Docking condemns federal farm program cuts in Kansas
Gov. Robert Docking denounces recent federal reductions in rural farm programs as counterproductive to rural development. He cites REAP funding cuts and low-cost rural loans as harming Kansas agriculture, which contributes about eight billion dollars to the state’s economy.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Robert Docking
National
Docking
Rural Environmental Assistance
rural__ Electrification Administration
Thomas Jefferson
America
Landscaping with trees and shrubs for spring planting
Extension notes advise planning before planting to maximize landscape function. Trees frame views and provide shade and wind protection while shrubs create accent, transition, and screening. Choose species by eventual size and site adaptation to minimize future maintenance and ensure a beautiful landscape.
Budget trims hit school milk as food aid shrinks
The Nixon plan reduces free milk for schools next year as part of USDA budget cuts totaling about 4.05 billion dollars for the next fiscal year. About 11.5 million fewer schoolchildren would receive milk, while cash and food-stamp aid shift with Social Security changes. The dairy lobby cites the cost at 97.1 million this year with a 25 million dollar forecast for next year.
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Washington
Congress
Nixon
Agriculture Department
Jerome A. Miles
USDA
Newsmen
Miles Sais
Black Magicians Take It on Chin
In West Java police report seventy men were arrested on charges they strangled chopped up or buried alive seven villagers they believed used black magic to kill residents.
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Jakarta
West Java
Apple crop nearly all used in 1972 report says
Washington AP reports the 1972 apple harvest totaled about 58 billion pounds almost all of it used. The 1971 crop reached about 6.4 billion pounds, with roughly 5 percent abandoned due to low prices and labor issues.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Bloomer Pitches Boomer Business on Plummer
A note about Bloomer, a local businessman on Plummer, reflecting on last year's boom in his enterprise. He tells friends excluding Mac that he wishes he had known them sooner, signaling a playful social nudge amid growth.
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Plummer
Bloomer
Mac
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