Unemployment levels shape campaign debate in 1976
AP analysis shows a major political clash over acceptable jobless rates. The Ford administration favors letting unemployment improve slowly, even above 7 percent through 1976, while AFL CIO chief George Meany denounces this do nothing approach. Labor costs and international comparisons underscore the pressure for job-creating programs as election-year forecasts project persistent high unemployment.
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John Cunniff
New York
Ford Administration
Aflcio
George Meany
Meany
Alan Greenspan
Council of Economic
United States
Labor Department
Canada
France
Germany
Britain
Problems in wake of thistle invasion in Box Butte County
Canadian thistle is spreading across nearly 3000 acres in Box Butte County farmland. County weed control official Bob Curtis says EPA restrictions limit effective chemicals and farmers must meet standards before safe control can occur.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
EPA
Nebraska Per Capita Income Rises Slowest From 1969 to 1974
The Commerce Department reports Nebraska per capita income grew only 35 percent from 3606 in 1969 to 4877 in 1974, the smallest gain among states and below the national 47 percent rise. Nebraska dropped from 20th to 33rd. South Dakota rose 41 percent to 4218, while farm income shaped the slower trend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
U.S Department of Commerce
Nebraska
South Dakota
Dr. Vern, Renshaw
University of Nebraska Bureau of Business Research Statistician
Brazil may expand soybean output exceeding current plans
A USDA report warns Brazil will likely sustain a rapid rise in soybean production, with potential output reaching 10.75 million tons in 1976 and possible 15 million tons by 1980. The study notes Brazil’s 1975 crop at 9.6 million tons and forecasts supply shifts affecting U.S. growers.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Brazil
U. S
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
Soviet Union
U.S
Garth W. Thorburn
Peru
Argentina
Colombia
Thorburn
Summer soil sampling advised for late crops in Nebraska
University of Nebraska Lincoln agronomist Delno Knudsen urges summer soil sampling for lands slated to seed for late summer or fall crops. Testing guides fertilizer and lime needs, with plow layer and subsoil samples for wheat and pasture areas. Sampling promotes better yields and helps tailor lime, phosphorus, potassium, and nitrogen applications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warnout
Beleerm
Lincoln
Delno Knudsen
Extension Agronomist
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Knudsen
Waterbury Couple Win $100000 Lottery Before Baby Born
Caryn Michell Flowers arrived eight days after her parents Sharon and Lawrence Flowers won the Connecticut lottery top prize of $100000. The family, with three boys, will receive $10000 yearly for ten years. They planned a second honeymoon and described the win as reducing education costs and daily stress.
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Waterbury
Conn
Caryn Michell Flowers
Caryn
Sharon
Lawrence Flowers
Michael
Paul
David
Mrs. Flowers
Lutheran fears LCMS cuts from Seminex split in 1970s
The ouster of district presidents who ordain Concordia Seminary in Exile graduates could reduce LCMS membership by about 25 percent, said Rev. Dr. John H. Tietjen. He spoke after the Anaheim convention as ELIM plans its August Chicago meeting.
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Missouri Synod
Tiétjer
Evangelical Lutherans In Mission
ELIM
Chicago
Jacob A.O. Preus
Anaheim
LCMS
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