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Cotton program debate shapes Texas farm policy
Farmers and officials weigh changes to the cotton program as the USDA faces a potential 1968 plan. Allen J. Ellender urges action after 1965 farm law, while ACP provisions in Lubbock County expand cost share for soil conservation. Local directors are re elected to Plains Cotton Growers as community events announce United Fund kickoffs and local civic milestones.
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Allen J. Ellender
Isiana
Congress
Soarc
USDA
Farmers Union
Bir
Lubbock
Lubbock County
J. W. Borders
Whitharral
Hockley County
Plains Cotton Growers, Inc
Levelland
Bailey County
Muleshoe
Darnell
Harmon Elliott
United Fund
James W. Spears
Louie Welch
Houston
Slaton
Municipal Coliseum
Welch
Lockney
Slaton High School
Texas Municipal League
Texas Association of Mayors and Councilmen
Harris County Mayors and Councilmen Association
Welch Industries, Inc
Texas Gulf Industries
Louie Welch Company, Inc
Spears
First Methodist Church