Yellow Sea Wheat Harvest in Texas Panhandle and South Plains
The article notes a vast Texas wheat harvest with fields from near the city southward and toward Abilene. growers expect record yields despite soggy soils and hail patches, predicting production rivaling or surpassing last year. If highway right of way plantings were included, another million bushels could be added to a hungry market.
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Texas
Abilene
Panhandle
South Plains
Boycott Outcomes Spur Cattle Producers to Cut Stock
The beef boycott and price controls on meat spark cattle growers to pause and reduce saleable cattle. After 20 years of price drops and losses, producers fear broader controls could extend to cattle prices, raising concern over future food availability and consumer costs.
A Strange Scenario in Nixon Era Washington
In Washington liberal opposition weighs in on Nixon likely to resign or be propped up by foes while Republican centrists push to remove him. A New Majority coalition would realign U.S. politics, but bold actions on busing taxes welfare and crime would meet opposition in Congress from liberal groups. An Agnew administration could best advance such a realignment, offering fresh leadership and a path to 1976 nomination and victory.
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Washington
Richard Nixon
Democratic Party
White House
Congress
Nixon
Agnew
Watergate
The Greatness of Sir Sidney Smith in War Time
A poem by Julien C. Hyer recounts Sir Sidney Smith amid battle wounds. He bids stretcher-bearers to care for a grievously wounded trooper, saying his needs are greater than his own. The verse praises selflessness and steadfast duty in crisis.
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Sir Sidney Smith
Sidney
Julien C. Hyer
Paradoxical Sayings Prompt Thoughtful Youth
A misc quote collection on youth and perception hints that appearances deceive and effort matters. It contrasts footprints with tire tracks and notes minds function only when opened, likening thinking to a parachute.
Radio Mail Could Save the U S Postal Service
RCA chairman Robert W. Sarnoff cites a joint effort with the Postal Service on automation and an electronic air handling concept as a long range solution while unions threaten strikes that could curb mail flow by mid.
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U.S. Postal Service
Robert W. Sarnoff
RCA Corp
Postal Service
Legal Services Bill Faces Senate After House Review
Washington sees a compromise heavy bill creating an independent Legal Services Corporation to extend aid to the poor while capping eligibility and banning most political activity by participating lawyers. Critics warn of abuses, but supporters say the reform balances law and access to justice. The piece also surveys postal service woes and future tech like radio mailboxes amid broader governance debates.
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Washington
Legal Services
Legal Services Corporation
Clock highlighting federal spending fails to run long
A U S Chamber of Commerce display clock in Washington ran poorly after its debut, ticking $10 000 every 1 25 seconds and a million dollars every 2 minutes 6 seconds. The piece aimed to dramatize federal spending but malfunctioned for over an hour. It sparked debate amid liberal views on anti poverty programs and symbolic value.
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Bond
Miami Herald
U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Columbia
S.C
Jeffrey Hart
Eagleton Mental Health Image in 1970s Public Life
A long piece portrays Senator Tom Eagleton as mentally healthy under pressure since the 1972 landslide and his 1970s public persona. It notes his humor, steadiness, and willingness to address criticism, while recalling past hospitalizations for nervous exhaustion and attitudes toward mental illness.
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Chicago
Tom Eagleton
Missouri
Sen
Eagleton
George McGovern
Hagleton
Akron University
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