Space Age Comes To Farm
Airing a new era in farming, Northern Trust Bank of Chicago manages 90 000 acres using agronomy merged with finance. The piece notes farms grew into big businesses by 1968 with 3 053 600 farms averaging 360 acres and profits far surpassing 1940s. It highlights Bank guidance on livestock crop mixes and land use, and profiles 1969 Outstanding Young Farmer winners with assets and debts.
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New York
LaSalle Street
Chicago
Northern Trust Bank
Farm Journal Magazine
Gordon Parks as Life staff pioneer and artist in film
Gordon Parks, a leading Life magazine photographer, gained international recognition in 1967 and directed the major motion picture The Learning Tree. A multi talented figure, Parks also wrote, composed, and painted, with works spanning poetry books and classical scores. He rose from poverty in Kansas to become a landmark figure in photojournalism and cinema.
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Gordon Parks
Life Magazine
Parks
Grapher
Japan
Viking Press
Europe
Park
Warner Bros
7 Arts
Horatio Alger
Kansas
Honky Tonks
Uss Panay
China
Life
Photo
Office of War Information
Farm Security Adm Administration
Stand
Roberto Rosselini
Uganda's Papal Visit Frames Deepest Africa
AP Special Report describes Uganda as a land of vast forests and high mountains north of Lake Victoria. It highlights gorillas on 11,000 foot volcanoes and Pygmy communities in the Ruwenzori range, framing the pope’s African itinerary as a window into the continent’s dramatic landscape.
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Kampala
Uganda
Paul VI
Africa
Lake Victoria
Tom Jones Rises Fast From Humble Welsh Start
AP profile of Tom Jones as he becomes a top TV star and live act in the United States. Discusses his rise from Pontypridd, discovery by Gordon Mills, early Gulf of success, pay surpassing 2.4 million, and his diverse singing styles. Notes on stage presence and prior censorship in Australia.
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Jerry Buck
NEW York
Pontypridd
Wales
Tom Jones
ABC
Hollywood
England
South Wales
London
Gordon Mills
Mills
Jones
Muddy Waters
Big Bill Brumsy
Jerry Lee Lewis
Elvis Presley
Presley
Australia
Real estate sales in Biddeford and Old Orchard Beach
IT REALTY NEWS reports two family dwelling at Pike Street Biddeford sold to Mr and Mrs Robert St Pierre of Marial Avenue Biddeford from former owner Malvina Rousel now of Jacksonville NC An eight room house with garage at Summit and Saco Avenue Old Orchard Beach sold to Donald Pratt of 40 Atlantic Avenue Old Orchard Beach former owner Cecille Hamel of Drummondville Canada All sales handled through E Morin Real Estate Agency Biddeford.
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At & Pike St
Biddeford
Robert St. Pierre
Marial Avenue
Is Malvina Rousel
Now
Jacksonville
N.C
Summit and
Saco Avenue
Old Orchard Beach
Donald Pratt
Atlantic Ave
Pratt
Cecille Hamel
Drummondville
Canada
E Morin
Wilderness Areas Use Rules Highlight Public Access
The public has use of U S wilderness areas without restrictions beyond fire regulations. Hunting and fishing are permitted in accordance with state laws.
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U.S
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John Cunniff
Camera News
Irving Desfor
Nile
Black Africa
Paul
British Commonwealth
Buganda
Busuti
Henry Morton Stanley
Stanley
Livingston
London Daily Telegraph
Christendom
Church Missionary Society
Democratic Party
Uganda People’s Congress
United
Protestants of Canterbury
Augustine Ouellette
Raymond St
Nancy Carol
Gerard Lehouillier
Emile Lehouillier
Guinea Road
Miss Ouellette
Biddeford High School
Morningstar Corp
Kennebunk
Lehouillier
Maine Maritime Academy
N.E
Lumber Home Supplies
Diamond National
MASS
Rancdurn
Briggs and Stratton
Briggs & Stratton Engine
Broadlawn
Briggs & Sholtes
United Indies
Black & Decker
Westchester
ALL
Tredene
Gal, Ea
Se Prk
Diamond National OF
Maine
Elm ST
Trip
CE Rhe
Copacabana
Frank Sinatra
Las Vegas
Framingham, Mass
Cynthia Lowry
IT Realty News
Kayes
Lackland Afb
Tex
Daniel P. LeBlond
Adrien R. LeBlond
Air Force Systems Command
Brooks Afb
LeBlond
St. Louis High School
Radio Electronic Television School
Boston
W.T. Grant
Biddeford Shopping Center
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