Barnstorming crop duster days fade from memory
New Orleans report profiles Dick Reade the ag pilot who sprays crops at dawn and dusk. The piece traces his career from P-38 service to Mid-Continent flying at Hayti Missouri, detailing routine, risks, equipment, and industry growth amid rising fuel costs. It notes battles with weather, birds, power lines, and deer, plus the shift from classic barnstorming to modern agricultural aviation practiced across the Midwest South and West. It highlights dangers, economics, and the mix of farming skill and aviation expertise shaping the profession.
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New Orleans
Reade
Iowa State University
Mid-Continent
Hayti
Missouri Bootheel
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Minnesota
Arkansas
Gand
Tibbs
HMB
Athnar
Ile
Midwest
John Smith
Federal Aviation Administration
Washington
Farcell Highes
le National Agriculture Aviation Assn
Weather outlook shapes up for 30 days says service
The U S Weather Service in Washington projects the next 30 days will bring a steady pattern with above average temperatures and periods of rainfall. Forecasters expect warm spells to mix with cooler breaks and caution for potential storms in coastal regions.
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U.S. Weather Service
Washington
Food Critics Nettle Ford Over World Food Conference
Washington officials spar over the Rome meeting held November 5 to 16 as U S senators urged immediate aid of one million metric tons of grain for famine relief. Borlaug and other critics said the conference failed to address urgent hunger while Ford aides argued its aim was longer term policy.
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Washington
Kane
U. S
Ford
Clark
Rome
Norman E. Borlaug
Ford Administration
Borlaug
Edwin M. Martin
U.S
National Agricultural Outlook Conference
Agriculture Department
Iss
Martin
Henry A. Kissinger
Kissinger
U. N. General Assembly
United Nations
Algiers
USDA
Farm Bureau seeks changes to pesticide regulations
Iowa Farm Bureau urges federal EPA to classify widely used corn and soybean pesticides as general use to ease administration. It backs allowing mix producers to sell restricted use pesticides and permits noncertified buyers when applied by certified applicators. The note recalls a 1944 World War II Battle of the Bulge date.
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Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau
Harold Anderson
Iowa
Environmental Protection Agency
Anderson
Farm Bureau
Belegium
Jaworski Re elected To Food Firm Board
Former Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski was re elected to the board of Anderson Clayton and Co, a processor and distributor of food and agricultural products. He had joined the board in November 1961, left to head the Watergate prosecution, and returned as a senior partner at Wulbright Crooker and Jaworski after resigning as special prosecutor on October 25.
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Higbee
Mitchell
Midwest
California
Plorida
Reade
Houston
Leon Jaworski
Anderson, Claytow and
Jaworski
Washington
Ecutor
Wulbright, Crooker and Jaworski
Anderson, Clayton and Co
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