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Newspaper
Middlesboro Daily News
Location
Middlesboro, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1972
Page
1
Lee County farmers face set aside rules under the 1970 Agricultural Act to balance supply and demand. About 88 farmers in Lee County, led by Charlie Williams, must designate and certify set aside land by June 80 or risk reduced payments. Noncompliance can lead to partial or full loss of program payments.
Local Southern States Cooperative members set the annual meeting for July 25 in Middlesboro. The session will cover Southern States operations for the year ending June 30, with elections for two new board members and two farm home advisory committee members. Attending were Willard Asher, RM Sandefur, and local board members Edsel Foard Raines, Clarence Miracle, Chester Miracle, Don Douglas, and KR Partin.
Good Farming notes ragworms or bagworms live in silken bag cocoons attached to twigs. Eggs hatch in spring, larvae feed on arborvitae, juniper, and other evergreens, causing leaf loss by mid to late summer. Control is via early June spraying with Malathion or Diazinon, following label directions, and removing bags by hand where feasible.
Space Center reports a 9 pound satellite left in lunar orbit by Apollo 16 crashed into the moon on its 426th orbit near the far side center. Engineers had expected at least nine days but lunar gravity variations pulled it down faster, aiding mascon mapping and orbit tracing.
Lee County builders are urged to stop using lead-based paints under Public Law 91-6495 the Lead-Based Paint Poisoning Prevention Act. FHA forbids paints with over 1 percent lead by weight in all new and rehabilitated housing financed by the agency. Exposed interior surfaces and accessible exterior elements must avoid lead. concealed work is excluded. Many firms now label paints over 1 percent lead with a warning.
A reader shares experience with allergy to aspirin and salicylates after years of negative tests. An allergy specialist identified salicylates as the culprit, enabling avoidance to prevent reactions. The column notes aspirin allergies vary, and caffeine in headaches helps some by constricting head arteries.
A messy clipping lists multiple marriage pairings with ages and hometowns, including George Trent age 24 and Linda Lamb 19 from Kneedville Tennessee, plus numerous others from Kentucky Michigan and Indiana. The item catalogs partner pairs, ages ranging from teens to seventies, and towns such as Middlesboro Pineville and Barbourville with dates implied in 4 10.
The World Almanac notes Father's Day is observed on the third Sunday in June and first celebrated in the United States on June 19, 1910. It attributes the idea to Mrs. John Brice Dodd and credit the initiative to the Ministerial Association and the YMCA of Spokane, Washington.
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