10 Jun 1976
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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 10, 1976
Page
1
In New York AP outlines pressing economic questions after primaries. It asks how candidates balance jobs versus inflation, private versus public job creation, and price control versus market conditions. It notes earnings, profits, housing, and the roles of business government and labor amid ongoing recovery.
Washington AP reports a new sweetener, high fructose corn syrup, lauded as natural and non toxic by the Agriculture Department. Current per person intake is about five pounds yearly, with projected 1980 consumption near 28 pounds. usage spans soft drinks and canned fruits though it avoids moisture sensitive baked goods.
Oklahoma City AP reports the 1976 legislature adjourned at 9 p.m. after a three hour surplus over the constitutional deadline. Compromises raised Industrial Court judges pay to 30 000 and approved a 169 000 pork barrel bill. The $671 million budget included 278.6 million for common schools and 800 pay raises for 30 000 teachers. Freshmen Glenn Floyd and William Wiseman shaped outcomes on bonds and prison construction amid constitutional challenges.
Oklahoma 4-H and FFA participants will judge five live swine classes and eight pigs at the Animal Husbandry Arena on the OSU campus during the Swine Breeders Field Day. Top individuals win cash prizes and plaques, with a team trip to the National Barrow Show in Minnesota.
About 20 000 Oklahoma farmers will get a single page questionnaire from the Oklahoma Crop and Livestock Reporting Service as part of a nationwide survey to measure spring crop acreage. Local enumerators will interview 2 800 farmers in 360 areas between May 21 and June 3 1976.
USDA experts warn a repeat of 1975 grain shortages appears possible for the Soviet Union. Last year output was 139.9 million metric tons, the smallest in a decade, prompting large imports. The task force estimates 1976 winter grain at 45 to 50 million tons, with overall harvest likely to miss Moscow’s 205 million ton goal.
U.S. officials and USDA experts assess Russia’s 1976 77 grain needs amid weather losses in 1975 and spring crops. Output may dip from the 1976 goal to 180 190 million tons if drought continues. Moscow may exceed the 6 8 million ton annual pact, raising consults and possible extra U.S. purchases.
USDA figures show April soybean meal exports at 585000 metric tons, beating January 1973’s record by 59000 tons. Season totals to April reach 11.07 million, up 24 percent from last year but 7 percent below 1973-74 levels. In addition, Violet No 1 dye will be banned from meat plants after next Tuesday to prevent accidental use.
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