Agricultural Research Benefits Oklahoma Farmers and Consumers
Stillwater farm families like the Hensons illustrate Oklahoma’s diverse agriculture. Dr James Whatley of OSU describes how federal acts and the extension service turned campus research into practical farming gains, ensuring a steady food supply and thriving rural economy for Oklahomans.
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Hensons
America
U.S
Acle
D James Whatley
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
OAES
Stillwater
Whatley
OSU
Oklahoma
Fifi Devastates Honduras in Poverty Shaped Aftermath
After Hurricane Fifi blasted Honduras with 125 mph winds and 24 inches of rain, the nation faced starvation and mass displacement. Estimates say 7,500 to 8,000 killed, 160,000 homeless, with up to half this season’s crops lost. Disease and decaying bodies added to the crisis as aid choked by bottlenecks.
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Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Fifi
Caribbean Sea
Fiji
National Emergency Committee
Carmen
Nce
Mr Wrangler Announces Pay Increases Across Plants
The Division of Blue Bell led by R S Hines announces a 6.7 percent pay rise effective Sept 30. The raise covers plants in Oklahoma Alabama Georgia and Virginia. Five Oklahoma plants in Seminole Ada Coalgate Oxemah and Prague will push the Oklahoma payroll to about 8 million dollars annually.
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Mr. Wrangler
Blue Bell
R. 5. Hines
Oklahoma
Alabama
Georgia
Virginia
Seminole
Ada
Coalgate
Oxemah
Prague
Tulsa State Fair Opens With Preview Night Ahead
Tulsa fairgrounds near opening as 240acre site readies for ten day event expected to draw over one million visitors through Oct. Gates open at 4 p.m. Thursday September 26 for Preview Night. Security controls to limit access and address traffic. Advance pavilion and grandstand tickets available via Carson Attractions office near 17th Street gate.
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Carson Attractions Pavillion
17Th Street
Farm Bureau Meeting Set in Pontotoc County
The Pontotoc County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting at 7 p.m. Saturday at the OSU Extension Center. A free barbecue dinner accompanies the business session. All members and their families are invited.
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Pontotoc County Farm Bureau
OSU Extension Center
Ada Times-Democras Combined Edition
Ada Oklahoma edition dated Thursday September 26 1974 combines local Ada Times Democras content with additional pages to cover community news and notices. The compilation presents brief items on city events, school activities and local business updates with emphasis on residents and institutions in Ada.
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Ada
Oklahoma
Beef production set for record highs next month
USDA reports beef production to rise to a record as more cows and grass fed cattle move to market. It also notes October pork supplies peaking seasonally and shows shifts in the farm share of retail meat prices with middlemen widening margins.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Beef economic meeting set by TSCRA at College Station
The Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association will hold its directors meeting in College Station Tex Oct 2 3 with economists examining current cattle and feed prices and future financial planning for beef producers. Texas AGM University researchers will discuss long range beef crisis implications and USDA carcass grading updates with Dr Zerle Carpenter and colleagues.
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Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association
College Station
Tex
Hilmar G. Moore
TSCRA
Texas Agm University
USDA
Zerle Carpenter
A&m
John Hopkin
C. D. Butler
Pope
Animal Health
Aggieland Inn
Cattlemen weigh embargo repeal amid beef market fears
The Agriculture Department reports European beef import embargo may extend into spring 1975, risking greater Australian meat flow and US price weakness. Officials aim to reopen markets to curb imports and support cattle producers while Middle East demand for US wheat through mid-1975 grows. The outlook conference will host Dec 25 to discuss global farm trends.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
U.S
USDA
I Department
Australia
United States
Sooner honors long-serving state agriculture regulator
Oklahoma official Clyde A. Bower, a 33 year veteran in the State Department of Agriculture, receives the nation’s top award for regulatory service at a National Association of State Departments of Agriculture banquet in Milwaukee. Gowdy credits Bower with shaping plant industry laws, pioneering fumigation guidance, initiating Oklahoma’s first statewide livestock dipping program, and guiding environmental and pollution board efforts that link agriculture to broader oversight.
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Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Boar of Agriculture
Billy Ray Gowdy
Clyde A. Bower
National Association of State Departments of Agriculture
Milwaukee
Gowdy
Bower
Oklahoma
State Department of Agriculture
Oklahoma Agriculture Department
Oklahoma Pollution Control Board
Agriculture Department
World grain supply short amid harvest declines
Washington reports the world grain supply has tightened to an unusually tight level as harvest declines hit the United States, Soviet Union, and other key nations. The Agriculture Department notes downward revisions since August with lower 1974 wheat production and coarse grain totals, while U.S. feed grain output remains robust and reserves outlook shifts.
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Washington County
Ore
Morgan Golden
Department
Agricultural Research Service
Oregon
Washington
United States
Soviet
Union
Agriculture Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Soviet Union
Western Europe
Dawn
Canada
Nilion
Europe
India
People's Republic of China
Offi-cals
Ford mulls tax cuts and fuel stamps for poor
President Ford weighs tax reductions for low income earners and a fuel stamp plan to ease winter bills. Economic adviser Seidman says targeting social security withholding could be part of the approach while Governor Shapp pushes fuel assistance. Rumors place William E. Simon as future economic spokesman.
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Ford
K. Willan Seidman
Seidman
Pansylvania
Milton J. Shapp
Treasury
William EB. Simon
Ny. 1
Simo
Soviet Vessel Explodes In Black Sea
ISTANBUL, Turkey AP reports a Kushin class Soviet guided missile destroyer exploded in the Black Sea on Wednesday. Turkish naval sources and port officials indicate the vessel, part of the Soviet Black Sea fleet, measures about 470 meters long? with four missile launchers and torpedo tubes. Jane's notes a crew size near 350 for comparable ships.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Black Sea
Jane's
Jane’s
Citizens Seek Grand Jury Probe in Eufaula
Petitions circulating in Eufaula Oklahoma call for a grand jury to probe law enforcement activities. Spokesmen hope to collect more than 600 signatures, with at least 150 required to call the panel. The grand jury would also investigate municipal sewer and water systems.
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Eupaula
Okla
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Larry dJeffus
Texas County
Jack Henson
Oklahoma City
Grover Skaggs
Fort Cobb
Harold Westfahl
Garfield County
Henson
Terry
Paul Haydon
Okemah
Slevanna
Murray Williams
Altus
Ernest
Hellwege
Kingfisher
Mary
Catton
Jackie
Melissa
Earl Hayes
Idabel
St. Shartel
Jeffus
Skaggs
Oklahoma State University
Congress
OABS
Oklahoma A&m
Tulsa
Farm Bureau
Welborn Hope
Century Press
Don Cook
Ada Times-Democras
Egypt
Israel
Iraq
Middle East
Sooner
Eufaula
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