Farms borrow heavily as sales rise in U.S. farms
A federal report shows a shift to high sales farms, with only about one million of 2.8 million U.S. farms in 1973 producing nearly all food and fiber. Those with $20,000-plus sales owned 71 percent of assets and accounted for 77 percent of debt, while earning 83.6 percent of net income. A New Jersey textile maker proposes stretch fabrics to help udders, though a USDA dairy expert is skeptical.
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USDA
Department
New Jersey
Agriculture Department
Houston to Get Federal Revenue Sharing Funds 1976
Houston will receive 18.2 million dollars and Harris County 10.3 million in general federal revenue sharing for the 1976 fiscal year starting July 1. The current year totals were 17.4 million for Houston and 9.3 million for Harris County with additional allocations for nearby counties Bra yoria Chambers Fort Bend Galveston Liberty totaling 2.164 million.
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Washington
Houston
Harris County
Bra- Yoria County
Chambers County
Fort Bend County
Galveston County
Liberty County
Oil tariff decision looms as Ford weighs options
President Ford receives a set of energy and economic options from advisers on a potential $1 per barrel oil tariff hike, with a decision due by midweek. Congress backs a tentative plan to raise the federal gasoline tax by 3 cents in 1976 and up to 20 cents in 1977 if conservation fails, tied to 1976 consumption.
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Washington
Ford
Frank G. Zarb
Nelson A. Rockefeller
White House
Ron Nelsen
Congress
House
Ways and Means
U.S
Complex Word Puzzle Clues and Crossword Snippet
A scrambled list of crossword style clues and partial answers from a word puzzle. Entries include language terms, geometric hints, and city names with scattered fragments like Italian city and European hot river. The piece resembles a cryptic grid with missing answers and interleaved references.
Daily Cryptoquote Decodes to Longfellow Challenge
The reader is shown a cipher puzzle with a sample mapping of letters and an example quote. It mentions yesterday's cryptoquote by Benjamin Disraeli and discusses price boosts tied to consumption, ending with a note on cents thresholds.
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Longfellow
Mrs Gaertner Joins Aggie Club Staff as Secretary
Nancy Gaertner was added to The Aggie Club staff on April 1 as Harry Green's secretary and will assist Donna Davis in other administrative duties. She is a Calhoun High School graduate from Port Lavaca Texas and attended Sam Houston State University. She moved to College Station from Yoakum and was active in civic groups including PTA Beta Sigma Phi and United Fund. Her work includes departmental secretary at Sam Houston State and recreation department roles at TAMU. Her husband Jim teaches accounting while pursuing a PhD. Their children Scott and Denise attend College Hills Elementary. Fort Hood confirms Anthony R Zapata son of Mr and Mrs Atonio Zaptatta promoted to Army private first class. chaparral crewman in 2nd Armored Division.
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Texas
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Department of Accounting
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Denise
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Anthony R. Zapata
Atonio Zaptatta (Sic
E. Power
Victoria
2Nd Armored Division
Bill Endorsed for Newsmen by ANPA and CBS
Washington AP The American Newspaper Publishers Association and CBS endorsed a House bill to shield newsmen from grand jury subpoenas. Testimony by Richard Jencks and Len Smail accompanied hearings on a measure by Rep. Robert W. Kastenmeier to protect confidentiality of news sources.
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American Newspaper Publishers Association
CBS Today
House
Richard Jencks
CBS
Jencks
Len H. Smail
ANPA
Robert W. Kastenmeier
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Embassy Evacuated as Saigon Clashes Escalate
Vietnamese desperate to flee Saigon clash with guards at the U S Embassy as barbed wire and a 10-foot wall fail to contain crowds. Marines and civilians use force to deter climbers while helicopters lift evacuees to Navy ships offshore. Buses fail to reach Tan Son Nhut. reporters climb the wall to escape amid chaos.
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Embassy
U.S. Marine
U.S. Navy
Tan Son Nhut
Thixton receives safety award at Bergstrom AFB Texas
Staff Sergeant David S. Thixton of Port Lavaca earned the 67th Tactical Reconnaissance Wing Outstanding Maintenance Man Safety Award for skill and duty performance. A corrosion control specialist in a Tactical Air Command unit, he is a Calhoun High School and Victoria College alumnus. His wife Carolyn is the daughter of Austin residents Roy L. Simpson and wife.
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Roy L. Simpson
Bastrop Highway
Austin
Crockett Jun
Crockett Junior High Honor Roll Names Listed
The Crockett Junior High School honor roll for the fifth reporting period was released. It lists 70 students with straight A grades or all A and B grades, spanning eighth and seventh grades, including named students across multiple sections and families.
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Crockett Junior High School
Michael Chavana
Barbara Litzler
Janet Mareth
Sharon Nornburg
Johnny Reese
Keith Vickery
Dennis Wotipka
Richard Blevins
Kathy Brogger
Stephen Burke
Bruce Buxkemper
Lisa Coker
Darrell Coffey
Freddie Campion
Lisa Dunaway
Kelly Glass
Chris Harrison
Margaret Hartl
Lyle Heffernan
Peggy Herzog
Patty Hotz
Sharon Janis
Karen Janis
Darleen Jedlicka
Mark Knobles
Andy Lutringer
Kim Maltese
Jean Morish
Maria
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