Proper Use of Chemicals Helps USA Advance State
The Agricultural Extension Service of Virginia Tech argues that chemicals, especially fertilizers, are vital to maintaining a safe food supply. Pesticides, though controversial, have benefited farming, while 95 percent of forest lands and 97 percent of permanent pasture remain untreated. With population growth and shrinking farmland, advanced agricultural techniques and proper chemical use are essential.
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Agricultural Extension Service
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
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United States
Runoff Primary and Convention Dates in June Calendar
A dense 1964 Texas political calendar outlines requirements for second primaries. It covers voter registration, absentee ballots, polling procedures, watcher appointments, and deadlines, with state and county officials to coordinate conventions and canvassing from June 1 to June 20.
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Areon
Texas
State Executive Committee
Secretary of State
Joard
Executive Committee
Rabbit Barn Lures Visitors to New Family Venture
Mrs Poke Bennett observes her son in law John thriving in a new rabbit-raising business. He notes rapid litter growth after switching to a licorice-tasting feed, as he proudly shows a pink-eyed kit and jokes with the narrator.
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John
Tuck
Patman Proposes Broadening executive say over Federal Reserve
Johnson administration seeks stimulus and inflation restraint by extending executive and congressional influence over the Federal Reserve, challenging the system’s long held independence. House subcommittee hearings review bills to bring Fed under executive and legislative branches, sparking dispute over constitutional control of monetary policy.
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Fed
United States
House
Wright Patman
Texas
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Patman
William McChesney Martin Jr
Martin
Federal Reserve Board
Board of Governors
Secretary of the Treasury
Debates on Soviet Union and Federal Reserve Power
A writer criticizes the Soviet Union for breaking treaties and interfering worldwide while urging firm U S policy actions. The piece discusses Senator Patman proposals to reorganize the Federal Reserve, giving Congress more control and shifting funding to congressional appropriations, with Federal Reserve Chairman Martin defending current independence.
Mosquito Study Boosts Washington Deficit Funding
Dear Editor D E Scott notes Washington will spend 119000 more in deficit money on research into eye and brain development in the mosquito Mosquito is joked about as a living off of other creatures blood bureaucrat and friend calls it wasteful yet authority pursues finer points of technique.
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Soviet Union
America
Moscow
Adlai Stevenson
United Nations
Cuba
Lyndon Johnson
Dean Rusk
Bobby Kennedy
Yarborough
Wallace
Wisconsin
Indiana
Maryland
Texas
Washington
Secret oath echoed through ages attributed to Hippocrates
The fragment references an ancient oath recited by doctors across eras. Julien C. Hyer notes the vow to practice discretion, keep confidences, and silence what should not be spoken, reinforcing medical ethics across 2000 years.
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Hippocrates
Julien C. Hyer
Jaycee Creed Reignites Debate Over God in Pledge
A Chicago column argues for reaffirming the Jaycee Creed and its faith in God while warning against atheistic efforts to remove references to the divine. The piece recalls the 1946 creed, urges an affirmative faith, and cites the need for Americanism rooted in God and service to humanity.
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Columbus
Ohio
C. William Brownfield
America
Earth
Admirals and Officials Jokes Highlight Washington Humor
A string of light anecdotes from Washington covers Admiral Burke joking about a mess boy, Mrs McNamara’s fatigue with Lodge visits, and Robert Kennedy recalling his brother John. The Pentagon quips note limited gear aboard a sinking ship as unification talks continue.
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Pentagon
Supreme Court Prayer Ruling in Engel V Vitale Case
The 1962 decision cited as Engel v Vitale held that reading an official school prayer in New York public schools violated the First Amendment. The other options refer to Brown v Board of Education and Baker v Carr, unrelated to school prayer.
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New York
Engel
Vitale
Brown
Board of Education
Baker
Carr
Congress
New York Board of Regents
Tennessee
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