New Lab At NU Hailed As Boon To Wheat Industry
A new Wheat Quality Laboratory at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture opens to aid wheat breeding and quality testing. Funded by a 39,350 grant from the Nebraska Wheat Commission, the lab enables early testing of many experimental wheats and features milling and baking tests plus chemical analysis led by cereal chemist Paul Mattern.
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Nebraska
Nebraska Wheat Commission
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Manhattan
Kansas
Mattern
Webworm Infestation Reported in Box Butte County
Don Miller assistant county extension agent reports a heavy webworm infestation across Box Butte County. Farmers have counted worms in multiple fields with one severe outbreak on the Art Johnson farm near Berea where barley stands are affected. The pests are described as about three quarters to one inch long with yellow and black coloration and distinct markings.
Trees with a Story in Casper Jail Grounds
A Casper AP report notes two trees thriving on jail grounds after a prisoner years ago pitched peach pits from a third floor cell to the lower cell. National Safety Council and USDA mark Farm Safety Week with safety campaigns and notes on causes of farm deaths. Tractor Power and Safety Day set for July 24 at the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture campus.
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Wyo
Tié
National Safety Council
U. S. Department of Agriculture
College of Agriculture
University of Nebraska
Nebraska Bad Lands Droodles Drawn by Ma Nature
Ma Nature carved the Nebraska Bad Lands 40 to 50 million years ago near Crawford. Wind, rain, and sand erase and reveal bizarre droodles and phantasy cities in a moonscape setting. Accessible via 17 miles north of Crawford on State Highway 2. send for the free Nebraskaland brochure.
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Rocky Mountains
Crawford
Nebraskaland
State Capitol
Lincoln
Neb
Teamsters Spending in Union Funds Draws Congressional Attention
Congressional Quarterly reports Jimmy Hoffa led the Teamsters in spending 177000 dollars in union funds to defeat a bill for greater union honesty, tied to Landrum Griffin debates in 1919. The piece also notes housing starts over a corrected 1959 estimate and mentions MIDAS missile defense plans with U2 obsolescence concerns.
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Congressional Quarterly
Teamsters Union
Jimmy Hoffa
Washington
Landrum-Griffin
Congress
Senate Labor Rackets Committee
Eisenhower
Presbyterians Seek Abolition Of Death Penalty In Nebraka Synod
The Nebraska Synod of the United Presbyterian Church votes to abolish capital punishment and urges political education and candidate information programs. The action aligns with similar moves by Nebraska Methodists and calls for churches to promote democratic rights and responsibilities.
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Nebraska Synod of the
United Presbyterian Church, USA
General Assembly
Nebraska
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Nebraska Methodist
Nebraska bids released on highway jobs totaling 3 million
Apparent low bidders for Nebraska highway construction and maintenance projects totaling 3 058 441 were announced by the State Department of Roads. The plan includes 1.3 miles of U S 30A between Waterloo and Nebraska 38 in Douglas County and five other small projects with armor coat and gravel surfacing work across the state.
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Nebraska
State Department of Roads
Ak-Sar-Ben
South Omaha
Nebraska City
Peter Kiewit Sons’ Co
Omaha
Waterloo
Douglas County
Kiewit
South 42Nd Street
E Street
Emerald
Sidney
Cheyenne
Western Bridge
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Foland Farm Machinery
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Meadow
Knapheide Farm Truck Bodies
Timpte Bros. Inc
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Ph. Cherry
Denver
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American National Bank Building
C. Kelly Sidney L. W. Lindell
General Insurance
Polyfilm
Farmers Feed & Seed
Massey-Harris
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