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Newspaper

Athens Messenger

Location

Athens, Ohio, United States of America

Date

Jan 23, 1968

Page

9

Ohio Farmers Wish Blackbird Could Sing Elsewhere

Ohio researchers report red winged blackbirds have become a major pest harming corn. Weathered roosting habits and expanded habitat from flood control and crops boost nesting population and crop damage across 50 of 88 counties. Agricultural experts propose two phase plan with resistant hybrids scaring methods and study of bird behavior, plus community wide planting coordination.

Dennis Mog Ohio Meriwether Lewis Midwest Ohio Report Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Ades Lewis Ohio State University

Court Frees Litterbug For Stamina

Charlotte reporter notes 100 defendants were scheduled in Mecklenburg County Recorder's Court on a day with icy streets. James Rufus Pitts, 33, charged with littering Interstate 85 by tossing a bag of pickled pig feet, appeared and was released. Judge Howard B. Arbuckle stated any defendant coming to court on such a day deserved freedom.

Charlotte N. C Mecklenburg County Recorder’s Court James Rufus Pitts Howard B. Arbuckle

Cold Wave Forces Move for Man and Pups in Maine

SOUTH PORTLAND Maine Arnold G Cain faced a harsh New England cold wave as a newborn litter of pedigreed Dachshund pups and their mother struggled for warmth when gas heat failed. He managed by placing the pups on a heating pad and wrapping the mother, but the cold proved overwhelming and the pair moved to a motel. The piece notes there are about 12 000 pediatricians in the United States.

Portland Maine New England Arnold G. Cain Cain United States

Contract Awarded At Flip Of Coin In Los Angeles

Los Angeles County supervisors and reps from R. J. Daum Construction Co. and the W. E. Lyons Co. watched a clerk flip a silver dollar to decide who would build a regional library at the Norwalk Civic Center. Lyons won after the coin landed heads.

Los Angeles Norwalk Civic Center R. J. Daum Construction Co W. E. Lyons Co R. G. Gillespie Lyons

India’s cattle eat more than people in Uttar Pradesh

In Uttar Pradesh, India the cattle population is about 26.3 million or 35 percent of the human population. An agricultural expert estimates 60 percent of cows and bullocks are unproductive and that cattle consume about 70 percent of the state’s agricultural products.

Lucknow India Uttar Pradesh

Transplant Law Debate Spreads To Maryland Officials

Baltimore report states Attorney General Francis B. Burch and medical and legal authorities will work to decide soon if Maryland should enact a law governing human organ transplants.

Baltimore Francis B. Burch

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