Farmers Face Declining Rural Population and Endangered Farm Future
The Agriculture Department reports a 6.2 percent drop in farm population over 12 months as urban migration continues. At a 0.2 percent yearly pace, about 600,000 farms could disappear annually, possibly leaving no farmers in 15 years. The piece questions farm programs and political will, noting President Nixon’s promises remain unfulfilled and urging action to prevent a feeding crisis.
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Agriculture Department
Nixon
Congress
Pentagon
Distaff Sid and New Year's Reflections in 1972
A fragment notebook recalls Christmas phrases and a leather book cover gift. The author notes a traditional New Year’s Eve with a one girl party, her daughter’s lively celebration, and hopeful remarks about 1972 despite past year’s melancholy.
Congressmen Profit From Interest Free Deposits Tied to Banks
JACK ANDERSON reports that over 100 congressmen, nearly a quarter, receive payments or benefits from banks where they hold stakes or roles as stockholders or officers. The piece details how agencies deposit tax money in such banks, which then lend at high rates, enriching the banks and, indirectly, their congressional connections. It notes Rep Henry Reuss's holdings and the rising deposits in his banks as his influence grows, with Treasury officials denying political motives.
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Washington
Bill Archer
R-Tex
Heights State
House Banking Committee
Wisconsin
Henry Reuss
Nuhiia
Reuss
Treasury
Les Whitten
Martin Price
John Carlock
Niagara Shares Corporation
Reuss Banks
Marshall and Isley Bank
Banking Committee
Marshall and
Isley
China
United States
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Texas
New Mexico
Coleridge
Kubla Khan
Elias Howe
William Hunter
Louis XIV
Bible Verse Echoes Faith and Charity in Tax Notes
The item cites scripture verses Psalm 37 5 and Galatians 2 1 and discusses a banker with rising accounts from 1969 to mid 1971 noting tax concerns. It frames Christian charity as core to public life and mentions concern for the poor and love of Christ in relation to banking and accountability.
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Christ
Hellinger’s Autographed Book Sells for 25 Dollars
Reporter recalls Mark Hellinger’s antics in promoting Ten Million with a comic preface. He sought autographs, chased copies in Beverly Hills, and finally paid 25 dollars for a signed edition after a clumsy Hollywood quest.
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Mark
Los Angeles
920 Acre Gift to Kansas State University
About 920 acres south of Manhattan were donated to Kansas State University for ecological research into improving productivity. The land along a three mile stretch of I 70 eight miles south of Manhattan is a gift from the Nature Conservancy and an anonymous donor. It will be called Konza Prairie per the donor’s request for an Indian name. Konza is one of about 80 spellings of the historic tribal name. Research begins this year.
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Manhattan, Kan
Manhattan
Kansas State University
James McCain
Nature Conservancy
McCain
Konza Praire
Public Equity Corp Seeks Milestone IPO in Socially Beneficial Venture
A corporate prospectus signals a risky stock with modest dividends as The Public Equity Corp plans to go public at 2.4 million shares at 10 dollars each. Leaders frame the venture as capitalism correcting its sins through legal action, while public reception in late spring or summer remains uncertain. Investors may separate morals from profit amid hopes for public good.
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New York
Securities and Exchange Commission
Public Equity Corp
Men of Knowl
Thomas Mechling
Nevada
National Associ
Embryo Corporation
Wall
New Car Cuffs Drunken Driver in Japan
HAL BOYLE reports a pilot car in Japan that prevents driving by drunken drivers. A steering wheel breath sensor automatically stops the engine if alcohol is detected. The feature marks a notable advance in traffic safety and auto technology.
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New York
Japan
Yesteryear
India
Bengal
Modest Maid Trod the Primrose Path Clue
The Cryptoquip from yesterday hints a theme of modesty and pathfinding. Today's clue notes that G equals N, guiding decoding strategy for the cipher puzzle featuring Eugene Sheffer’s crossword format.
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Ring Features Syndicate
Tnc
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John Frazier
Associated Press
Jack Anderson
New House Code of Ethics
Marshall and Isley Bank Stock Corporation
House
Milwaukee
Wis
Bible Thought
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Jim Bishop
Hellinger
Tiffany Thayer
Mark Hellinger
New York Daily Mirror
King Features Syndicate
Henry
Guy de Maupassant
Bing and Bing Construction Company
Underwood
Underwood Type-writer Company
James Hennnessy Company
Saks & Company
Dr. Hinkle
Hollywood
Bank of America
Mr. H
twentieth-Century Fox
Darryl Zanuck
Zanuck
Gladys Glad
Ziegfeld
Kansas State
Business Mirror
Hal Boyle
Eugene Sheffer
Shore
Bird
Chemical Office
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Tetter Agency
Burden
Paraguay
Russian River
Jonas
Moody
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Uviguxv
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