Farmers Endorse 1971 Marketing Bill Hearings Open
The American Farm Bureau explains the National Agricultural Marketing and Bargaining Act of 1971 as hearings begin today before House and Senate Agriculture Committees. The Sisk bill H R 7597 would create a National Agricultural Bargaining Board and require good faith negotiations between handlers and qualified producer associations.
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American Farm Bureau Federation
Agriculture Committees
House
Senate
Congress
House of Representatives
U. S
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Charles McC Mathias
Goodloe E. Byron
Kenneth Hood
Federation
Hood
National Agricultural Bargaining Board
National Bargaining Board
Frederick County
Mathias and
Beall
Byron
Constitution Week Essay on Amendments 14 15 and 19
Miss Jeanette M. Thomas of Creamery Road Emmitsburg writes on the path to universal suffrage tracing the 14th 15th and 19th amendments and the long struggles from property and religious restrictions to women's voting and the 26th amendment lowering the voting age. The piece notes poll taxes voter registration and ongoing access issues while stressing the duty and privilege of voting.
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Jeanette M. Thomas
Creamery Road
Emmitsburg
Carrollton Manor
Daughters of the American Revolution
Greece
Rome
United States
Nixon faces clash over Arctic oil routes and economic plan
The article compares a Canadian oil pipeline to Alaska options, noting hidden studies favor Canada and Interior Secretary Morton cites higher costs for the Alaska route. It reports Nixon pressuring Congress to pass his economic program, with Meany Mills tax debate and public opinion backing price freezes and surcharges.
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Washington
U.S
Alaska
Les Aspin
D-Wis
Canada
Interior
Rogers Morton
Senate Interior Committee
Puget Sound
Canadian Wilds
Nixon
Nicholas Begich
White House
GOP
Congress
Apl-Cio
George Meany
House Ways and Means
Wilbur Mills
Treasury
Charles Walker
Meany-Mills
Meany
Walker
Mills
Population crisis looms as world faces growth and limits
Bruce Bloss surveys a looming global squeeze led by rising population, pollution, and resource limits. He cites the Club of Rome and MIT’s Jay Forrester noting world population doubling to 7 billion in 32 years and 14 billion in three more decades, with Meadows warning that higher population means lower living standards.
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Congress
Vietnam
Spur
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Club of Rome
Switzerland
Jay Forrester
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Forrester
Dennis Meadows
Professor Forrester
Meadows
Exodus of Frederick Youth Prompts Local Concern
The Frederick area sees a notable exodus of young residents seeking education at various institutes, with many more expected to depart soon. Local grocers predict price increases on household goods, while the Daughters of the American Revolution met at Mrs. C. A. Nicodemus’ home in Walkersville to mark Francis Scott Key’s Star Spangled Banner anniversary. A traffic plan for Bentz Street may begin within six weeks after widening work, and aldermen cut street meter hours to match shopping times. A burglary at the Braddock Drive-In Theater office yielded about $199, with an additional $25 from a cigarette machine.
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Frederick
Daughters OF the American Revolution
C. A. Nicodemus
Walkersville
Francis Scott Key
Braddock Drive-In
Protect Mourning doves and halt their hunting
A reader from Rocky Ridge Md argues for stronger laws to save the dwindling Mourning dove population. He laments past hunting pressures and urges action, citing the bird as a symbol of innocence and peace while condemning cruel practices. The letter also touches on national politics urging opposition to a Panama Canal giveaway and calls for contacting senators and representatives.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Jim Gilford
North America
Colorado
Wyoming
Gilford
Cole
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Myersville, Md
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