Failure of Land Grant college system fuels farm crisis
A June 7 opinion piece notes a public study charging land grant colleges with serving agribusiness over family farmers. It cites farm declines from 6.8 million in 1935 to 2.7 million today and larger farm sizes, urging hearings led by Sen. Stevenson to examine research direction, funding, and rural impact.
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America
Land Grant
Senate
Adair E- Stevenson III
D-Ill
National Assn. of
Land Grant College Complex
Agribusiness Accountability Project
Field Foundation
Kim Hightower
North Texas State University
Ralph W. Yarborough
Hightower
Land Grant College
Agriculture
Earl Butz
Congress
Youth travel abroad tips from State Dept pamphlet
A 19 page government pamphlet titled Youth Travel Abroad What to Know Before You Go offers a pre travel checklist and contacts to help young Americans avoid problems studying working or touring overseas It covers passports visas vaccination charter flights study programs and embassy roles and is sold by the Government Printing Office for 20 cents for readers planning trips this summer.
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U.S. State Dept
Europe
U.S
Hormel Creates Three New Vice Presidencies in 51st Year
The Hornet era at Geo. A. Hormel & Co. concludes its 51st year with a board meeting where three new vice presidencies are created. Park Dougherty Robert F. Gray and James L. Olson were elected to the new posts as the group meets at the Austin main office before Hormel’s California return.
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Geo. A. Hormel
Austin
Geo. A. Hormel & Co
Hormel
California
Park Dougherty
Robert F. Gray
James L. Olson
Rockefeller party for labor allies of Nixon in New York
Nelson Rockefeller hosted a high profile New York City gala for labor leaders and allied insiders seen as a kickoff for Richard Nixon's national labor campaign. The event highlighted Rockefeller's support for Nixon and outlined a plan to mobilize regional labor blocs through key AFL CIO figures and Teamsters allies.
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Victor Riesel
New York
N.Y
Nelson Rockefeller
Richard Nixon
White House
New York State
Nixon
Rockefeller
Gov. Rockefeller
James Buckley
Peter Brennan
Afl-Cio
New York States
Pete Brennan
Cambodia
Brennan
Donnie Rodgers
Hard Hat Teamsters
Mr. Rockefeller
Teamsters
Frank Fitzsimmons
Harold
Gibbons
Hanoi
Fitz
West Coast
Einar Mohn
White House - Rockefeller
George Meany
National Labor
Meany
Rodgers
Labor
Sen. McGovern
Committee On
Dick Nixon
the Rock
Rabies cases by wildlife and pets in the United States
A U.S. Public Health Service report finds skunks caused 46 percent of last year’s rabies cases, foxes 15 percent, bats 11, cattle 9, dogs 5, cats 5, and raccoons 4, with 4,392 confirmed cases across every state.
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U.S. Public Health Service
Union
Mutual funds outperform savings over 10 years study
A 10 year study by FundScope analyzes systematic investment in mutual funds from 1962 to 1971. With an initial $500 and $100 monthly, average funds yielded $17,451 versus $15,539 in a 4 percent savings account. Among 161 funds, 106 beat the top passbook rate, led by Rowe Price New Horizons, while five of the top six funds were no load. Even so, some funds underperformed. The study notes long term growth advantages and warns of risk with potential high returns.
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Carlton Smith
FundScope
New Horizons Fund
Rowe Price Group
New Horizons
Big Dipper reborn as The Plow in modern England
The Big Dipper is known as The Plow in modern England, with the handle aligned to the plow handle and the Dipper’s bow matching the plowshare. The Q and A cover pardoning power of the U.S. president and blood type identifiers A B AB and O.
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England
Ex-con Guerrero breaks silence on prison reform
Ex-con Alfonzo Guerrero in Jersey City discusses prison reform and criticizes rights focus. He recounts experiences in Cook County jail, urges workback into society, and warns against letting convicts run prisons. He stresses the need for accountability and honest labor rather than prima donna treatment.
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Tom Tiede
Jersey City
N.J
NEA
Washington State
California
New York
Alfonzo Guerrero
Guerrero
Cook County
Chicago
al Guerrero
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Austin Daily Herald
Goodhue
Goodhue County
Lake City
Red Wing
Duluh, Red Wing & Southern
Goodhue Township
RED Wing Republican-Eagle
2Nd St. N.E
Minnesota
Edmund E. Smith
Thomas J. Koeck
Minn
United States
A.P.O
F.P.O
Eesees Osetiede Sens
Teenee
Robert Mellem
Grace Mellem
West Winona
University of Minnesota
St. Olaf College
Northfield
Mellem
Germany
Austria
Roger Svejkovsky
Red Cedar Inn
Svejkovsky
Berry's
NEA, Inc
FBI
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