Women's liberation grips USDA corridors
In Washington the Women's Action Task Force rallies about 200 women and 50 to 80 men to spotlight male bias in USDA. Dr Estelle Ramey asserts women belong in top posts, cites discrimination, and notes pay gaps across GS levels while detailing department demographics and challenges to progress.
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Washington
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Women’s Action Task Force
of Agriculture
Estelle Ramev
Georgetown University
Nixon
Sriety
Ramey
Agriculture Department
Thac
Johnson
Women’s Action Taskforce
USDA
Taskforce
Worgen
Lib
Noble group to host winter pasture conference at Ardmore
Noble Foundation personnel and guest speakers will present May 11 and 12 at the Goddard Center Ardmore Oklahoma on Management of Intensified Winter Pastures and Stocker Calves. The program covers establishment varieties sod seeding fertilization management limit grazing irrigated pastures buying selling health handling feedlots live beef futures and financing with tours to the Noble Foundation Demonstration Farm and stocker enterprise and a Q A session plus a drill display.
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Noble Foundation
Goddard Center
Ardmore
Oklo
Clude
Kelache Festival Set for May 6 in Prague Celebration
Prague prepares for the Kelache Festival on May 6 1972 marking its 70th birthday. The event features a parade queen candidates floats bands antique cars Shriners and street musicians with crown ceremonies led by Lt Gov George Nigh. Organizers include George Littleford Lynn Drury Leila Clarence and Mattie Morgan. Contact Mattie Morgan or Eva New Burch for details.
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Prague
George Littleford
Lynn Drury
Leila Clarence
Mattie Morgan
Connie Allison
Kolache
George Nigh
New York
Chicago
Eva New Burch
Housing Interiors 4-H Project Launch
A new 4-H Housing Interiors project for fourth to sixth graders is being introduced after a successful Wil lard Club pilot. A training workshop for adults to teach the project is set for Monday May 1 from 9 30 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the OSU Extension Center.
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Willard
OSU Extension Center
Parity concept fades as focus shifts to rural areas
Washington AP reports farmer economist Don Paarlberg of the Agriculture Department urges burying parity as a sole indicator and emphasizes rural development. He notes government spending around 20 billion yearly on rural programs, and urges exam of specific farm sectors and small farmers earning from off farm jobs.
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Washington
Nixon
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Farm Editors of America
Earl L. Butz
Paarberg
America
Pork Queen Named Oklahoma's First Pork Queen
Danell Mackey a 17 year old Sayre High School senior was chosen Oklahoma’s first Pork Queen. She earns a 250 scholarship and will promote pork at livestock shows fairs and meetings statewide and at the 1973 National Pork Queen contest for a 2000 scholarship. She attends Oklahoma State University planning interior decorating or commercial art.
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Danell Mackey
Sayre High School
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Pork Commission
Danell
Oklahoma State University
Darrell Mackey
Sayre
Miss Mackey
Oklahoma Park Queen
Joyce Sheets
Guymon
Russell Pierson
WEY Farm
Bill Luce
OSU
Oklahoma Porkettes
Appaloosa Horse Sale Begins Here Friday
A record collection of Appaloosa horses will be offered for sale here Friday and Saturday. Pete Winters stages the Ada Appaloosa Sale at Ada Quarter Horse Sale Pavilion, just northwest of the city on SH 13.
Pants workshop at OSU Extension Center set on May 3 5 8 10
A men s pant making workshop at the OSU Extension Center at the fairgrounds runs May 3 5 8 10 from 10 a m to 2 p m daily. Martha Mote says the course is open countywide with a $10 fee not including materials and instructor Mrs Kenneth Harden.
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OSU
Cnter
Fairgrounds
Martha Mote
Kenneth Harden
Kaleidoscope Weekend Opens for Underserved Pontotoc Students
Pontotoc County youngsters from Miss Tapper and Mrs. Watson announce Kaleidoscope offers weekend art sessions for grades 1-6 at Ada High School gym. Sessions run 9 am to noon and 1 pm to 5 pm Saturday and 1 pm to 6 pm Sunday with limited 55 per hour. Tickets are handed out 15 minutes before each session. many local groups sponsor the project and 2,500+ county children are slated to participate through schools.
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Pontotoc County
Janice Tapper
Hallmark Cards, Inc
Tapper
Lewis Watson
Miss Tapper
Ada High School
Ada Fine Arts and Humanities Council
Ada Public Schools
Pontotoc County Schoolmasters Assn
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Kelache
Bury
Don Cook
Shere
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