Farmers lean to 25 percent set aside option in 1973 program
Washington AP reports ASCS field checks show most farmers choosing the 25 percent set aside option to receive full payment benefits rather than the zero-acreage plan. Through March 2, 553,564 farms enrolled with 84.5 percent selecting the 25 percent rule and 40 percent target for zero set aside not yet reached. Wheat also shows strong zero set aside uptake, with 261,591 of 320,814 wheat farms enrolled in the zero option.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Department
Glen A. Wels
ASCS
Weir
Skylab Astronauts Trained To Handle In-Flight Dental Issues
Skylab crew members and medical aides reviewed in orbit medical readiness at Lackland AFB Texas. Dr. Kerwin said the three Skylab 1 astronauts can handle toothaches to heart seizures with support from Mission Control. Garriott and Gibson, Skylab 2 and 3, emphasized broader medical capabilities and potential mission extensions if all goes well.
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Tex
Kerwin
Owen Garriott
Edward Gibson
Earth
Garriott
Mission Control
Eagleton Urges Congress To Act
Former Democratic vice presidential candidate Senator Thomas F. Eagleton urges Congress to reclaim power from the executive branch in a Tulane University speech. He cites executive privilege and Nixon’s impounding of funds, urging congressional resistance and possible refusal to fund programs to force releases.
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New Orleans
Thomas F. Eagleton
D-Mo
Congress
Tulane University
Eagleton
White House
Nixon
North Vietnam
Forgotten 27 Year Old Dynamite Causes Stir in Memphis
In Memphis a 27 year old dynamite stash found in a storage garage sparked a full emergency response. Sheriff Bill Snodgrass, Missouri State Highway Patrol, and demolition expert Trooper Carroll Plunkett oversaw removal. Dynamite blasts were heard as charges were moved to a city dump and detonated in two parts, felt several miles away.
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Memphis
Troy W. Moffett
Memphis Square
Moffett
Scotland County
Bill Snodgrass
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Carroll Plunkett
Jefferson City
Snodgrass
Hl, Elder
Kirksville
D.W. Ancell
Wyaconda
Kahoka
Bonds Move Into Mansion After Renovation Delays
Gov Christopher Bond and wife Carolyn prepare to move into the 102 year old Missouri governor s mansion once renovations finish. The plan includes a new floor private kitchen upgraded plumbing and electricity and a heated second floor porch with river view. The couple entertain legislators and family and hope for privacy as they await the move.
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Roy Malone
Associated Press
Jefferson City
Christopher S. Bond
Carolyn
Bonds
Capitol
Missouri River
B. Gratz Brown
Bond
F14 Fighter Price Jumps To 25 Million Under Pact
Washington AP Navy and Grumman reach a compromise on the F14 program amid a contract dispute that raises the unit price to about 25.8 million if 134 planes are bought. The 48-plane lot absorbs higher costs, while total program funding shifts with order size and future purchases to be negotiated separately.
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Grumman
Warner
Pentagon
Defense
Navy
Friedheim
Congress
Mrs Caray Granted $1000 A Month In Temporary Alimony
Mrs Marian Caray wife of former St Louis Cardinal announcer Harry Caray was granted $1000 a month temporary alimony and child support plus house payments medical expenses and tuition for their two children Michele 17 and Elizabeth 11 Judge James Ruddy set May 17 for a divorce hearing in St Louis County Circuit Court Ruddy noted the couple has been married 23 years and Caray now works as Chicago White Sox broadcaster
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Clayton, Mo
St. Louis
Harry Caray
James Ruddy
St. Louis County
Marian Caray
Michele
Elizabeth
Ruddy
Caray
Chicago White Sox
MHS Men Teachers Eye CBS News Show and April Cowgirl Game
MHS teachers will watch CBS Roger Mudd at 5 30 p m to gauge the Texas Cowgirls in an April 5 game against the MHS faculty men. A separate county records incident involved a man seeking a marriage license, confusion over source and wife's age of 65 versus 63.
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MHS
CBS
Texas
Audrain County
LeRoy Werner
Fulton
D. E. Woodworth
Werner
Callaway County
$9 Cost Label On Spending Bills
A White House briefing says passage of 15 spending bills could add zero to federal income taxes per $100, while Ehrlichman calls the package a dagger at taxpayers. Nixon would veto if approved, with possible further resistance if overridden. Navy Airman Apprentice James D. Wagner returns to the mid Pacific and is reassigned to USS Constellation after leave. He is the son of Mrs. Alice Wagner of Ozark Place.
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Washington
White House
Congressional
Nixon
John D. Ehrlichman
Newsman
Ehrlichman
Congress
Navy
James D. Wagner
Mexico
mid-Pacific
Wagner
Alice Wagner
Ozark Place
Mexico FFA Team Attends Stock Judge School
Four members Ronnie Neale Mike Hicks Tom Griffin and Mark Wilson attended a livestock evaluation and judging school at the Four Squares Livestock Marketing Center Marshall Junction. George S Neale Jr provided transportation while advisor John Peeper could not attend.
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Mexico
Mark Wilson
University of Missouri
USDA
Railroad Hearing Set in Glasgow on Mobile Agency Plan
The Illinois Central Gulf Railroad amends its Missouri plan to base Glasgow as headquarters for a mobile agency serving Glasgow Slater Alma Armstrong Blackburn Corder Gilliam Harmony Marshall Mt Leonard Shackelford Steinmetz Yeates with a public hearing in Glasgow scheduled April 11-12. The plan envisions a traveling freight agent operating from the headquarters, reopening closed stations, and cutting costs for shippers. The railroad also seeks authority for mobile agency operations headquartered at Kansas City Mexico and Louisiana.
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Jefferson City
Ilinois Central Gulf Railroad
Missouri
Glasgow
Slater
State Public Service Commission
PSC
Alma
Armstrong
Blackburn
Corder
Gilliam
Harmony
Marshall
Mt. Leoard
Shackelford
Steinmetz
Yeates
Central Gulf
Kansas City
Mexico
Louisiana
Watergate Giver Got Money Back
A Texas oilman Robert H. Allen recovered 89000 given to the Nixon re election committee after sending a regretful note citing Watergate concerns. Texas developer Walter T. Duncan also had a 305000 note repaid as his land empire faltered, with the committee cancelling the note.
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Washington
Texas
Nixon
Robert H. Allen
Houston
Walter T. Duncan
San Antonio
Allen
Maurice Stans
Mexico City
G. Gordon Liddy
Miami
Bernard L. Barker
Liddy
Barker
Democratic National
Senate
Stans
Mexico
Venience
House, Banking and Currency Committee
Duncan
Sen
Hubert. H. Humphrey
Office of Federal Elections
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Blair
Concord Village
Mrs. Caray
Pacific
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Liberty
Jeremia Johnson
Kelly‘s
Kelly Furniture
Mexico, MO
Kelly
Mercury
Lincoln
Mexico, Ma
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