Nitrate concern not justified say ARS researchers
A Agriculture Department report questions public worry over nitrates in the food supply and environment. ARS soil scientist Frank C. Viets Jr and University of Illinois agronomy professor Richard H. Hageman say nitrate accumulation is not driving an environmental crisis and that higher use of nitrogen fertilizer may be needed to restore soil balance. They caution further investigation is required.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Hie
The
Agricultural Research Service
Frank C. Viets Jr
ARS
Richard H. Hageman
Agronomy
University of
Meat import quotas face same level for 1972
Washington reports evidence that Nixon aides plan to keep the 1972 meat import quota near the 1.16 billion pounds of 1971, despite negotiations with Australia and New Zealand. Officials say no decision is imminent as U.S. production, strikes, and bilateral pacts shape the likely volume and timing of any final quota.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Australia
New Zealand
Department
U. S
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Former Ada Attorney Commended by Defense Secretary
Robert HL Macy former Ada attorney and Assistant Oklahoma Attorney General now serves as Assistant to the Administrator of the Farmers Home Administration. He was commended by Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird for his work as a member of the President's Inter-Agency Personnel Adjustment Committee.
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Washington, D.C
Robert HL. Macy
Ada
Oklahoma
Farmers Home Administration
Melvin Laird
Viejo vicuna on brink of extinction in Andean highlands
Peru hosts a conference signaling peril for the vicuna, a prized wool source with silk like fiber valued at 25 dollars a pound raw and nearly 300 dollars a yard for cloth. Experts urge wildlife management, bans on sales, and the creation of protected vicuna reserves to aid Quechua and Aymara communities.
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Lima
Peru
Coist
Andean Plateau
Altiplana
Kenton BR. Miller
U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization
Miller
Ghana
Bolivia
Argentina
Chile
Gerard Bur
International Union For the Conservation of Nature
Switzerland
Arts
Vienna
United States
Brittain
Oklahoma lawmakers aim for brief finish-it-up session
Oklahoma City AP reports legislators planned a short morning session to wrap the week as only routine, non-controversial business was expected. House convened at 10 am and Senate at 11 am with a joint session held earlier for a gubernatorial program, while bath houses filed bills to committees.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
House
Senate
Bath Houses
Prediction of a million farms defunct by 1980
Washington AP reports the Agriculture Department predicts about one million farms will disappear by 1989, roughly a third of current producers. Despite record crops and high income hopes for 1972, pessimism grows as prices remain low and expenses high.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
Nixon
Soviet Union
Durin
Thi ‘Sda
Froi
FDA proposes ban on hexachlorophene in cosmetics
The FDA proposes banning hexachlorophene in feminine hygiene sprays and restricting its use in cosmetics due to health concerns. The plan, part of a set of 60 day comment proposals in the Federal Register, would limit products with the chemical to hospital or prescription use and require testing and safety labeling amid fears for newborns and infant exposure.
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Washington
Food and Drug Addministration
FDA
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