Steen urges Nebraska to end DDT use amid contamination findings
Nebraskans are urged to stop spraying DDT and other pesticides as Game Commission tests reveal DDT traces in fish across 18 major Nebraska watersheds. Levels range from 0.3 to 260 parts per million, prompting further testing against FDA standards and calls to curb chemical use statewide.
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M. O. Steen
Game Commission
Steen
Jor
Nebraska
Food and Drug Administration
Pesticide Debate Highlights DDT Dangers and Policy Moves
Steen cites Sweden and Arizona bans on DDT with Wisconsin and Michigan weighing limits. He notes the U S Department of Agriculture temporary ban on nine persistent pesticides, while private and some government uses persist. DDT and other chlorinated hydrocarbons threaten ecosystems through bio magnification and long environmental half lives.
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Steen
Sweden
Arizona
Wisconsin
Michigan
U.S
DDT earns cautious praise from National Academy panel
A 15 member National Academy of Sciences committee says persistent pesticides like DDT provide health food and comfort but urges prudence until more is known. They note benefits in some uses and risks to wildlife, with residues in food generally within safe limits under FDA oversight.
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Research Council
National Academy of Sciences
Department of Agriculture
Charles F. Wurster
New York State University
USDA_ entomologists
U.S
Thomas H. Jukes
University of California
Antarctic
New York City
Food and Drug Administration
FDA
The
Health Organization of the
United States
USDA
Kopke Family Picnic and Birthday Observed in David City
Wayland News notes a Kopke family picnic at David City park with Henry Kopke of David City as guest of honor for his 68th birthday. Also mentions funeral in David City and local social visits by area families.
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Fay Rosenberry
John Wagner
Piper City
Illinois
Vern Berck
Peter Kopkes
Robert Barrs
York
Anthony Winters
Bradshaw
Kopke
David City Park
Henry Kopke
David City
Elroy Hoffman
Arthur Twarling
Fred
Osceola area social notes and visits feature extended family
Sunday supper hosts include Mr and Mrs Don Rafert and Mr and Mrs Fred Wieseman. Osceola guests Mike and Debra Anderson stayed with grandparents the Max Lotts. Foy Rosenberrys attended the Osceola fair. Ronald and Reg Eklund hosted a fish fry with Philadelphia visitors. Numerous gatherings in York, Gibbon, Stromsburg and Osceola noted with family connections. Also soybean loan rate discussed by Polk County NF0 official Bob Baker and a Job's Daughters Shrine Circus trip reported.
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Elsie Bond
Gresham
Reg Eklunds
Minnesota
Craven Stream
Leah Livingston
York
Emily Goicoldhen
Rose Mary
Cypress
Calif
Robert DeVore
Barbara
Riverside
California
Allen Scheuneman
Thief Falls
Tom Gonnerman
Scheuneman
Gonnerman
Lee Campbell
Mary Gerdes
Osceola
Copper Kettle
Calvin Stream
Arnold Gill
Tom Gonnermans
Otto Wegmann
Swede
Joe Wegmann
Stromsburg
Reg Eklund
Philadelphia
Milton Rogge
Auburn
Omaha
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Polk County
Shelby
Vonnie
Country Club
Consumers Public Power Office
Wayland News
Lavina Kopke
Ronald Eklunds
Herbert Levenicks
Minn
Gibbon
Nebr
Robertson
Albert Brandt
Nancy
Polk Co
Hardin
Washington
Bob Baker
Polk Co. N.F.O. P.S
American Farm Bureau Federation
Osceola News
Genevieve Gibson
Bertha Berck
Clarks
Job
Columbus
Kenmore
York County Fair
York Auction CO
N - Hiway
York, Nebr
H—R
Fullerton
Fullerton, Nebraska
Fritz Engel
Sale Barn
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