Dust bow potential cuts in conservation costs hitting plains farmers
The Ford administration seeks less soil and water conservation funding as farmers renew land use, raising dust bowl risk in the Great Plains. USDA surveys show 6.7 million acres in 10 plains states were “in condition to blow” as of Dec 31, up slightly from last year, with wind erosion casualties down from a year earlier.
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Judge halts plan to kill blackbirds in two states
A federal judge issued a temporary injunction to stop Army and Interior plans to destroy more than 17 million blackbirds in Kentucky and Tennessee. The ruling followed a suit by Society for Animal Rights Inc and Citizens for Animals, who argued the plan should not proceed without a hearing. The Army contends the birds pose a health hazard near Ft. Campbell and Milan, where an ammunition plant operates, proposing a pesticide spray to strip feather oils and cause exposure deaths.
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Kentucky
Tennessee
William Bryant
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Wildlife Protection
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Society For Animal Rights Inc
Citizens For Animals
Army
Ft. Campbell
Milan
Tenn
Flood control dams saved millions in flood damage
Tulsa district Army Engineers headquarters said floods last year would have caused an additional 168 million dollars in Oklahoma Kansas Texas and Arkansas if flood control projects had not been in place. They prevented 161 million on the Arkansas River and tributaries and 7 million on the Red River. All flood waters are released and Tulsa District lakes are at normal levels.
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Oklahoma
Kansas
Texas
Arkansas
District Army Engineers Headquarters
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Red River
Tulsa District
Tamarisk Salt Tree Pursuit Fleshy Fruit Seafood Capture
Thomas Joseph lists clues and wordplay hints including tamarisk salt tree, pursuit, fleshy fruit, seafood, capture, new, govern, locating, unassisted, bon four words as a cryptic style puzzle.
TV brutality linked to slasher murders studied
Los Angeles authorities and TV producer Joseph Wambaugh dispute a link between a Police Story episode and real slasher killings. The show depicted a wino killer. police say no connection, while Wambaugh notes criminals imitate media “dozens of times.” The case prompted debate on art imitating life.
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Abc-Tv
Mabel
Micha Learned
William Shatner
Hollywood
Stanley Kallis
Kallis
Jerry
Ludwig
Wambaugh
Oscar Wilde
Aristotle
Jury selection continues in crime spree killings
ASPERMONT Texas AP jury selection continued in the capital murder trial of Dalton Williams, a Colorado prison escapee, charged with killing Rotan rancher T L Baker and linked to a spree ending August 27 near Stephenville. Williams and Jerry Ulmer face 16 felonies across Erath and Stonewall counties.
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Tex
Colorado
Calvin Johnson
Dalton Williams
Snyder
Stonewall County
Rotan
T.L. Baker
Williams
Jerry Ulmer
Garland
Erath County
Baker
Stephenville
Ulmer
Richard Mangum
Denver
Colo
Canon City
Lady Bird Johnson Receives 18K Gold Medal
AP reports Lady Bird Johnson widow of Lyndon B. Johnson received an 18 karat gold medal portrait of her husband. The fund raising medal helps finance a 15 acre John son memorial grove along the Potomac River. Medal is 14 1/4 inches wide, weighs 1.5 troy ounces, minted by Hamilton Mint.
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Lady Bird Johnson
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Potomac River
Hamilton Mint
Arlington Heights
Ill
Texas
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
J.J. Pickle
D-Tex
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