Price Of Starting Farm Was Cheaper In Old Days
HAL BOYLE notes a collage of bits from letters and trivia. It recalls 1530 England farm costs, aging hearing, a Connecticut study on remarriage success, quotable notables, champagne dangers, Expo 70 tickets, and quirky nature facts including a zebra and drivers ants.
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Hal Boyle
New York
England
University of Connecticut
Elsa Maxwell
Wilfred D. David
Society For the Prevention of Blindness
Jules Podell
Copacabana
Tokyo
Nature
LA Morals at Least Half Way Protected
Guardians of Los Angeles morals claim progress in suppressing salacious entertainment while court cases hinge on obscenity rulings. Oh Calcutta! closed after troubled runs at Fairfax Theatre. I Am Curious Yellow faces seizures yet plays in seven LA theaters.
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Bob Thomas
Associated Press
LOS Angeles
Guardians of the
Lou Shaw
Fairfax Theatre
San New York
U.S. Supreme Court
George France
Twelve States to Receive USDA Planning Aid for Projects
The Agriculture Department approved 12 new conservation and development planning projects across Arizona Georgia Hawaii Iowa Louisiana Maine Montana Nebraska North Dakota Oklahoma Oregon and Texas under the Resource Conservation and Development Program led by the Soil Conservation Service Local sponsors will set objectives focusing on soil and water conservation water resources industrial growth and educational and cultural opportunities USDA says approval for planning aid does not guarantee federal funds but helps groups gauge and pursue available aid Texas Leon Bosque Area covers 2.9 million acres across Erath Eastland Bosque Somervell and Comanche counties referencing potential to raise income and facilities.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Arizona
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Louisiana
Maine
Montana
Nebraska
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Texas
Department
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
USDA
Agriculture
Clifford M. Hardin
Texas — Leon-Bosque
Erath
Eastland
Bosque
Somervell
Comanche
City noise study calls for stricter truck rules
A 35 page report by Mayor Lindsay's Task Force on Noise Control says New York City's noise is intense and persistent enough to threaten daily life. It notes noise regularly exceeds 65 decibels and urges new rules to curb disturbing sounds, including limits on excessive truck noise. The report was presented at City Hall while the mayor was in Albany.
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New York
New York City
John ¥. Lindsay
City Hall
Timothy W. Costello
Albany
Hints For The Home From Readers
A reader contributed practical house tips including elevating cement bags on a ladder to stay dry, storing dining leaves with door cleats, mildewing books treated with denatured alcohol and sun, using a garage mirror for driveway visibility, cleaning carvings with a toothbrush after pumice, and making a pirate knife holder from plywood for display and function.
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Ito
Texas stands to gain from tree harvests and processing
Every dollar spent on standing trees boosts the Texas economy by about $25 through harvesting, manufacturing, construction, transportation, and marketing activities. The figure reflects broader value across sectors tied to forestry and wood products.
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Texas
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