USDA Head Stresses Preservation of Farmlands
Dr. Walter A. Gunthorth administrator of USDA Rural Development Service spoke at the National Conference of Economic Development Representatives in Fort Lauderdale on July 23. He warned that continuing land loss to development threatens rural America and urged careful planning to balance growth with agricultural preservation while noting rural growth and manufacturing expansion in the 1970s.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter A. Gunthorp
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Rural Development Service
Gunthorp
National Conference of Economic Development
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
United States
Delaware
America
Metro
Guntharp
County Cattlemen Sponsor Barbecue and Music at Fair
County Cattlemen's Association chairman Wayne Davis announces a Monday Aug 4 event at the Palo Alto County Fair. Barbecued beef sandwiches will be sold for a nominal fee from directors or at the cattlemen's fair booth starting 7:00 p.m. A Country Western Music program features Bud and His Country Playboys beginning about 9:00 p.m.
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Palo Alto County
Wayne Davis
County Cattlemen's Association
Bud
His
Kidney Foundation Receives $22,212 Gift in Ruth Ann Fund
The Kidney Foundation of Iowa reports a 22,212 donation to the Bud Suter Memorial Research Fund. Funds originate from 1970s Ruth Ann Hannah transplantation drives and will fund kidney disease research in Iowa. Ruth Ann later matched as Mrs Mathew Willey of Auburn Illinois and led a normal life after five years with her mother's kidney.
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The
Kidney Foundation of Iowa Today
Wiliam "Bud" Suter
Iowa City
Ruth Ann Hannah
Aledo
Illinois
Ruth Ann
Mathew Willey
Auburn
University of Iowa Medical Center
Quad City
Iowa
Ilinois
James V. Mack
William
Bud" Suter Memb Ee
Kidney Foundation of Iowa
Bud Suter
Bud
Richard M. Freeman
Kidney Foundation of
Postal Rate Commission Recommendations Threaten Press Access
The administrative law judge proposes cutting first class stamps to 84 cents while boosting rates for magazines newspapers books and packages. This could reduce first class revenue by 900 million and raise costs for other mail by 67 to 250 percent, risking bankruptcy and the survival of many periodicals. The Public Service role of mail as an informational resource is at stake, warns the Magazine Publishers Association.
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SAS
Postal Rate Commission
United States Postal Service
Freedom of
Postal Service
Magazine Publishers Association
Des Moines River reminiscence of paddling and fishing joys
In Times Now and Then Joseph Gabrielsen recalls paddling slim canoes on the Des Moines River from Humboldt to a dam. He describes early river purity, self built canoes, clam hunting for pearls, catfish and pike catches, close calls with a big northern, and nostalgia for a cleaner, abundant river.
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Des Moines
Humboldt
Guilford Paulson
Norman Osher
Spud
Quiz of United States History and Leadership Milestones
Questions cover presidential vetoes, earliest black general, lunar first, postal service start, moon landing pioneer, event date, first automatic parking meter site, Vermont capital, Canada founder, and its prime minister. Answers depend on historical records and context.
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Canada
Editor's Quote Book Insight on Running Things
A quotation from William Feather notes that letting another believe they are steering events can be a useful tactic regardless of real control. The line reflects a pragmatic view on influence and perception in leadership.
Fragments Reveal Obscure Neapolitan Letter Clues
Readable fragments hint at a coded message or list of names and phrases in Neapolitan style. The garbled sequence includes numbers and foreign terms, suggesting a puzzle-like citation or archival note rather than a coherent narrative.
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USDA
Kidney Foundation
Save Postal Service and
the Free Press
Walter
Romeo
Graettinger
By Joseph Gabrielsen
Ford
U.S. Postal Service
Capital
Vermont
William Feather
Thervilli Ford, Inc
First Avenue
Estherville
JOWA
Felco
MILFORD _TERRIL
Wallingford
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