing American farmers produced about three quarters of last year’s 1.5 billion bushels of soybeans. Brazil, Soviet Union, Canada and others trailed, with U.S. output expected to rise around 1.25 billion bushels in 1971 if trends hold. Prices rose, reserves shrank, and demand for meal and oil kept markets strong amid high expectations and competing seeds.
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Agriculture Department
Cen
Foreign Agriculture Service
USDA
U.S
China
Brazil
Soviet Union
Canada
Japan
Thailand
Colombia
Argentina
Washington (Ap
J. Phil Campbell
Crime rise in West Berlin set record in 1970
West Berlin reported over 176000 crimes in 1970, up 10.7 percent from 1969. Thefts accounted for 64.5 percent of offenses, higher than 58.9 percent in 1969, while narcotics arrests reached 838, nearly double the prior year.
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