Insect Survey Extends to August in Rolling Plains Texas
The Rolling Plains Cotton Insect Survey began June 1 and runs through August 31 as part of a Texas effort to control boll weevil. The $30,000 project is funded by Rolling Plains Cotton Growers and Texas Agriculture. coordinated by Emory Boring with 31 county agents and ten 2 person teams from Texas A&M, Texas Tech, and Sul Ross.
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Rolling Plains
Texas
Texas A&m
Texas Tech
Sul Ross
Wilbur Gruben
Te Rpcg
Gruben
Disappointed Texas Voter Turnout Draws Fire
In Childress County and across Texas turnout ran about 12 to 20 percent of potential voters in the runoff. The writer decries the low participation as a disgrace and argues Americans show apathy to politics, labeling recent arrivals and long‑settled residents differently and echoing a sense of minority influence.
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Morris Higley
Texas
Childress County
Las Vegas Showgirl Refuses Draft Induction Notice
Gillian Koopman, a Las Vegas showgirl, marched into the draft board office and indignantly returned an induction notice received earlier. Wearing short shorts, she stood about five feet tall with measurements 36 24 36, insisting the order was a mistake.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Gillian Koopman
Draft Board
Volunteer Castors Eliminated In Grain Sorghum 1965
Dr. Arthur F. Gohike reports that volunteer castor beans were completely controlled in grain sorghum in 1965 using PROPAZINE on seedings of June 1 at Pullmar clay loam. He notes heavy postapplication rainfall aided deep soil movement and stresses removal of any untreated volunteers before harvest.
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Arthur F. Gohike
High Plains Research Foundation
Pullmar
Gohike
Midwest Livestock Markets Show Mixed Prices This Week
Slaughter steers and heifers posted declines while hogs were lower and lambs showed irregular prices across Midwest markets. Cattle receipts dropped over 10 percent due to the holiday. wholesale beef and pork trends shifted with modest gains and losses. Live cattle futures were uneven on the Chicago board, and poultry and egg prices moved slightly lower to unchanged.
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Midwest
East St. Louis
Kansas City
Sioux Falls
East St Louis
Chicago
St. Pau
Iowa
Minnesota
Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago Mercantile Exchange
Shifts in Beef Market Highlight Weight and Grade Trends
College Station Texas Ed Uva cek a Texas A&M livestock marketing specialist told the National Advisory Commission on Food and Fiber that shifts are occurring in the beef market. Southwest trends favor heavier weight slaughter calves while North and East show a move toward lighter weight carcasses, both aiming for Good to Choice grades. He noted demand for low Choice carcasses and the shift from feeding grain through animals to producing efficient meat type cattle to meet federal standards.
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College Station
Ed Uvacek
Texas A&m Univeristy
Uvacek
National Advisory Commission On Food and Fiber
Avace
A&m
Shortest War On Record Between UK and Zanzibar
United Press International notes the 1896 UK Zanzibar clash ended in 38 minutes from 9:02 a.m. to 9:40 a.m. on August 27. The Guinness Book of World Records cites this as the shortest war in history.
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United Press International
United Kingdom
Zanzibar
Tanzania
Cwuinness
Graham to Appear on London TV Amid Crusade Push
Evangelist Billy Graham, credited with converting over 1900 people since beginning his London tour, will be on two TV programs this weekend. He joins David Frost on the British program Meeting Point to discuss the Greater London Crusade and later appears on ITV’s Eamonn Andrews show.
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Graham ON Telly London
UPI
Billy Graham
Greater London
David Frost
Graham
Eamonn Andrews
Wall Street Charter on Market Consolidation Trend
Bergman Cummings & Co says the market’s floundering reflects a continuing consolidation pattern amid heavy public financing for stocks and bonds. Thomas & McKinnon cite little interest without Vietnam developments until Q2 earnings. P W Brooks & Co disputes the view that Dow Jones resistance or shrinking volume signals a new downward thrust.
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New York
UPT
Bergman, Cummings &Co
Thomas & McKinnon
Viet Nam
P. W. Brooks & Co. Inc
Jointless tomato near for Texas growers
Texas A and M researchers claim progress toward a jointless tomato that can be mechanically harvested. Dr A L Harrison notes the fruit detaches cleanly from the stem, avoiding spoilage from remaining stems. Work continues at field stations and College Station with release hoped soon.
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Yo.kum
Texas A&m University
A. L. Harrison
A&m
Harrison
College Station
Texas Tomate
Pecan Weevil Sterilization Study Partners Texas A&M and USDA
Texas A&M University and the US Department of Agriculture collaborate to test biological control of the pecan weevil by sterilizing male weevils with cobalt-60 radiation and releasing them to mate without offspring. The project, supported by 57 thousand dollars, aims to reduce reliance on insecticides and target orchard infestations. Principal investigators are Dr. H. W. Dorough and H. W. Van Cleave of A&M Entomology.
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College Station
Texas A&m University
Department of Agriculture
Texas
A&m
USDA
Agricultural Research Service
H. W. Dorough
H. W. van Cleave
Dorough
County Agent Advises On Lawn Care For Value and Health
A county agent outlines lawn care practices to boost home value and yard appeal. He covers fertilization timing two applications plus summer nitrogen, mowing height and frequency, and deep watering to build a robust turf. He warns on chemical use DSMA AMS caution.
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Bermuda
San Augustine
Bluebrass
Aristotle's Museum Receives Specimens From Alexander
The philosopher Aristotle built a leading natural history collection receiving zoological specimens from his patron Alexander the Great, who sent them from his conquests.
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Aristotle
Alexander the Great
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