Rural youth merge with urban FFA drive farm careers
America's expanding food and fiber industry attracts urban high school students to vocational agriculture classes. Bobby Tucker, national FFA president, cites 485000 members and growing urban enrollment. Officers met San Antonio groups to discuss job opportunities in agribusiness and the economy’s farming role.
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Art Moczygemba
America
The
Future Farmers of America
San Antonio Civic
Tursday
Bobby Tucker
San Antonio
Tucker
Leo Anderson
Albin
Wye
Elton Bouldin
Crossville
Atd
Mid
Greater San Antonio
Bouldin
FFA
Anderson
Anderson Sid Ffa
Betty Gimble
National Ffa
Farmers of America
On Solid Ground Candidate Enters GOP Bid for Precinct 3
Hert Dawson a geologist and realtor opens campaign for Bexar County Commissioner Precinct 3 in the May 2 Republican primary. He argues a non lawyer approach is needed, citing land knowledge and resource protection, while opponents Jeff Wentworth and Jess Young are lawyers. Dawson seeks tax cuts on farm revenue and hospital taxes and calls for regional planning to reduce government duplication.
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Hert Dawson
Commissioners Court
Dawson
Bexar County
Prmary
Jeff Wentworth
Jess Young
Frank Vaughan
Mary Helen Condrin Dies of Cystic Fibrosis at Elmendorf
Mary Helen Condrin, 14, died Monday after a long battle with cystic fibrosis. Rosary 7 p.m. Wednesday at Brookehill Funeral Home. Mass 8 a.m. Thursday at St. Gerard's Church. Interment at St. Anthony's Cemetery, Elmendorf. She survived by her mother Mrs Cradle Condrin, father John, three sisters Diana Condrin Jo Ann Tipton Freon Hedges and two brothers James Condrin Jahe Hill. Her life inspired many as she defied odds since birth and graduated eighth grade last May from St. Benedict's Catholic School.
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Brookehill Funeral
Mary Helen Condrin
St. Gerard's Catholic Church
St. Anthony’s Cemetery
Elmendorf
Mary
St. Benedict's Catholic School
Professor Long Gone
University of Michigan officials traced a letter from Merseburg East Germany addressed to James C. Watson director of the college observatory. Watson served as observatory director from 1869 to 1879 and died in Madison Wisconsin in 1880.
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Ann Arbor, Mich
Watson
Madison
Wis
Interior Dept backs coal plan amid senate questions
Interior Secretary Kleppe defended new federal coal land regulations at a Senate hearing, saying state standards will supersede federal rules where stronger. He noted April 1 expected regulations on strip mining and said there is no constitutional violation in coordinating with states.
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UPI
Thomas
Kleppe
Senate
Lee Metcalf
de Mont
Gifford Hansen
R-Wyo
Congress
Metcalf
Montana
North Dakota
Wyoming
Interior Department
Ford
Kloppe
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