Spare the animals plea to motorists nationwide
The National Wildlife Federation urges vacationing drivers to slow down and drive defensively to reduce animal deaths on highways this summer. Thomas L. Kimball warns millions of wild and domestic animals are killed in collisions and stresses braking gradually to allow crossings. A motorist reported thousands of carcasses across a multi state trip including Pennsylvania and Texas, citing bobcats coyotes deer and other mammals.
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National Wildlife Federation
Thomas L. Kimball
Federation
Kimball
NWF
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Texas
New Mexico
Arizons
Joseph R. Donaldo, Jr
Levittown
Pal
Rochester UR launches record campaign for scholarships
University of Rochester plans a $102 million five year campaign to endow scholarships and fellowships. President Robert L. Sproull says nearly half the funds will go to student aid to ease education costs.
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University of Rochester
Robert L. Sproull
Dirt alleged in grain shipments sparks congressional charge
In New Orleans the Agriculture Department's chief grain inspector Harlan Ryan rejects Rep. Neal Smith's claim that U S grain operators add dirt to shipments for higher profits. Smith says floor sweepings raise foreign matter. Ryan counters buyers choose grades and dirt is not added. The port handles a large share of U S exports and rules allow different cleanliness levels by grade.
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New Orleans
Agriculture Department
Harlan Ryan
America
Neal Smith
Lowa
United States
USDA
Ryan
Rural water systems show decade of growth in Oklahoma
A study led by Dr. Dan Badger and Gordon Sloggett at Oklahoma State University finds rural water systems since 1963 have improved living standards, slowed outmigration, and boosted local economies. The report notes average usage around 275 customers, annual bills from 84 to 132 dollars, and urges better record keeping and paid staff for long term efficiency.
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University
Dan Badger
Gordon Sloggett
Badger
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Sloggett
Economic Research Service
USDA
Farmers Home Administration
Fmha
Muskogee County
States receive over 43 million in federal wildlife aid
The Interior Department apportions 43 million dollars in Federal Aid funds from FY 1975 excise taxes to states and territories for sport fish and wildlife restoration and hunter safety. The distribution supports habitat work, research, land acquisitions, and administrative costs, with large recipients including Texas Alaska California Pennsylvania and Michigan.
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Secretary of the Interior
Puerto Rico
Guam
The
Virgin Islands
American Samoa
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Lynn A. Greenwalter
Treasury Department
Greenwalt
Texas
Alaska
California
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Pecan Growers May Delay Shuckworm Sprays in Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University entomologists report shuckworm numbers surged after August 15 last year and suggest spraying may wait until pecans harden mid August. OSU researchers aim to predict populations with traps, study relationships with pecan phylloxera galls, and seek three more years of data with a $10 000 grant from the Oklahoma Pecan Commission to refine recommendations.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
Oklahoma State University
Ray Eikenbary
Oklahoma Pecan Commission
Eikenbarg
OSU
Fiesta de Santa Fe faces new food rules for booths
The Santa Fe City Council was told by District EIA officer Joe Harris that the Fiesta de Santa Fe must limit or upgrade food booths on the Plaza to meet New Mexico Environmental Improvement Agency sanitation standards.
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Santa FE
N.M
Santa Fe Plaza
New Mexico
Hay Association plans convention 1975 in Wisconsin
The National Hay Association announces its 80th Annual Convention set for August 17 to 19 at the Holiday Inn in Lake Geneva Wisconsin. The event will feature a report from the Statistical Committee on national hay surpluses and shortages amid a 1974 75 winter deficit and includes speakers from the University of Wisconsin Pennsylvania State University and state transportation. An exhibitors area will display hay products equipment and seeds and contact details are provided for membership or display inquiries.
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National Hay Association
NHA
Holiday Inn
Lake Geneva
Wisc
NHA Statistical Committee
Don Peterson
College of Agriculture
University of Wisconsin
Jackson
Michigan
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Rochester, N.Y
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