Officials Plan Program Aimed At Breeding Hogs For Foreign Sale
U S agriculture officials outline a CCC backed credit program to expand foreign sales of breeding swine starting July 1. Details will be mailed in June to breed associations exporters and farm groups. Domestic hog supply relief and new markets in Mexico Japan Canada and Venezuela are anticipated.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Commodity Credit Corporation
Export Marketing Service
U.S
EMS
United States
Mexico
Japan
Canada
Venezuela
Dairy Payments and Milk Prices in Early April 1969
Dairymen received an average of $7.11 per hundredweight for Class I bottling milk in the nation’s major markets in early April 1969, a figure about one percent lower than the prior period. The data reflect price trends amid ongoing market conditions.
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Crap Reporting Board
Washington
Agriculture Department
Ban On Pesticides Would Be Disasterous
Washington AP reports industry spokesmen warn a complete pesticide ban would trigger famine and 50 to 75 percent higher farm product prices. Straube of Stauffer Chemical argues Congress must avoid overregulation and notes a credibility gap harming R&D incentives.
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Washington
United States
H. L. Straubé
Stauffer Chemical Co
Congress
Straube
Simple
Five Perish In Air Force Plane Crash At Cheyenne
Five Air Force men were killed when a C47 transport crashed in light drizzle behind housing near Cheyenne Municipal Airport. Three identified victims were Lt. Col. Frank L. Trochak Maj. Fabian Danavardis and Sgt. Paul Huston. Two other crew members were unnamed pending relatives’ notification. The plane hit in a field parallel to the west runway and burst into flames.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Air Force
Frank L. Trochak
Warren Air Force Base
Fabian Danavardis
Warren
Paul Huston
Jack Brounink
Sast West
Brounink
Paul Hughes To Speak At EC Commencement
East Central State College will hold spring commencement exercises on May 14 at 10 am for 28 master of education and 403 bachelor degree candidates. Paul Hughes of Comco Public Relations in Phoenix will be speaker and receive the 1971 distinguished alumnus award.
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East Gentral State College
Horace Mann
Paul Hughes
Comco Public Relations
Phoenix
Ariz
Hughes
Stanley Wagner
East Central
East Central Alumni Association
Rastoy
Changsha
Senate Takes Up Governor's Tax Program
Oklahoma City reports the Senate opened debate on Gov. Hall's 317 million income tax bill with a 9 a.m. public hearing before the Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee. The House passed the measure last week after a seven hour session with 13 roll calls.
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Senate
Oklahoma City
Olahoma House
David Hall
Senate Revenue and Taxation Committee
House
County Cancer Drive Lags Behind Quota
The American Cancer Society drive here has netted about $1,000 so far, with a county quota of $3,750. Miss Fred Andrews, chairman, said today that only 80 replies have been received to about 350 letters sent to business and professional people. She urged those who have not yet contributed to respond promptly.
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American Cancer Society
Fred Andrews
Andrews
Drinks Kill Pests in New York Garden Tip
The AP notes Time-Life’s Encyclopedia of Gardening suggests beer as bait to trap slugs and snails. A bowl of beer placed near plants lures the pests, offering a simple home remedy for spring gardens.
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New York
Time-Life’s New Encyclopedia of Gardening
Analysts forecast nationwide 15 percent rise in residential construction
A survey of 100 local housing analysts and economists, led by Allan W. Cox of Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp, predicts a 15 percent increase in residential construction in nearly every region this year. The findings come from Cox's role as market research manager surveying regional construction activity expectations.
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Allan W. Cox
Owens-Corning Fiberglas Corp
Two Agricultural Meetings Planned Here Next Week
Two meetings are planned in Ada next week at the Agricultural Center on N Broadway. The first, Monday, targets pecan producers with Eddie Whitehead discussing disease control and better pecan varieties. The second, April 29, sponsored by Pontotoc County Cattlemen, will cover weed control with Howard Greer and Wendell Bowers speaking. Both start at 7:30 p.m.
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Ada
Eddie Whitehead
OSU Extension
Howard Greer
OSA
Wendell Bowers
Agricultural Center
N. Broadway
Environmental Changes Must Be Kept On Practical Basis
Rep Jamie L Whitten urged practical action on pollution control while praising environmental spokesmen for raising the issue. He warned public opinion fluctuates and urged steady effort to maintain support until measures are enacted. The agriculture official noted most of the population underestimates farming’s ongoing importance and that essentials like meat bread and potatoes remain vital. The report covers poultry outlook egg and turkey prices and production forecasts amid rising broiler output and larger slaughter plant volume, plus tornado statistics for 1970.
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Washington (Ap
Centrol
Jamie L. Whitten
D|miss
Whitten
Farm Editors of America
House Agriculture Appropriations
Red Cosmonauts Pleased With Space Test Flight
Moscow report says Soyuz 10 commander Col. Vladimir Shatalov and crew are completely satisfied after a two day space test of docking equipment and a new collar for orbital platforms. They docked with the unmanned Salute station for six and a half hours before landing safely in Central Asia.
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Moscow
Vladimir Shatalov
Earth
Shatalov
Nikolai Rukavishnikov
Soviet Central
Asia
Soviet Union
United States
Karaganda
Shatarov
Alexei Yeliseyev
Rukavishnikov
Capital Punishment Debatable Question
Oklahoma City lawmakers and citizens debated capital punishment in a Judiciary Committee hearing. Proponents argued deterrence and civilization, while critics warned it perpetuates violence and fails to prevent crime. Participants included Sen. John Garrett and Tulsa Police official Jerry Gingrich, with residents from Coweta and Oklahoma City weighing in.
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Oklahoma City
John Garrett
House
H. L. McConnell
Coweta
Judiciary Committee
Archibald Hill
Oklahoma
Jerry Gingrich
Tulsa
Ex Chamber Chief Blasts Tax Plan In Oklahoma City
Stanton L. Young, former president of the Oklahoma City Chamber of Commerce, warns that Gov. Hall may push unemployment higher and small businesses into heavier tax burdens if the income tax plan is approved. He questions revenue estimates while Hall cites Tax Commission backing and petroleum-industry figures suggesting higher potential gains.
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Oklahoma City
Gov. Hall
State Tax Commission
Young
Hall
Brockway Glass Reports Sales Increase In Quarter
Brockway Glass Company reported first quarter sales of 347,329,500, up 6 percent from 44,584,100 a year earlier. Earnings for the quarter ended March 31, 1971 were 3,076,200 or 0.85 per share versus 3,258,200 or 0.67 per share a year ago. In Paris Texas a theft left a man’s color television missing, then returned by the next day, prompting police intrigue.
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Brockway Glass Company
Rogers Launches Trip to London Middle East
Secretary of State William P. Rogers begins a trip starting with London and Ankara en route to the Middle East. He aims to press for a reopened Suez Canal amid stalled U.N. mediated peace talks as Cairo and Jerusalem push differing settlement terms.
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Rogers
London
Middle East
Washington
William FP. Roers
Mideast
Egypt
Cairo
Dewar
U.S
Moscow
Pravda
Israel
Lebanon
Jordan
Andrews Air Force
Central Treaty Organization
Cento— Parley
Ankara
Saudi Egypt
Rome
Pope Paul
Alec Douglas-Home
Suez Canal
U.N
Gunnar Jarring
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Charles Manson
William Rose
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Dale Pierce
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