Cattle quarantines stay in effect for Southwest states
The Agriculture Department upheld quarantines on cattle across 24 Texas counties 16 in Oklahoma and four in New Mexico due to scabies outbreaks. The move follows a March 22 Denver meeting and covers 85 outbreaks affecting over 300000 cattle with inspections mandatory for movement or export to slaughter plants. Farmers Home Administration reports on FHA loan borrowers from 1966 to 1970 showing net worth rising from 18690 to 31740 and income from 6410 to 9610 with loans up to 100000 and 40 year terms.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Southwest
Animal and Plant Health Service
Denver
Colo
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Kansas
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Farmers Home Administration
FHA
Murray hosts large FFA Interscholastic Contests in April
Murray State College in Tishomingo Oklahoma will host the annual FFA Interscholastic Contests with 1600 to 1800 students and sponsors arriving on campus. Contests begin April 3 with speech and chapter meeting events and continue April 4 with livestock, crops, land judging and many other competitions. Winners return for an awards banquet on April 11.
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Tishomingo, Okla
Spl
Agriculture Department
Murray State College
Harold Fogleman
Murray
FFA
Fogleman
Murray Gymnasium
Clyde Kindell
Rick Griffin
Cleo Collins
Southeast
Food Chain Executives Predict Meat Price Decline
Washington AP with top government officials, meat prices expected to fall in weeks due to market forces. Connally, Butz, and advisers brief chains including Safeway and 12 others, who will report weekly price data publicly. Mills warns of possible broad price freeze if inflation persists.
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Washington
John B. Connally
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Nixon
Council of Economic Advisers
Connally
William Mitchell
Safeway Stores
Mitchell
Mills
Safeway
Acme Markets Inc
Allied Supermarkets Inc
First National Stores Inc
Grand Union Co
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Little Sahara Scenic Oklahoma Wonderland Delights Visitors
In Watonga Oklahoma Little Sahara State Park showcases vast sand dunes a desertlike oasis and dramatic formations along the Cimarron River. Nearby Alabaster Cavern State Park features the world’s largest gypsum cave and a natural bridge while Boiling Springs and Glass Mountains offer woodlands and glittering gypsum slopes.
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Oklahoma
Cimarron River
Cimarron
Castle Rock
Chimney Rock
Cedar Canyon
Oklahoma 50
Alabaster Cavern
Alabaster
Medicine Lodge
Little Sahara
Boiling Springs State Park
Woodward
Cold Springs
Here
U.S. 60
Glass Mountains
Oriental
Senator Inhofe Accuses Winters of Bank Loans
Oklahoma Senator James Inhofe claimed he was told Treasurer Leo Winters borrowed 5.3 million from a bank holding about 8 million in state funds. Winters denied the allegations calling Inhofe's figures inaccurate and criticized his honesty and bank affiliation. He said he has borrowed for his business long before becoming treasurer and cited no figures.
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Oklahoma City
Leo Winters
James Inhofe
Tulsa
Senate
Winters
Inhofe
Sen. Inhofe
Surance
Meeting Slated On County Jail Plan
Pontotoc County commissioners call a Friday 2 p m meeting in the courthouse to discuss a new jail design by architect Haskell Olivo. The goal is a $120 000 project within funds from a 1970 five mill levy, with debate over whether to fund courthouse repairs or jail construction first.
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Pontotoc County
Haskell Olivo
Norman
Olivo
Olive
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Ada
Pete Winters
Canada
Mickey Thompson
Wilbur Mills
House
Ways and Means Committee
Boston
Oklahoma Wonderland
Watonga
Okla
America
Mountain States
Little Sahara State Park
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