Oklahoma 4-H Youths to Attend American Royal Conference
Three Pontotoc County youths Terry Bates Byng Vicky Stanford McLish and Melissa Green McLish are among Oklahoma 160 delegates chosen for the American Royal 4 H Conference in Kansas City October 14 through 17. The group will study retail operations livestock markets and a plant tour plus visits to the Truman Library and the National Agriculture Hall of Fame under the theme Caring and Sharing Through 4 H.
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Pontotoc County
Oklahoma
Kansas City
Terry Bates
Byng
Vicky Stanford
McLish
Melissa Green
Sooners
Kansas
Iowa
Missouri
Kansas City Chamber of Commerce
The
American Royal Association
Toc County
Kansas City Livestock Markets
Kansas City Board of Trade
Truman Library
National Agriculture Hall of Fame
Record turkey production seen at 256.8 million drumsticks this year
USDA projects a 256.8 million drumstick crop with 2 percent more hens next year fueling expansion. This year's 128.4 million turkeys, up 7 percent from 1971 and near the 1967 record, may keep prices soft until fall and winter. Minnesota leads with 20.7 million birds, while Georgia, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Ohio and Oregon show declines. The note outlines industry group changes and leadership shifts within the grain coop federation.
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Washington
Minnesota
Farmer Co op Groups Plan Jan merger to boost national clout
Washington cooperatives fuse two farmer owned groups. The merger aims to strengthen lobbying power for farm people in national affairs, spokesmen said Tuesday. The merged body will include representatives from the National Council of Farmer Co- ops and related associations.
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National Federation of Grain Cooperatives
Grain Federation
Glen D. Hofer
Kenneth D. Naden
Robert C. McIntorf
Fresno
Calif
R. K. Bauer
Portland
Ore
Washington
National Council of Farmer Co
Henryetta Survives Strike In Oklahoma Town
An AP report notes Henryetta Oklahoma's 11 week shop strike against Square Deal Grocery and other retailers shows little impact on August sales tax revenue. City officials expected declines but the two cent sales tax receipts reached 24 200, suggesting shoppers continued local spending and the economy remained resilient.
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Henryetta
Okla
State Tax Commission
Square Deal Grocery Co
Square Deal
Chester Simon
McAlester
Okmulgee
Tulsa
Cattle Prices Edge Up but Still Below Peak, Prices Outlook Flat
Cattle prices improved from summer lows but remain about 40 per head below early July peak and are seen steady through winter. Demand for meat expected to keep pace as more cattle are fed for slaughter. pork output down but rising. Hog prices rise. producers plan increased farrowings amid high prices. fall prices to stay above 1971 averages.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Omaha
Ada Weekly News Seeks Thanksgiving Recipes From Homemakers
The Ada Weekly News invites homemakers to submit one or two favorite holiday recipes for print through Thanksgiving. Include donor and community names and all ingredients and directions. Correspondents may submit up to six recipes to the WEEKLY, with a selection printed each Thursday.
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Ada Weekly News
North Vietnam Reaffirms Peace Demands as Talks Continue
North Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegates in Paris reiterate that Nixon administration delays peace. Nguyen Minh Vy, for Xuan Thuy, demands halt to bombardments and mining, end Vietnamization, and cease all South Vietnam military activity and American support for Nguyent Van Thieu. Outcome depends on U.S. response to Viet Cong PRG demands.
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U.S
Henry A. Kissinger
Hanoi
Xuan Thuy
le Duc Tho
Nixon
Nguyen Minh Vy
Thuy
United States
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
South Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
USS
Provisional Revolutionary Government
American, Englishman Share Nobel Prize in Medicine
Gerald Edelman of Rockefeller University New York and Rodney Porter of Oxford shared the 1972 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine worth 98100 dollars for discoveries on the chemical structure of antibodies. The Royal Caroline Institute credited their work with laying a firm foundation for rational immunology. Edelman, born in 1929, has served at Mass General and Rockefeller Institute where he is a professor.
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Stockholm
Gerald Maurice Edelman
Rockefeller University
New York
Rodney R. Porter
University of Oxford
England
Edelman
Porter
Royal
Caroline Institute
University of Pennsylvania
Rockefeller Institute
Massachusetts General Hospital
United States
Agriculture Officials Question Modern Farm Efficiency
Agriculture Department economist Don Paarlberg says claimed farm efficiency gains may be overstated when all inputs and outputs are counted. He notes idle land and differing measurement methods, and he criticizes USDA efficiency metrics while urging broader economic context.
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Washington
Don Paarlberg
Agriculture Department
Paarlberg
Agricultural Research Institute
The Liberated Gardener Planter Box Adventures
A garden writer recalls experimenting with planter boxes for blueberries fuchsia ferns and drifts of flowers. He describes moving boxes with a dolly testing sun and shade and the idea of a portable patio farm while friends and neighbors cultivate diverse plantings in limited space.
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California
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Sells and Gray Circus
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National Association of Wheat Growers
Association
E. R. Goode Jr
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Goode
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William Proxmire
D-Wis
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Commerce Committee
Food and Drug Administration
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