Mari Sandoz Essay Contest Opens for Nebraska Students
Nebraska seventh through twelfth graders may enter the sixth annual Mari Sandoz Essay Contest. Theme Nebraska Where History Lives On invites 500 to 1000 word essays on state heritage with prizes including a week’s vacation at a Nebraska state Park for the winner and family. Entries due May 11. 1965 winners noted with Tom Morgan and others.
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Lincoln
Nebr
Nebraska
Mari Sandoz
Nebraskaland Magazine
Nebraskaland Days
State Capitol
Nebraska State Park
Northwatte
Nebrasnaland Magazine
Tom Morgan
David City
Lynn Bantam
Orleans
Gail Walla
Linwood
Bridgett Tupper
Inavale
Julie Edwards
Sidney
Wheat Leads U S Agricultural Exports in 1969
The Wheat Division of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture reports that feed grains led U S exports in 1969 with 866 million dollars, followed by wheat at 831 million and soybeans at 822 million. Total ag exports were 5.937 billion, down from 6.228 billion in 1968, due to dock strikes and large world grain and cotton stocks.
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Lincoln
U.S
Wheat
Nebraska Department of Agriculture
Atlantic
Gulf
Rice Surplus Threat to Wheat Sales in Japan
U S grain analysts warn Japan faces a rice surplus that could threaten imports of wheat from the United States. The Nebraska Wheat Division notes Japan may adopt PL 480 like controls including production limits and land retirement. Rice-for-school lunch plans face opposition from education officials and parents due to higher costs and kitchen reforms. Nebraska producers work with Western Wheat Associates in Tokyo to maintain market access for U S wheat, a major export.
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Lincoln
Japan
U. S
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Wheat Division
Nebraska Department Agriculture
Ministry of Education
U.S
Nebraska Wheat Producers
Western Wheat Associates
Tokyo
All-Crops Index Dips 2 Points In March Nebraska Report
Nebraska farmers saw prices for all crops fall by two points to 162 in the March 15 index, while all farm commodities averaged 325 points, down five for the month but still 13 percent above last year. Wheat averaged 1.20 a bushel, corn 1.07, hogs 25.50 per cwt, cattle 30, with year over year gains noted in several categories.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
State Federal Division of Agricultural Statistics
Sesame Street Tops TV Scene for Kids in New York
An Independent survey of 500 families in Bedford-Stuyvesant shows Sesame Street reached 90 percent of two to five year olds at home with 60 percent regular viewers. Joan Ganz Cooney says results indicate almost total saturation in the city with 73 percent watching within 24 hours and a third viewing more than once daily.
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New York
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Joan Ganz Cooney
The
Children’s Television Workshop
Sesame Street
Pack 90 Den 2 Holds Regular Meeting
Pack 90 Den 2 held its regular meeting on April 2. Each boy was assigned a circus escort for the next meeting and pancake tickets will be sold for the Methodist Men's Club. A new Denner named Mike Tremain was elected.
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Pack
Den 2
Methodist Men’s Club
Denner
Mike Tremain
Letters to the Editor mix views on local industry and Genesis program
A reader from Gurley notes Egging Company and Lockwood supplies used to clear New Jersey beaches. Another contributor questions The Man Hunt program’s portrayal of human origins and argues climate changes and fossils support Africa as cradle of mankind. Leona Lafler argues morality in Genesis and Pentateuch is exaggerated.
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Nebraska
Panhandle
Egging Company
West Atlantic
New Jersey
Egging
Gurley
Lockwood
Gering
Africa
Artarctica
Antarctica
Leona. Lafler
Boxcar Shortage To Be Discussed
Governors and officials from eleven midwest grain states will meet in Lincoln on June 3 to discuss a boxcar shortage and related shipping problems affecting farmers and rail transport. The conference aims to coordinate fixes and improve grain movement nationwide.
Local Girl Wins Letter Writing Contest At Fox Theatre
Cynthia Martin, 12, daughter of Mr and Mrs Lynn W Martin Jr of 155 East Drive, captured first place in a county contest sponsored by Harlans Bakery Barker Cleaners Goodyear Service Stores Sidney Telegraph and Fox Theatre. She wrote a poem about The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes and earned a cake and prizes for runners up.
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Harlan’s Bakery
Barker Cleaners
Goodyear Service Stores
Sidney Telegraph
Fox Theatre
Cynthia Martin
Lynn W. Martin Jr
155
East Drive
Cynthia
Douglas Harlan
Fox
North Platte
Modern Indian woman favors six saris and blouses
A consumer survey in Bombay finds Indian women prefer a wardrobe with at least six saris and matching blouses. Floor length saris are the most popular style among women surveyed.
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Bombay
India
Dian
Governor Tiemann Advocates Open Boxcar Shortage Dialogue
Governor Norbert Tiemann spoke here Thursday urging a wide open conference on the boxcar shortage. He called for a “free-for-all” discussion to address the rail car issue and seek rapid solutions with participants from state and industry.
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Norbert Tiemann
Tiemann
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