Big crops despite drought and blight hits 1971 outlook
AP farm report shows corn plantings at 64.4 million acres for grain harvest, up 12 percent from 1970, with total corn including silage at 74.7 million acres. Wheat harvest estimated at 1.55 billion bushels, near record, despite drought denting winter wheat yields in Oklahoma and Texas. Kansas posts record 308 million bushels. Overall cropland planted totals 314 million acres, the highest since 1967.
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Don Kendall
Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Alate
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Els
House negotiators push no-deadline draft counterproposal
House negotiators offered a no-deadline substitute to the Indochina war pullout language but show little hope for an early break in Congress deadlock over the draft. Hebert refuses to disclose the counterproposal noting it excludes the Senate nine month troop withdrawal deadline. Hebert says the conferees will not bind the President and further talks on a two year extension are not yet scheduled.
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House
Hebert
Senate
State highway law under fire
Washington AP report shows federal highway officials pressing Oklahoma to seek a hearing with Transportation Secretary Volpe or lose $5 million yearly in highway aid. Oklahoma argues its 1968 billboard control law is adequate, while officials cite extensive removal costs and funding gaps under both state and federal standards.
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Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Oklahoma
John Volpe
France Turner
Carl Albert
Chester Brooks
Hal
Volpe
Brooks
Mosquito Menace Grows in California Untreatable Pests
California health and agriculture officials warned of a rising Culex tarsalis mosquito threat spreading through the San Joaquin and Sacramento valleys. After 25 years of potent pesticides losing effectiveness, authorities plan new control methods, including a veterinary immunization push for about 400,000 horses and exploration of natural enemies like insects and fish to curb larvae.
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Berkeley
Calif
California
Richard F. Peters
California Department of Public Health
Mento
Peters
Western Strait
Robert van den Bosch
Division of Biological Control
University of California At Berkeley
Young Tulsans to Perform at East Central
The Young Tulsans, an outstanding group of young musicians, will be heard in concert tonight at East Central Mall. The 80 piece band performs at p.m. with no charge. The program should last about one hour and includes a wide range of band literature.
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East Central
Tulsa judge orders integration of four Tulsa elementary schools
Federal Judge Fred Daugherty ruled the Tulsa Board of Education must devise plans to end de jure segregation in four elementary schools within a reasonable period. He exempted five other Tulsa schools, noting demographic shifts created predominantly black enrollments due to housing patterns. The plan includes faculty integration and other steps as part of the court order.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fred Daugherty
Tulsa Board of Education
Daugherty
Oklahoma City
Tulsa Board
U.S. Department of Justice
Lubbock
Tex
Dunbar, Bunche, Woods and Johnson
Dunbar
IIQ
Bunche
Tulsa School Board
Gordon Canelli
Rob
Ert Beckstrom
Beckstrom
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Missing boy found after 10 day search
Kevin Dye a 10 year old youth with mental disability was found alive on Casper Mountain after a 10 day disappearance. He was located near the base rescue camp on the 6110 foot mountain and reported to be in fairly good physical condition by officials. The incident ends a lengthy search and brings relief to Casper residents.
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Casper, Wyo
Kevin Dye
Casper Mountain
Corn blight not as severe as thought
Associated Press reports plant pathologists say southern cord leaf blight has been light this year across the Corn Belt. Dry weather and slower spread reduce economic damage, with officials noting infections in several states but overall outlook says a fairly good crop is likely if dry conditions continue.
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Associated Press
Corn Belt
Clifford M. Hardin
Sioux City
Neb
Hardin
Wltnois
University of Ilinois
Nebraska
David Wysong
University of Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
University of Minnesota Extension Service
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Ed Edmondson
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Mrs. Lynden
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San Joaquin and
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St. Louis
Young Tulsans
J. L. Evans
Ahloso
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