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Newspaper

Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Mar 09, 1973

Page

16

Staats Says Officials Bungled Soviet Grain Sale

Washington agency head Elmer Staats charged the agriculture department bungled last year's billion dollar grain sale to Russia. He said Russians got bargain prices at U S taxpayers expense, with no indication of law violations. Staats urged improved direct farmer information and warned subsidies kept prices low during critical trading.

Washington UPI Elmer B. Staats Agriculture Department Russia U. S Staats General Accounting Office Congress Thussia United States Staals

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An incoherent OCR fragment lists numerous names such as Har ry Vitts Lilian Sihwerts and Mar Chora with scattered times like 11:20 pm. The text also includes place abbreviations and unclear references to locations, dates, and events, yielding an unusable but readable collection of partial identifiers.

Gevily Meeker Lire Sewarte Lilian Sihwerts

Sylvester Receives Weed Extension Award in Atlanta

E P Dutch Sylvester won the Outstanding Extension Worker Award from the Weed Science Society of America at its 13th annual meeting in Atlanta. The Iowa leader, long a key figure in weed control education and commodity checkoffs, received a $1,000 prize sponsored by Blanca Company. IDC plans a study on how commodity groups spend their funds with Dan Murphy Co. of Des Moines to review $30,000 allocations.

Atlanta E. P Sylvester Weed Science Society of America Blanca ‘Company Indianapolis Ind Taide Rep-1 Turkey Iowa Indus IDC Java Ajoff Des Moines Iowa Development Commission Dan Murphy Co Des

Nance Resigns WMT Farm Post

Cedar Rapids broadcaster Bob Nance resigns as WMT farm service director effective March 16 after over twenty years with WMT. Nance will join Vigortone Products Company as director of customer relations and editor of publications. Jim Burt will replace Nance at WMT joining from Florida Farm Bureau duties.

Nance WMT Farm Cedar Rapids Bob Nance WAT Radio and Television WMT Chuck Worcester Vigortone Products Company Dave Etzet Ron Michaelsen Jim Burt Gainesville Fila Burt Florida Farm Bureau Iowa Farm Bureau WAIT

Curtis Claims National Spotted Swine Champion Boar

Curtis of Chardan Iowa won the National Spotted Swine Breeders Association show at Hawkeye Downs Cedar Hapiss. The August boar son of a previous champion, sold for 2500 dollars to Royal Cealer Indiana. The 57 entrants and 46 breeds reflected a busy national event with other placers noted by Willard Merryman Byron Bruns and Prewett farms among others.

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Curtis Says Grain Fuels Oil Industry May

Washington UPI Senator Carl T Curtis said some oil industry figures now back motor fuel from grain. He noted grain alcohol could supplement petroleum, with wheat protein used for food after separating it from starch. Curtis urged energy solutions from all sources and accelerated development of new supplies.

Washington UPI Carl T. Curtis R-Neb Senate Curtis Tie National Petroleum Council

Kallem Hamed Named VP for Iowa Cattlemen’s Group

AMES Iowa UP I The assistant research director of the Towa Development Commission was named executive vice president of the Iowa Cattlemen s Association headquartered in Omaha Nebraska Larry Kallem a native of Eagle Grove has worked for Kay Corp and USY a subsidiary of Kay Corp for several years He and his family live on a farm near Kelley

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Administration Rejects Dairy Price Hike and Boosts Cheese Quotas

The Agriculture Department announced a milk price increase to 5.29 per hundredweight for the new marketing year starting April 1, with a March 13 effective date to stabilize supplies and curb consumer prices. A four month cheese import quota expansion of 50 percent was proposed, while President Kennedy asked the U.S. Tariff Commission to study temporary quota raises.

Robos Agriculture Department Agriculture J. Phil Campbell U.S. Tariff Commission Campbell Goverment Bt

Reappointed Des Moines Harlan Stel to Iowa farm advisory panel

Monticello resident Harlan Stel has been reappointed to the Iowa Farm Bureau Farm Management Advisory Committee in Des Moines. The appointment reinforces ongoing efforts to support farm management guidance across the state.

Des Moines Harlan Stelgens Monticello Iowa Farm Burau Farm Management Advisory Committee

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