National 4-H Week Highlights Kansas Youth Programs
This item notes National 4-H Club Week with over 31,000 Kansas youths in 1 241 clubs. In Douglas County 4-H involves 600 youngsters across urban and rural projects, including livestock, gardens, home economics, and leadership. The piece previews International Farm Youth Exchange Day events at Kansas State University with speakers, sponsorship by the 4-H Foundation and Farm Bureau, and IFYE alumni activities and talks by returning delegates.
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Douglas County
Kansas State University
James A. McCain
Kstate
Kansas 4-H Foundation
The
Kan
1963 Delegates Begin Orientation For International Session
Eleven delegates listed with hometowns and host countries set an orientation at 8 30 am followed by a luncheon for new delegates Peggy Chrisman Hutchinson India David Good Barnard Nepal Linda Hemphill Lawrence Switzerland Marlene McBride Nortonville England Wales Beverly Moritz Milford Ecuador Betty Nelson Marquette Glade Presnal Goddard Italy Sharon Sargent Wakefield Patricia Shaffer Waldo Brazil Michelle Steele Wichita Poland and Harry Stephens Moline Iran
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Peggy Chrisman
Hutchinson
India
David Good
Barnard
Nepal
Linda Hemphill
Lawrence
Switzerland
Marlene McBride
Nortonville
England-Wales
Beverly Moritz
Milford
Ecuador
Betty Nelson
Marquette
Finland
Glade Presnal
Goddard
Italy
Sharon Sargent
Wakefield
Costa Rica
Patricia Shaffer
Waldo
Brazil
Michelle Steele
Wichita
Poland
Harry Stephens
Moline
Iran
Vegetative Cover Project Emphasized by ACP Douglas County
The ACP highlights a permanent vegetative cover project as key for soil protection and land use. About half of Douglas County land is overgrazed pasture. the A-2 practice can renovate overgrazed or bushy pasture or feed down cropland for grassland uses. Cost sharing covers 80 percent of eligible costs.
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Douglas County
ACP
Basic Reading may replace McGuffey in schools
J B Lippincott proposes a new Basic Reading series by Glenn McCracken and Charles Walcutt that blends phonics and look‑say methods. They claim first graders could know about 2000 words by year end, with pilot tests planned in Iowa Tennessee California and suburban Philadelphia.
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Glenn McCracken
New Castle, Pa
Charles C. Walcutt
Queens College
New York
Iowa
Tennessee
California
Philadelphia
House Plant Cuttings in a Clay Pot Moistening Setup
A large clay pot filled with sized potting soil holds an empty 2 inch clay pot at the center as a drainage well. Corked pot serves as a water reservoir. water seeps through porous sides to keep the surrounding soil evenly moist for cuttings.
Farm Income Sets Record in 1962 Nationwide earnings rise
The Agriculture Department reports a 1962 average realized net income of 3498 for U S farms, a record high driven by fewer farms. Arizona tops with 24233 while West Virginia trails at 898. Personal farm income averaged 1430. non farm per capita income stood at 2440.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Department
Arizona
West Virginia
Missouri
Kansas
Bank Earning Tax Sought in Senate
A Kansas Senate bill proposes a five percent tax on the net earnings of banks savings and loan and consumer loan companies aimed at equalizing state taxes. Sponsored by the Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee with Gov. Anderson showing interest the measure would boost state revenue per the Property Valuation Department estimate.
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Hodge
Savings and Loan Associations
Topeka
Kansas
Kansas Senate
Senate Assessment and Taxation Committee
Frank S. Hodge
John Anderson
State Property Valuation Department
CMA Doubles Sales Volume at Farmers Union Co op
CMA nearly doubles sales to 79.6 million in 1962 and rebates over 114 million to members. The Kansas City meeting notes expansion of river shipments and export potential. CMA serves about 200 cooperatives with 60 000 farmers across six states and will add five barges to its fleet in spring.
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Kansas City
Farmers Union Co-operative Marketing Association
CMA
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Nebraska
Iowa
Colorado
Minnesota
Ed Johnson
Osborne
Kan
Coop
Johnson
Milan architectural students end 21 day strike
After 21 days at the University of Milan the shut-in ended as faculty bowed to demands for harder classwork stiffer exams lectures by practicing architects and a say in curriculum. Students argued the program was not challenging enough for modern competition.
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Milan
Italy
University of Milan
Ellsworth Award Presented at KU
A $180 Ellsworth scholarship honoring KU art education professor Miss Maud Ellsworth was awarded for the first time to Miss Marieta Spurgeon of Kansas City Kansas. Spurgeon earned a KU B.S. in art education in 1960 and is a Delta Phi Delta member with multiple scholarships and honors.
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Kansas University
Maud Ellsworth
Marieta Spurgeon
Spurgeon
Kansas City
Kan
Wyandotte High School
Delta Phi Delta
Quayle
Miss Ellsworth
University Drive
Jail Sentence Measure For Drunken Drivers Recommended
Kansas House Roads and Highways Committee recommends a mandatory five day jail sentence for drunken driving. Testimony from L A Billings Motor Vehicle Department and Col Larry Hughes Highway Patrol supports the measure as a good start to curb drunken driving. Billings notes high revocation and repeat offense rates among drunk drivers.
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Topeka
Kansas House Roads and Highways Committee
L. A. Billings
Motor Vehicle Department
Larry Hughes
Highway Patrol
Nesbits Welcome Daughter Diana Kay at Lawrence Memorial
Mr and Mrs William Nesbit announce the birth of their daughter Diana Kay on February 16 at Lawrence Memorial Hospital. Diana has a two year old brother John. A son was born February 20 to Mr
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William Nesbit
Diana Kay
Lawrence Memorial Hospital
Diana
John
Psychologist Is Shooting Victim Dies In Arkansas
Dr. Keith E. Herlocker a 48 year old psychologist at the Veterans Administration Hospital in North Little Rock died after being shot in his office on Monday. A patient Raymond Ralph Roberts 47 of El Dorado Ark is jailed on assault with intent to kill and may face murder charges. Roberts says he denied the shooting and the FBI notes the weapon a .32 caliber pistol is missing. Herlocker came to the hospital in 1958 from Excelsior Springs Missouri leaving a widow and two children.
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Little Rock, Ark
Keith E. Herlocker
Veterans Administration Hospital
North Little Rock
Herlocker
Raymond Ralph Roberts
el Dorado
Ark
FBI
Roberts
Excelsior Springs
Kansas City VA
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