Liberal Democrats Hope Election Leads to Reform
Washington AP reports liberal House Democrats see a path to greater influence in the next Congress amid vacancies and primary losses. They push modest reforms to strengthen the caucus, increase committee accountability, and bolster party leadership powers, while not seeking to abolish seniority or topple Speaker Carl Albert.
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Washington
House
George McGovern
Nixon
McGovern
GOP
Sis
Carl Albert
China marks 23rd anniversary with openness in parks
Shifts toward public discourse emerge as ordinary citizens in Shanghai and other cities address Lin Piao and the 1971 crash. In parks and public venues, Chinese observers amid crowds note a softer, more open mood than in later years, with officials and common people alike enjoying performances as celebrations unfold across the nation.
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Shanghat
China
Lin
Piao
Mongolia
Mao Tsu-lung
Peking
Revolutionary Committee
Shanghai
Taft
Maine
Hsinhua
Beatrice oil fire near state home under arson probe
Beatrice Nebraska officials investigate arson after an oil leak from the state home storage tank caused a fire in Bear Creek near Beatrice. Firemen report intense heat, no injuries, and damage to a county bridge and power lines as crews used chemical foam to extinguish the blaze.
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Beatrice, Neb
Vice Department
Beatrice State Home
Bear Creek
Elmer Aimimerman
Beatrice
Zimmerman
Burwell High FFA Team Wins 1972 Range Contest at Lewellen
Burwell High School FFA and Blaine County 4H clubs won the Lewellen competition with scores 847 and 783 respectively. Ainsworth High and Grant Ceuta High placed second and third in FFA. Clerry County 4H and Garfield County 4H junior leaders followed. Top FRA individual was Paul Lowe of Burwell with 436. Terri Sturtz led 4H with 311. Contest drew 148 entrants, testing plant ID, site eval, condition use, and range management planning.
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Lewellen, Neb
Burwell High School
Blaine County
Lewellen
Burwelleam
Pine Valley Blazers
Ainsworth High School
Grant Ceuta High School
Hyannis
State Department fights to keep policy role in foreign trade
Washington officials say they are narrowing the contest with Commerce and Treasury over who controls overseas trade policy as an OMB review nears completion. Shifts hinge on leadership changes at Commerce under Peter Peterson and the departure of John Connally, with interagency rivalries gradually easing and economic policy gaining emphasis in State. The article notes a long wartime artifact, the Armistice car, once housed in Paris and later moved to Compiègne Woods.
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Washington
State Department
Treasury Departments
U.S
Senate
Commerce
Treasury
State
Office of Management and Budget
Department
OMB
Warren Magnuson
D-Wash
International Commerce Service
Commerce Department
Treasury Department
John Connally
White House
Henry Kissinger
National Security Council
al Magnuson
Connally
Maurice H. Stans
Peter Peterson
Conally-Stans
Buffalo barbecue at Camp Comeca revives annual event
COZAD Neb April Buffalo barbecue at Camp Comeca Midway Lake drew Nebraskans organized by central and western Methodist churches raising funds for the camp and future improvements. Tom Cummings of Coral led the kitchen as the revival follows a lapse since 1970.
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Cozad
Braskans
Gar Comecoa
Midway Lake
Nebraska
Tom Cummings
Coral
Nebraskan named all around cowboy at Ak-Sar-Ben rodeo
OMAHA AP Chip Whitaker of North Platte Neb won the all round cowboy title at Ak-Sar-Ben Hodco rodeo in Omaha. He earned 909 dollars from saddle bronc and calf roping events, while Phil Lyne of George West Tex claimed calf rope and fastest go round time, totaling 2 372 dollars in winnings. The report notes some dangerous mistletoe berries.
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Omaha
Neb
Chip Whitaker
North Platte
Whitaker
Phil Lyne
George West
Tex
Ben
Minimum Till Planting Cuts Cost and Erosion
Farmers push minimum till planting as best soil saver and cost reducer. It keeps two thirds of soil undisturbed, preserves crop residue, reduces plowing and equipment needs, and allows earlier planting. Experts note benefits in land and water conservation, labor use, and lower capital investment.
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Soil Conservation Service
Arnold Marr
Fisher
Weeds lose grip as minimum tillage gains favor
Fisher notes weeds no longer major problem with pre and post emergent herbicides. He cites town survey 1968-70 showing shifts to no till and chiseling decline, with “all other tillage” rising. He says minimum tillage may boost returns by efficient use of farmer resources and appeals to younger farmers entering modern agriculture.
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Fisher
Fertile Tor Salt Seed Start Plan for Easy Germination
Fertile Tor Salt proposes a quick start for seedings by balancing growing climate for roots. TheBulvela Tiff Planter features an exclusive shoe design for subsoil alignment and a spring mechanism to press seed firmly into prepared ground.
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Kathy Kluck
Jacquie Maca
Para Fuhr
Dawn Auchlich
Jim Flynn
Ricky Wendt
Kenneth Urban
Terry Wendt
Charles Folken
Rotel Des Invalides
Paris
Compeigne Woods
Nlet
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Sonwels
LDING
Spain
Cost del Sol
Malaga
New York City
P.O. Box
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Camp
Comeca
SKY Theatre
Scruyler, Nebr
RI _ ALEC
McCowen
Alfred Hitchcock's
Frenzy
Columbus, Nebraska
the Telegram
Stoofa
Penneys
Jcpenney
Columbus
Harold George
Concord
East
Jenga Gustafson
Wayne
Herald
Nebraska Village
Fleischer Mfg., Inc
Nebr
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