Grazing fee hike postponed for western livestock
The government paused a planned grazing fee increase for about 25 000 cattle and sheep producers on public land, saving an estimated 9 million in 1975. Fees stay at 1974 levels with BLM at 1.00 per animal unit month and Forest Service about 1.11, due to drought and economic strain in western states.
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Earl Butz
Interior
Rogers C. B. Morton
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Forest Service and Interior
Bureau of Land Management
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Forest Service
Helms to testify again before Rockefeller commission
Former CIA Director Richard M. Helms returns for a second appearance before the Rockefeller commission examining the agency's domestic activities. John A. McCone, former CIA chief from 1961 to 1965, also testifies as lawmakers weigh creating a special committee to probe CIA wrongdoing.
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CIA
Richard M. Helms
Rockefeller Commission
John A. McCone
Senate Democrats
Watergate Panel
Thomas Hart Benton Dies at 85 With Mural Week
Kansas City AP says famed painter Thomas Hart Benton died at 85 three months shy of 86. He was carried from his studio to a midtown hospital late Sunday night and pronounced dead. A friend said his widow Rita noted he had completed a mural on the origins of country music that Sunday.
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Kansas City
Thomas Hart Benton
America
Benton
Rita
Protestants Move For NI Peace Talks Amid IRA Negotiations
In Belfast discussions began between British officials and Sinn Fein members seeking a ceasefire restoration. Moderate Protestants expressed cautious hope while militants vowed to destroy the IRA and its Catholic supporters.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republican Army
IRA
Sinn Fein
Optimistic view on Nebraska irrigation development amid rising costs
University of Nebraska irrigation expert Dr. Leslie Sheffield told the Nebraska Well Drillers Seminar that despite costs nearly doubling for center pivot systems in under two years, optimism remains for continued irrigation growth. He warned of high loan rates and uncertain commodity prices, noting typical quarter-section conversions cost 50 000 to 60 000 dollars with up to 85 percent financed.
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University of Nebraska
Leslie Sheffield
Nebraska
U.S
Sheffield
Nebraska Center
U. S
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