Early American farmer disliked tax collectors in 1791 letter
Washington era records show Secretary Hamilton asked farmers in Pennsylvania and Maryland for crop data while urging secrecy about his name. Richard Peters criticized tax policies but provided farm value details, noting 200 acres near Philadelphia worth about 33 000 in 1791 dollars. Wheat and corn prices were 90 and 40 cents per bushel respectively.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Alexander Hamilton
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Hamilton
George Washington
John C. Ryan
Treasury
Richard Peters
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Peters
Agriculture Department
Rose-Hulman grads report 100 percent employment
TERRE HAUTE IN UP I Rose Hulman Institute of Technology says all 1975 graduates seeking work are employed most about 215 graduates yearly in engineering and science with 100 percent placement. Starting salaries average 13500 for engineers and 12600 for scientists.
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Terre Haute, Ind
UPI
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology
William W. Sisson
Indian Faith Beliefs Prophet of Free Worship
Dear Abby columns discuss Indian belief that worship is universal and free, rejecting church as necessity. a bride-to-be worries about overweight bridesmaids and asks how to handle the issue. Abby advises against excluding friends and suggests alternatives.
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Abby
Soldier Timothy Noel in Exercise Reforger mobilization
Army Specialist Five Timothy J. Noel, 24, of Worthington, linked to Ft. Campbell, Ky., participated in Exercise Reforger in Germany. A driver with the 34th Transportation Company, he joined the Army in 1970 and earned the Army Commendation Medal. He is a 1968 graduate of Worthington Jefferson High School and was with Pierceton Trucking before service. His wife Kathy Ann Noel resides in Oak Grove, Ky.
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Timothy J. Noel
James S. Noel
Worthington
Germany
Spec. Noel
34Th Transportation Company
Ft. Campbell
U.S. Air Force Military Airlift Command
Worthington-Jefferson High School
Pierceton Trucking
Kathy Ann
Oak Grove, Ky
Farm Exodus Reversed as More Young Farmers Enter Field
Washington reports a five year reversal in farming demographics with more young farmers. Beale of the Agriculture Department cites better economic prospects and an urban to farm shift driven by environmental and organic living trends. The share of farmers under 35 rose to 21.3 percent in 1975 while those 60 and over dropped to 25.2 percent. Total self employed farmers edged down slightly from 1.833 million in 1970 to 1.769 million in 1975.
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Washington
UPI
Calvin L. Beale
Agriculture Department
Beale
Virginia
TV Schedule Highlights December 3 4
Wednesday and Thursday feature episodes and specials from CBS and NBC including The Cop and the Kid Ellery Queen Rudolph the Red Bing Crosby Lucille Ball Special Captain Kangaroo Dinah The Price is Right and Love of Life with Talk and Soap Opera airings across dayparts from 6 AM to 1:30 AM listed.
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Young & Restless
Paul Harvey
Guiding Light
CBS News
Television Schedule Highlights for the Day
A dense CRT listing shows WTHI 10 schedule with hourly programs from 6:00 to 11:30 including comedy cartoons sports news dramas weather and soap operas. Notable titles include Hawaii Five O Barnaby Jones Starsky and Hutch General Hospital One Life to Live and Streets of San Francisco along with ABC News Merv Griffin and Wide World Movie airings. Several entries note TBA times and a mix of local and syndicated shows.
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Waltons
Barnaby’ Jones
News
General Hospital
Merv Griffin
San Francisco
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