New Hampshire Farmer Bets on Ladybugs Over DDT
Nashua farmer Ben L Hogan 59 uses a ladybug program as a cheaper biological control to cut costs amid looming curbs on DDT and hard pesticides. He buys ladybugs from California for five dollars a gallon, claiming better effectiveness than chemicals. Regulators study restrictions on pesticide use as Audubon Society urges safer, cheaper alternatives to protect farms and lumber firms.
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Ben L. Hogan
Nashua
California
Hogan
Rachael Carson
Pesticides Control Board
New Hampshire
Massachusetts
James Earl Jones Trains to Portray Jack Johnson in The Great White Hope
Hollywood reports James Earl Jones, 205 pounds, is learning boxing for the film The Great White Hope to depict the first Negro heavyweight champion. He researched Johnson by reading his autobiography, shaved his head for the stage version, and uses trainers Mushy Callahan and others to master old moves for four fight montages. Jones aims to grow a bushy Afro post filming and reflects on Johnson’s courage amid racism.
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Hollywood
UPI
James Earl Jones
Jack Johnson
Jones
Johnson
Willard
Mushy Callahan
Ann Margret Special on CBS TV a Good Bet for TV Image
Television critic Rick Dubrow review of Ann Margret’s CBS Saturday special. He praises David Winters staging and Dean Martin presence, notes Lucille Ball musical number, and says Margret shows warmth and humor but risks her star image. He argues a bold, personal breakthrough is needed.
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Hollywood
UPI
David Winters
Dean Martin
Lucille Ball
Miss Margret
Mamie Stover
Ann - Margret
Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills
Ann-Margret
Linda Darnell
Five Day Forecast for Boston Area
UPI reports a near normal five day period for New England from Saturday to Wednesday. Daytime highs will be in the 30s regionwide, with northern Maine in the 20s and eastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island into the low 40s. Lows will average in the high teens. Weekend warmth returns and precipitation totals range from one tenth to one half inch, snow in the north and rain in the south early in the week.
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UPI
New England
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Maine
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
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Kane, Inc
Main St
Bennington
Monument Plaza Shopping Center
Oneida
Main Street
Hedwin
Master Charge
New England Bankcard Association
Interbank
Babcock Electric
Morgan Street
Bird’s
Dave's Television & Radio Shop, Inc
Beech Street
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Bishop’s T.V. Service
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Fienberg Stores, Inc
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Manchester
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