Embargo Halts U S Soybean Exports Over Feeds Cost
The Nixon administration ordered an immediate embargo on high-protein soybeans and oilseed exports to curb rising livestock feed costs. Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz warned it is drastic, with an estimated 30 million bushels saved, roughly $300 million at current prices, possibly not easing overall exports significantly.
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Washington
Nixon
Agriculture
Earl L. Butz
Commerce
Frederick B. Dent
Watts
Butz
Dent
Tokyo
Embargo on Soybean Exports Prompts Market Uncertainty
Observers question the Nixon administration embargo on soybeans and by product exports as farmers and traders monitor price movements. Jim Shultz notes markets swing with supply and demand and wonders if the embargo will Lower feed grain prices or have unexpected effects. Eben Farley says soybeans are not a major Douglas County crop, with 15 000 acres typically planted and winter delays possibly boosting bean prices.
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Jim Shultz
The
Farmer’s Co-op Assn
Shultz
Community Band Draws Crowd at City Park
About 600 people listened Wednesday evening to the city sponsored concert by the community band with AFM Local 512. Next Wednesday the group plays at Kansas University stadium for the Jaycee July Fourth program, with the following two Wednesdays returning to South Park bandshell.
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City Parks and Recreation Department
American Federation of Musicians Local 512
Kansas University Stadium
South Park
Blood Drive Falls Short of Quota at Local Hospital
The Douglas County Red Cross drive at Lawrence Memorial Hospital collected 251 pints of blood, well below the 450 pint goal. Executive director Jo Anne Byers said reliance on other counties is needed as donations are down statewide. more local donors may be called for major operations, with the next drive planned for late August unless an emergency arises.
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Douglas County
The
American Red Cross
Jo Anne Byers
Sterilization and Lawsuit Taint Federal Drug Ban
In Montgomery Alabama two girls aged 12 to 16 were sterilized after a federal ban on a birth control drug Depo Provera. The Montgomery Family Planning Center arranged the operations for Mary Alice and Minnie Relf. Their father Lonnie Relf filed a $1 million suit asserting the girls did not understand the procedure's effects.
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Montgomery
Ala
Orelia Dixon
Montgomery Family Planning Center
Mary Alice
Minnie Relf
Minnie
Dixon
Lonnie Relf
U.S. District Court
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Cost of Living Council
John T. Dunlop
George B. Watts
National Broiler Council
United States
Agriculture and Forestry Ministry
Japan
U.S
Eben Farley
Lawrence Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Farley
Naval Cne
Ray Stoneback
B.E Goodrich
Silvertown
Modern
F.E.T
Hunter
Incl
Wts
Woolworth's
Massachusetts
BankAmericard
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Federal
Frorm
Lawrence Savings Association
LSA
Lawrence
Avings
Vermont Street
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