Deadline Nearing for States Planning Meat Inspections
Washington AP reports the final deadline for states to develop meat inspection programs at least equal to federal standards is under six months away, though the Agriculture Department has not adopted the new rules. The Wholesome Meat Act of 1967 set Dec 15 1969 as initial deadline with a grace period to 1970 for progress.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
California
Florida
Maryland
North Dakota
Department
Congress
Consumer and Marketing Service
Findings Show Super Farms Dominate U S Food Output
The Agricultural Department reports that farms with $100 000 plus in annual sales make up 1 percent of farms but supply 26 percent of the nation s agricultural products and employ 28 percent of farm labor. Extending to $20 000 plus, these farms produce over two thirds of food and fiber and use 68 percent of hired labor.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Economic Research Service
Walter E. Sellers Jr
Pesticide Clash as USDA Defends DDT Use
Controversy over DDT continues as the Agriculture Department resists urgent calls to suspend its registration. Dr. Ned D. Bayley argues DDT remains a crucial agricultural tool, citing increased yields and lower costs, while officials propose a gradual phase out and ongoing review of uses. Concerns about farm voices in environmental reform persist, with opposition to a new Environmental Protection Administration blending duties from several agencies.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Ned D. Bayley
Bayley
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Hardin
Farm Magazine
Agriculture Department tests new boll weevil control methods
The Agriculture Department will run a one year test starting next month to study new methods for controlling cotton boll weevils. The trial covers 4500 acres in southern Mississippi and adjacent areas of Alabama and Louisiana with operations based in Prentiss Mississippi. The study area includes southern Jefferson Davis and Covington counties in Mississippi.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Mississippi
Alabama
Louisiana
Prentiss
Miss
Jefferson Davis and
Covington Counties
Mississip
Sixty Four Seek County Posts Here as Filing Opens
Twelve people mostly incumbents filed for Pontotoc County offices on the first day of the filing period at the Election Board. Names include J. D. Thompson for county clerk, Lloyd Stephens for treasurer, Carl Stewart for clerk, Frank Jared for assessor, Virgil Medlock for superintendent, Elmer Cochran for surveyor, Burl Griffin for sheriff, and Kenneth Bond among others. Commission members David Gray, Bud Jones, W D Jaquess also filed with Rae Thompson as another incumbent. Lonnie Abbott and Gordon Melson signaled reelection bids to be filed with the State Election Board.
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Pontotoc
F. O
Bud” Jones
W. D. Jaquess
J. R. “Rae” Thompson
Lonnie Abbott
Gordon Melson
State Election Board
East Central Receives Grant to Aid Handicapped Students
East Central State College will use a $16,919 grant in a one year cooperative project with the Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare to provide auxiliary services for handicapped students on the Ada campus. Dr. Tom Thomason leads the effort with local officials arranging readers tutors and specialized equipment.
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East Central
East Central State College
Vocational Rehabilitative Division
Oklahoma Department of Public Welfare
Ada
Tom Thomason
Education Department
Don la Salle
Vocational Rehabilitation
Bill Tillman
Thompson
Thomason
Dr. Thomason
Lowell Lenhart
State Vocational Rehabilitation Office
Sulphur Center Aims to Draw Oklahoma Trainees
The Sulphur Southern Oklahoma Rural Skill Center reopens under new management with a 25-person staff using former Job Corps facilities. Nine programs including clerical work welding and auto repair will be offered to trainees referred by the Employment Security Commission with an eight hour day schedule aimed at reaching an employable entry level.
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W. L. Knickmeyer
Job Corps Center
Sulphur
Oklahoma
State Board of Vocational Education
W. M. Whitley
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Whitley
Ada
Sulphur Center
Oklahoma Employment Security Commission
Highway Patrol Aids Eye Donation Effort Sculpture Planned
In Tulsa an Oklahoma Highway Patrol trooper rushed a dead driver to a hospital and eyes were donated to the Lions Club Eye Bank for transplant. The Southeast Tulsa Lions Club will present a 534 pound 9.5 foot aluminum sculpture with neon lights to the OHP headquarters to honor donors and the gift of sight.
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Tulsa
Lions Club
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Highway Patrol
Tulsa Lions Club
Tulsa Ohp
Asbury Park Quiet After Racial Disturbances Ends
In Asbury Park New Jersey calm returned after four days of violence that injured 165 people including 92 shot pellets and led to about 130 arrests. Mayor Joseph Mattice and Willie Hamm announced that an agreement was reached after marathon talks with black leaders and the city council. Hamm said the group presented 22 demands on housing jobs narcotics and representation on civic boards for the black community which makes up about 40 percent of the 20 000 residents.
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Asbury Park
N.J
Joseph Mattice
Willie Hamm
Rutgers University
Hamm
Red China Key to Indochina Peace Says Rogers
Secretary of State William P. Rogers stated that Communist China is the key to Indochina's future and that a sensible Chinese settlement could quickly yield a peaceful outcome. He warned Washington has no withdrawal plan for Asia and cited Thailand Laos Cambodia and South Vietnam as capable of preserving independence with allied support. Rogers also said US relations with Japan should not be strained by trade disputes and noted about 1,034,000 South Vietnamese troops plus allied forces would maintain security after the drawdown.
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Tokyo
China
Indochina
William P. Rogers
Peking
Nixon
Rogers
NHK
Japan Broadcasting Corp
U.S
Asia
Washington
Thailand
Laos
Cambodia
South Vietnam
Southeast Asia
South Korea
United States
Japan
Ada Boy Nearly Buried Alive
An 11 year old Ada boy, Jerry Wayne East, escaped serious injury after sand collapsed in a pit at Hulme and O'Dell Concentrate Co. He was buried briefly, rescued by police and firefighters, then treated at Valley View Hospital and released.
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Ada
Jerry Wayne East
A. R. East
Hulme & O’dell Concentrate Co
Valley View Hospital
Postmaster Vacancy At Roff Open For Applications
The Interagency Board of Civil Service Examiners for Oklahoma invites competitive applications for the Roff Postmaster grade PFS-7 with a starting salary of 7650 dollars per year. Applications due by August 5 1979. Applicants must be 18 to 70 years old show evidence of experience and reside in the delivery area for at least one year. A written test will be given.
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Interagency Board of Civil Service Examiners For
Oklahoma
Roff
Post Office
Interagency Board of Civil Service Examiners
N. W. 6Th Street
Oklahoma City
Interagency Board
Fire crews respond to small residence blaze
Firefighters were dispatched to the home of Herlene Miller at 2700 North Townsend Wednesday at 6 50 p m. A fire in a divan had been extinguished by the arrival of the engines.
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Herlene Miller
N. Townsend
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U.S. Court of Appeals
National Council of Farmer Cooperatives
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USDA
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Highway Patrol
New Jersey
Sec
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