Secret of Affluence leaflet links well being to food and goods
The Agriculture Department distributes an 18 page leaflet at the Kennedy Space Center exposition arguing national well being rests on food supply and personal possessions. It notes only four percent produce food, 83 percent of income goes to other uses, and the U.S. uses about one third of global energy with heavy mechanization.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Office of Communication
Kennedy Space Center
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U.S
Pontotoc County weighs challenge to gravedigging ruling
Pontotoc County Commissioners plan to seek a civil action in district court to test an Attorney General opinion that maintenance of publicly owned cemeteries does not include opening and closing graves. The board, with excise members and state representatives, weighs legal action as families rely on the service.
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Pontotoc County
Lonnie Manuel
Billy McNair
Johnnie Boring
Lonnie Abbott
D-Ada
Charles Elder
D-Purcell
Abbott
Elder
Atty
Larry Derryberry
G. T. Blankenship
New OSHA Farm Safety Pamphlets Stir Controversy
Federal safety leaflets prepared by OSHA and the Extension Service anger farmers with language critics deem insulting and overly childish. The materials explain hazards in beef cattle work and other farm tasks as part of new rules on outside labor and machinery shields, with 28 pamphlets costing over 34 thousand dollars and Purdue University experts involved in development.
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Washington
Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Carl Curtis
R-Neb
OSHA
American National Cattlemen’s Association
Extension Service
Agriculture Department
Thomas Hagedorn
Rmich
Purdue University
Hog numbers tied to corn crop outlook in 1976 review
The USDA predicts hog slaughter could rise up to 15 percent in 1977 if the 1976 corn harvest proves record-strong. A corn price near or below 2.25 dollars a bushel by year end would push producers to add hogs, while milk supports stay at 8.13 dollars per hundred pounds through Q3.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Usda Economic Research Service
Bumper harvest seen for corn and cotton in fall
The Agriculture Department reports corn stands in good condition and growing fast by mid June with rain easing soil moisture shortfalls in the north central states. Iowa and Illinois show strong growth, Texas wheat harvest progress, and cotton outlook is generally fair though Alabama and Mississippi show poor condition. Portugal seeks U S duck production to supply 2 000 day old ducklings weekly for a year with incubators and slaughtering gear.
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Washington
Midwest
Agriculture Department
Illinois
Iowa
Texas
Oklahoma
Alabama
Mississippi
Complications Threaten Swine Flu Shot Project
Washington officials warned the swine flu vaccination program for 215 million people could fail due to legal indemnity issues for four vaccine makers. Wyeth, Merck Sharp & Dohme, and Merrell National face insurance gaps, threatening production and prompting Parke-Davis to lose coverage. If unresolved, officials say the effort may stall.
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Washington
Wyeth Laboratories
Philadelphia
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Rahway
N.J
Merrell National Laboratories
Parke-Davis
Delano Meriwether
E. Burke Giblin
Warner- Lambert Co
Ford
Congressional Health
Public Health Service
Drought cripples Upper Midwest farms and hay supply
The Upper Midwest faces a severe drought spanning Wisconsin Minnesota the Dakotas with three months of little rain. Farmers report wrecked pastures depleted hay and feed grain losses and expect billions in crop damage while awaiting disaster aid and possible bankruptcies. Two inches of rain fell in places but four inches were deemed necessary to help crops recover.
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Minneapolis
Upper
Midwest
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
State Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Washington
South Dakota
Lyle Derscheid
Wadena County
Ralph C. Schmidt
Appleton
Minnesota Agriculture
Jon Wefald
Werald
Upper Midwest
Iowa
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Ney General
Washington (Ap
Earl L. Butz
Butz
North Central States
Portugal
Department’s
Foreign Agricultural Service
Lisbon
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