Group urges study of immigration policies and population balance
The Great Plains Regional Assembly, with 70 participants from eight states, urged reassessing U.S. immigration policies to affect assimilation and discourage highly trained workers from developing countries. They called for population stability, balanced urban rural distribution, and aid to developing nations while limiting meat reduction and expanding long term food and fertilizer development.
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NPPD awards contracts for Gerald Gentleman Station No 2
The Nebraska Public Power District directors approved $57.8 million in contracts for boiler and turbine generator components of a 600,000 kilowatt coal plant to be built near Sutherland by 1980. Allis Chalmers led turbine bids, Babcock & Wilcox won the boiler, while GE and Westinghouse faced higher evaluated prices. Foster Wheeler was rejected due to pulverizing equipment concerns.
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Texans Speak Their Language In A Dictionary Of Texan Talk
Houston based story details Jim Everheart 50 who compiled The Illustrated Texas Dictionary of the English Language now in four volumes. The book maps Texan pronunciation and slang used by oil firms and businesses moving to Texas, highlighting pride in Texan speech and its distinct accent.
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