More join food cooperatives as prices rise in Vermont
New England People's Co op in Burlington expands as Rutland Middlebury forms the fifth local center. Members pool wholesale orders from local producers and distant distributors to slash grocery costs, buying dairy, eggs, grains, and dried goods for households.
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Burlington
Vermont
Rutland-Middlebury Co-Op
New England People's Cooperative
Neccop
Susan Meacham
Burlington, Bray
E Richmond Creamery
Boston
New York
Co-Op
Burlington Co-Op
Coop
Soaring gold prices revive long-dormant mines in West
United Press International reports soaring gold prices spark renewed activity at historic mines in California and Nevada. Applications for risk-free USGS loans up 50 percent in a month, with several firms in Nevada and California using federal funds for exploratory work. Newmont reopens two old Carlin mines. Ajax and others eyed for production in 1975.
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United Press International
Mother Lode
California
Bonanza
Nevada
Harold Stager
Office of Mineral Exploration
Menlo Park
Calif
U.S. Geological Survey
U.S
South Dakota
Iren Borup
Black Hills
Homestack Gold Ca
Colorado
Gold Cycle Gold Corp
Ajax
Cripple, Creek
Teah
Carlin
Cortax
Paul Ge
Nevada Mining Association
Newmont Mining Corp
Bootstrap
Blue Star
California Mother Lode
Alhambra-Atlanta Gold Mining Co
Yellowjack
Kelsey
Mabel Timm
Trinity County
Lewiston
James Carroll
Aerosol shaving cans boon to badgers
A quirky feature on badger use of shaving products noting aerosol cans displaced traditional brushes since 1951. It cites a US maker selling 12 yearly brushes at $3 to $5, European and Chinese pelts, and notes badger biology, nocturnal habits, and the purpose of badger crossings on roads.
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Washington, D.C
National Geographic Society
Europe
China
Brock
USDA Publishes Lesson Aids On Buying Food Efficiently
The U S Department of Agriculture released teaching aids for home economics and consumer education. The guides cover meat dairy eggs poultry fruits vegetables and canned frozen foods with reference lists glossaries teaching tips and quizzes. A special section explains how to obtain more value for money. Free copies AH-443 available on request. copies also sold at 1 cent per copy by the Government Printing Office.
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Washington, D.C
U.S. Department of Agriculture
USDA
Agricultural Marketing Service
Federal Plaza
New York
N.Y
Superintendent of Documents
Government Printing Office
Wind driven generators eyed for U.S. power supply
NASA scientist Frank Rom says wind could supply about half of the United States power. He envisions 100,000 windmills, or 400 per typical 1000 megawatt plant, with trials planned and offshore platforms explored, noting wind reliability and need for conventional backup when winds falter.
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New York
UPI
Frank
Rom
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Intellectual Digest
United States
NASA
Lewis Research Center
Cleveland
Aulantle
Born
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Beth Champagne
New England
Ag Oid
Frances Moore Lappe
Ballantine
Lappe
Checkout Services
Father
Erole
Weber
DES
Ames American Made
Garden Tools
Dgrass Shears
Shell
Rockwell
Cash & Carry
Colby Steal
Hiuttle Ie
Bennington
Progressive Building Supply
Depot Street
Youngstown
Telfonic Systems, Inc
Londonderry, Vt
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