Fresh catfish sold from Freedom Hill Center near Ottawa
JOAN ISTAS reports a new catfish operation at Freedom Hill Fish Production Center southwest of Ottawa. Dallas Turner and Alexia harvest and dress catfish from 40 indoor tanks, with a 35 acre pond equivalence. They built the facility after reading about confinement farming, installing 40 tanks, a water purification system, and a stainless dress table. First fish arrived two weeks ago. 20 percent of tanks are full.
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Joan Istas
Freedom Hill
Ottawa
Dallas Turner
Alexia
Turner
Turners
Chippewa Water District
Turners raise fingerlings to market size with controlled ponds
The Turners describe their fish farming method focusing on oxygen, temperature, and feeding practices to convert one pound of food into one pound of weight gain. Most fish are channel cat with 15 percent blue cat, sold to grocery firms and restaurants, 250 to 300 pounds in area. They source fingerlings from DumasArkansas and seek local suppliers to cut transport costs.
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Alexia
Turner
Turners
Dumas
Ark
Democrats Fire Back At Nixon On War And Aid
Democratic lawmakers denounce the Nixon administration for failing to end the Vietnam War and underfunding anticrime and social programs. They accuse Nixon of hostility to education and urban needs while urging a total withdrawal from Vietnam. Muskie and Humphrey appear on the televised response.
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Washington
Congressional Democrats
Nixon
Lloyd Bentsen
Texas
Texas Democrat
Rep
John Brademas
Indiana
Richard Nixon
Congress
Brademas
Ralph H. Metcalfe
Illinois
Leonor Sullivan
Missouri
Martha W. Griffiths
Michigan
Edmund S. Muskie
Hubert H. Humphrey
Daredevil Skyjacking Man Identified in Nevada
AP reports a youthful hijacker Richard Charles LaPoint age 23 collected 50000 dollars in ransom after seizing a jet over Nevada and parachuting from the craft over Colorado plains. FBI fingerprint match identified him. exit details remain unclear. He faces air piracy charges and is to be moved to Denver for a hearing after treatment at Logan County Hospital Sterling.
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Denver
Nevada
Colorado Plains
FBI
Washington
Richard Charles LaPoint
DOCS
Stapleton International Airport
LaPoint
Logan County
Sterling
County Forecast: Freezing Drizzle and Mild Weekend Outlook
This afternoon may see freezing drizzle creating locally hazardous driving. Tonight light freezing drizzle then drizzle with rising temps. Winds from the south to southeast 5 to 15 mph, decreasing clouds and warmer Saturday. Highs upper 40s to mid 50s, 10 percent precipitation chance tonight and Saturday. Record highs and lows noted for the date with 34/25 today. 24 hour precipitation trace. Hourly temps ending 8 am today show minimal variation.
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IDM
Draft Lottery Set For Feb 2
The draft lottery for two million men turning 19 this year will be held February 2, earlier than previous drawings. Men classified 1A face call next year with about 11 months to consider their chances, and Nixon said draft calls will be far lower this year than in 1971.
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Washington
Selective Service
State of the Union
Nixon
Dole Calls for Bipartisan War Truth Committee
Sen. Robert Dole accuses the Democratic lineup of shifting Vietnam positions and proposes a bipartisan congressional panel to probe the war's causes and conduct. He says the American people have had enough rumors leaks inside stories and lies and demand the truth from Congress.
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Bill Kosman
Associated Press
Vietnam
Republican National Committee
Robert Dole
Kansas
Congress
Late Rally In 71 Fueled Economy
The 1971 economy closed strong with a 6.1 per cent fourth quarter gain while December living costs rose four tenths of a percent. Full year inflation measured 4.6 per cent by GNP, unemployment held at 6.1 per cent, and the government forecast 1972 growth and moderating inflation amid continued wage and price controls.
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Kelly Gillette
Brian Westerfield
Witchery
Valley Center
Cyclones
Herald
Washington
Commerce Department
Labor Department
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Nixon
Harold C. Passer
Nixon seeks emergency bill to stop West Coast dock strike
President Nixon sent Congress emergency legislation to end the two stage walkout by the International Longshoremen's Union at Pacific ports. The plan would create a three member arbitration panel with 40 days to reach terms, whose findings would be binding for 18 months. Labor officials say talks are underway with lawmakers for fast action.
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Key Biscayne, Fla
Nixon
Congress
Pacific
International
US Loses Two More Phantoms In Indochina War
Saigon AP reports two Air Force F4 Phantom jets were shot down by North Vietnamese anti aircraft fire in Laos marking the 13th and 14th US aircraft losses since the December air war buildup. Crewmen from both planes were rescued within 30 minutes. One Phantom was near the Khe Sanh border, the other over the Plain of Jars to the north.
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Saigon
United States
Laos
U.S
Khe Sanh
Plain of Jars
Air Force
South Vietnam
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Laurence Silberman
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