No Halt in Decline of Family Farms
A speech by Charles B. Shuman of the American Farm Bureau Federation argues government directed agriculture favors large operators, with price supports acting as both floor and ceiling. He notes declining net farm income and growing squeeze on family farms under current programs.
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Charles B. Shuman
American Farm Bureau Federation
Pennsylvania
Shuman
Federation
Secretary of Agriculture
Farm Bureau
Changing Vacation Desires Shift Minnesota Tourism Focus
A North Star Research Institute survey shows travelers now prize good food, a swimming pool, and a lake suitable for boating over pure fishing. Affluent visitors seek amenities beyond lakes and fish, suggesting Southern Minnesota resorts with quality dining and pools can attract more tourists.
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North Star Research Institute
Minnesota
Which end of the egg comes first in laying
Cornell scientists A L and A J Romanoff report that 90 percent of eggs form inside the hen with the sharp end pointing out, but only 70 to 80 percent are laid sharp end first due to rotation during laying.
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A. L
A. J. Romanoff
Cornell University
University of Michigan
Paul W. Gikas
Freeman Seeks Expanded Roles for Agriculture Department
Opinions from Agriculture Secretary Freeman advocate a broader agency remit and possibly a new name. He envisions cradle to grave services for rural towns and farms, expanded foreign aid, and technical agricultural assistance, moving the department toward welfare and foreign affairs functions.
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Freeman
Department of Food, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Quotation Sparks Debate on Rural Development and Urban Reach
AUSTIN DAILY HERALD discusses shifts in rural area policy and urban expansion. Critics warn the Department of Agriculture is encroaching on urban facilities, with the American Municipal Association echoing concerns about planning, zoning, and infrastructure.
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Department of Agriculture
American Municipal Association
Department of Urban
Turn Back The Clock Display Wins At West Dept Store
West Dept Store wins the Turn Back The Clock window display contest. Austin High School Orchestra directed by C Vittorio Sperati gives its first free concert at the Austin High School Auditorium. Dr J J Morrow elected president of St Olaf Hospital Staff.
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West Dept. Store
Austin High School
C. Vittorio Sperati
J. J. Morrow
St. Olaf Hospital
Overpayments, stock sale errors spark confusion in industry
Matthew B McCloskey says a $35000 overpayment on an insurance bond was an error. Maywood Boggs of the International Brotherhood of Boiler-Makers testifies a stock sale to Bobby Baker for 4600 was also a mistake, though it was worth 36000. The article surveys recurring money mishaps and wrong assumptions in high level deals.
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Matthew B. McCloskey
Maywood Boggs
International Brotherhood of Boilermakers
Bobby Baker
Baker
Labor’s Political Directors Prepare for 65 and 66 Elections
A confidential AFL CIO COPE memo urges immediate labor campaign to win about 600 city elections in November 1965 and to shield a pro-labor majority in Congress from a weak midterm in 1966. It names six targeted Republican Senate conservatives for 1966 and details a prior campaign that distributed over 65 million pieces of literature nationwide.
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Washington
D.C
Congress
AFL Cio
Committee On Political Education
COPE
Labor
U.S. Senate
Karl Mundt
South Dakota
John Tower
Texas
Gordon Allott
Colorado
Len Jordan
Idaho
Jack Miller
Iowa
Milward Simpson
Wyoming
COPE voter drives cited in 1964 election successes
The Hall Syndicate report details Roy Reuther led registration efforts with near million dollar budgets and COPE supported drives in 89 congressional districts across Colorado Utah Wyoming Washington New Mexico Texas Ohio and more. It credits large Negro registration gains and minority participation for Democratic wins including Young in Ohio and Yarborough in Texas. It notes 237 of 354 labor endorsed House candidates 25 of 31 Senate nominees and 14 of 22 governors won.
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COPE
Joe Rourke
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Washington
New Mexico
Cannon
Nevada
Montoya
Kennedy
New York
Harris
Oklahoma
Goddard
Arizona
Branigan
Indiana
Gov
Kerner
Illinois
Sen. Young
Ohio
Texas
Yarborough
Ross Bass
D-Tenn
Ralph Yarborough
AFL Cio
Business Industry Political Action Committee
BIPAC
American Medical Political Action Committee
AMPAC
Medicare
House
Senate
Labor
Hall Syndicate, Inc
Dog-Lovers Send Sympathy for LBJ White House Beagle
Hundreds of animal lovers wrote to President Johnson and family after the death of the White House beagle Her. About 400 letters arrived in nearly two weeks, with 300 offers of other animals, including a calf, to comfort Luci, Johnsons 17 year old daughter, and Her’s brother Him.
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Washington
Johnson
White House
Luci
Perry Mason Mystery Beats Logic Without Clarifying Plot
A NEA column critiques the Perry Mason show noting the allure of its mystery lies in answers that raise more questions. The writer compares real life research to TV storytelling and ponders how knowing the end can obscure the questions that drive understanding.
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New York
NEA
Perry
Geneva de Gaulle
Clara
Fred
Today in History highlights from 1964 past events
On December 10 1832 Andrew Jackson proclaimed nullification defense of the Union. Spain ceded Cuba Puerto Rico Guam and the Philippines to the United States in 1898 ending the Spanish American War. Japanese planes sank the Repulse and Prince of Wales in 1941. U N condemned Red China in 1954 and De Gaulle promised sovereignty in 1959. Congressional action aided college building in 1963.
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Associated Press
Andrew Jackson
South Carolina
Spain
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Guam
Philippines
United States
Prince of Wales
Malaya
U.N. General Assembly
Red China
Charles de Gaulle
Sullivan Poses Questions About Those Other Worlds
Walter Sullivan surveys the search for extraterrestrial life and communication. He outlines how scientists choose stars and planets for life, methods of signaling or listening, and whether visitors may have already probing our solar system.
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Sullivan
Mao’s early stance on U S and Soviet powers framing Asia
Ray Cromley recalls Mao Zedong in 1944 Yenan as a wary practitioner of communism who favored independence from both the United States and the Soviet Union. He notes Mao valued guerrilla warfare over conventional force and believed he could outlast stronger armies with time.
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Nea
Soviet Union
Red China
Brezhnev
Mao
Russia
China
United States
U.S
Asia
Southeast Asia
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