Big corn and wheat crops despite drought and blight
The Agriculture Department reports 1971 corn plantings reach 64.5 million acres for grain and 74.7 million acres including silage, both up from 1970. Wheat harvests total about 1.55 billion bushels with winter wheat near 1.12 billion. Kansas sets a state record at 308 million bushels amid drought-affected yields in Oklahoma and Texas. Total crop land planted reaches 314 million acres, the most since 1967.
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Washington
Southwest
Agriculture Department
USDA
Oklahoma
Texas
Kansas
Els
No-deadline draft proposal offered by House negotiators
House negotiators propose a no deadline substitute for Indochina war pullout language but Congress remains in deadlock over the draft. House Armed Services Chair F Edward Hebert refuses to disclose the counterproposal claiming it avoids the Senate nine month withdrawal deadline. Hebert says the House will not tie the President’s hands. Conferees struggle to agree on meeting times as they seek a compromise on a two year draft extension bill.
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House
Hebert
Senate
Oklahoma urged to seek hearing over billboard law
Federal highway head pressed Oklahoma officials to request a hearing with Transportation Secretary Volpe or lose 5 million dollars yearly in highway aid. Oklahoma claims its 1968 billboard law meets Congress intent while federal standards would remove more signs and cost more, leaving far from funds needed for removal.
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Washington
Federal Highway Administration
Oklahoma
John Volpe
France C. Turner
U.S
Carl Albert
Chester Brooks
Governor Hall
Volpe
Brooks
Mosquito Crisis in California Spurs New Control Plans
Health and agriculture officials met to curb Culex tarsalis mosquitoes after pesticide resistance reduced effectiveness. They aim to mobilize veterinarians to immunize about 400 000 horses against Venezuelan equine encephalitis while exploring natural predators and water management to curb mosquito breeding and protect humans.
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Mento
California
Peters
Robert van den Bosch
Division of Biological Control
University of California At Berkeley
Young Tulsans to Perform at East Central Tonight
The Young Tulsans, an 80 member ensemble, will give a free concert at East Central tonight at 8 p.m. on the mall. The program lasts about one hour and features a wide range of band literature.
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East Central
Judge orders Tulsa school integration plan
U S District Judge Fred Daugherty ordered the Tulsa Board of Education to craft plans to end racial segregation in four Tulsa elementary schools within a reasonable time. The ruling allows five other Tulsa schools to proceed under their existing integration plan and notes that bus transportation may not be required for the four. The NAACP signaled possible new litigation over remaining schools.
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Tulsa
Okla
Fred Daugherty
Tulsa Board of Education
Daugherty
Oklahoma City
Tulsa Board
U.S. Department of Justice
Tula Board
Lubbock
Tex
Dunbar
Bunche, Woods and Johnson
Bunche
Tulsa School Board
Gordon Canelti
Rob
Ert Beckstrom
Beckstrom
National Association For the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP
Missing boy found after 10 day Casper search
Kevin Dye, a mentally retarded 9 year old, was found alive on Casper Mountain after a 10 day search. Officials at the base rescue camp reported he was in fairly good physical condition near the spot where he disappeared.
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Casper
Wyo
Kevin Dye
Casper Mountain
Corn blight not as severe as thought this year
Plant pathologists say southern corn leaf blight damage remains light across the Corn Belt and spread is slower than expected. Officials note dry weather could sustain a good crop. the disease is not a significant economic issue this year. Major states report light to no problem levels with some counties showing slight spread.
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Associated Press
Corn Belt
Clifford M. Hardin
Sioux City
Neb
Hardin
Illinois
University of Illinois
Nebraska
David Wysong
University of Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
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Ed Edmondson
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Lyndon B. Johnson
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Calif
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Mexico
San Joaquin and
Sacra
St. Louis
J. L. Evans
Ahloso
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