Bergland tightens outside work rules for USDA aides
Agriculture Secretary Bob Bergland issues a terse memorandum banning outside employment and honorariums for top USDA aides. The memo aims to guide new officials and supersede older restrictions by prohibiting fee-based speeches and direct payments for personal expenses.
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Washington
Agriculture
Bob Bergland
Agriculture Department
Bergland
U.S
USDA
Carter
Mattress Buying Guide Reveals Bedstead Basics and Tips
Consumers learn mattress basics from the National Association of Bedding Manufacturers while salespeople shape choices. Two main types exist inner spring and foam, with coil counts from 250 to 1 000 and guidance to inspect coils, wire gauge, and insulation for lasting firmness.
Panel to explain delay in Tris ban before Congress
The Consumer Product Safety Commission will explain why it delayed a limited ban on Tris, a suspected carcinogen used in children’s sleepwear. The five commissioners testified to a House subcommittee about allowing sales for a year after being warned of Tris’ risks.
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Washington
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Congress
House Commerce
Oversight and Investigations
John Moss
D-Clif
Commission
House
Antitrust
Consumers and Employment
Tris
ASU President Pritchard Will Not Seek Renewal
Dr. Ross Pritchard announced at a ASU Board session that his current three year contract will not be renewed when it expires June 30 1978. He plans to remain as president until then and offered no plans for after leaving ASU.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Ross Pritchard
Arkansas State University
Pritchard
ASU
ASU Board of Trustees
Mike Beebe
Searcy
Beebe
Hood College
Frederick
Carl Reng
College of Agriculture
Arkansas
Legislative Council
Flooding Reported in Central Oklahoma with Heavy Rainfall
Flooding was reported this morning in a portion of central Oklahoma as locally heavy rains persisted. Showers continued across the central Rockies and into the Great Basin toward the Pacific coast from the north.
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Associated Press
Oklahoma
Central Rockies
Great Basin
Pacific Coast
California
Washington
Missouri Valley
Wisconsin
Illinois
Texas
Minnesota
Kansas
North Dakota
Plains
Kan
Sas
Pacific Northwest
Plateau
Rockies
Great Lakes
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi River
Gillette
Wyo
Greenville
Maine
Corpus Christi
Lincoln FFA Banquet At Sheraton Inn Receives Honors
Lincoln FFA and FHA held their mother daughter father son banquet at the Sheraton Inn on April 27 with about 155 in attendance. FHA president Magigor White and FFA sweetheart addressed the group, awards were given, and Dr. R C Haney urged vocational opportunities.
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Lincoln Fha
FFA
Sheraton Inn
Magigor White
FHA
Blackland
Kenneth Moore
Billy Davis
Sharvanta White
Clark Muldrow
Ben Carrigan
Larry Maxwell
R.C. Haney
University of AR Pine Bluff
Gladys Golston
Caleb Brunson
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Agrisecretary
Mideast
United States
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Edmund H. Driggs
London
Poultry and Egg Institute of America
Usda Agency
Driggs
Office of Communication
Isaiah
Soil Conservation Service
Consumer Has
Mattress
National Association of
England
Kirbymoorside
Jim Tucker
North Sea
Environmental Defense Fund
National Cancer Institute
CIA
Stansfield Turner
Lincoln Ffa
Mary’s
415 East 4Th St. Hope, Ark
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