Wheat Growers Convention Set for North Platte
The Nebraska Wyoming Wheat Growers Association plans its annual convention in North Platte at the Holiday Inn on November 15 and 16. Events include panels on farm programs legislation, reports from leaders, a noon luncheon, a banquet with the 1977 wheat queen crowned, and the Wheat Hearts program with a style show and demonstrations.
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Nebraska- Wyoming Wheat Growers Association
Holiday Inn
Southern Panhandle
Don Woodward
Pendleton
Ore
National Association of Wheat Growers
Roy Frederick
Senate Agriculture Committee
Keith Jensen
Lincoln
Nebraska Grain and Feed Dealers Association
Fred Lush
Albin
Wyo
Wyoming Wheat Growers
Ray Davis
Potter
National Association
Nebraska Wheat Advisory Gofittee
Frank Johannsen
Bayard
Nebraska Wheat Growers
Woodward
Randy Fricke
Gasphol
Virgil Johnson
University of Nebraska
China
Promark
Hubert Kohlmeier
McCook
John Lee
Nebraska Wheat Advisory Committee
Davis
James Hutchison
USDA
R. Richard Carter
Wheat Continental Grain Co
New York
Richard Baum
Portland
Western Wheat Associates
Merle Hedland
Washington, D.C
Great Plains Wheat
Rex Messersmith
KRVN
Lexington
Wyoming
Fering the
Bonnie Monzon
Ann Kaiser
Farm Wife News
Lincoln faces regional veterinary school proposal again
University of Nebraska Lincoln weighs pros and cons of a regional veterinary school on the East Campus. A study group led by Martin Massengale aims to produce concrete figures on academic need and costs in weeks, while assessing supply demand and industry readings.
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University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Roy Young
Martin Massengale
Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Young
Dustry
UNL East
Old West Regional Commission
Wyoming
Montana
North
South Dakota
Nebraska
Chappell Methodists mark 90th founding anniversary
The United Methodist Church at Chappell observes its 90th anniversary on Sunday November 14 with morning worship vesper services and a noon dinner honoring former pastors and deceased members. A historical display and brochure accompany remarks by Rev. Lowell D. Jones and Rev. Harold Sorter. The church began July 25 1886 under Ira Brashears, now totals 512 members with a 1915 brick building and a 1951 expansion.
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Chappell
United Methodist Church
McCook
Harold Sorter
Sorter
Ira Brashears
Housing market defies economy with brisk existing home sales
The National Association of Realtors says September set monthly sales records across all regions with 266 000 homes sold and a 3.33 million annual pace. Prices fell slightly from August though year over year gains remained strong, led by the West which posted a 15.3 percent regional sales increase.
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New York
National Association of Realtors
IRS unveils more complex 1040 form for 1976 taxes
The IRS, two weeks behind schedule, introduces a tougher 1040 form requiring taxpayers to compute taxable income with math. Commissioner Donald C. Alexander warns that completing this year's return will be more difficult, marking a shift from listing gross income to performing calculations for deductions and exemptions.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Uncle Sam
IRS
Donald C. Alexander
New Capital Moves to Willow Alaska Quiet Summer
Willow Alaska remains calm as Perliam Strassburg, leader of the campaign moving Alaska’s capital from Juneau, notes slow summer activity. A 100 square mile state land area near Mt. McKinley is set aside for a new capital with an estimated 520 million cost funded by Prudhoe Bay royalties.
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Willow
South, Alaska
Perliam Strassburg
Alaska
Juneau
Mt. McKinley
North America
Prudhoe Bay
Farmer Advocate Seeks USDA Overhaul for Responsive Aid
Minnesota official Jon Wefald proposed reorganizing the USDA to unify programs from the ASCS to the soil conservation and crop insurance programs. He argued for a farmer-rancher production area to boost communication and tackle agricultural problems. He favors fence to fence production, export growth, a guaranteed production floor, and stronger disaster aid.
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Jimmy Carter
Future Farmers of America
Wefald
Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service
Farm Home Administration
Soil Conservation Program
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Usda Post
Carter
World hunger expert urges technical aid over food handouts
John Scott a world hunger author and Radio Free Europe official urged the United States to provide technical help rather than food aid to developing nations He spoke in Omaha to the Omaha Committee on Foreign Relations saying food aid breeds dependency and that incentives to boost local production are needed while rising global demand strains supply.
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Omaha
United States
John Scott
Scott
Radio Free Europe
Omaha Committee
Critical weeks ahead for swine flu vaccination effort
About 10 percent of Americans targeted for swine flu shots have received them. The outcome of the nationwide program will be seen in the next few weeks, says Don Berreth of the CDC. Vaccination clinics report the vaccine is generally available and easier to obtain now than later as the program winds down in December.
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Atlanta
Don Berreth
Federal Center
Farm survey started in Nebraska
The Nebraska Crop and Livestock Reporting Service seeks participation from one in three farmers for fall crop and livestock surveys. State statistician Aschwege notes all farm data stay confidential and questionnaires cover acreage production and winter wheat seedings. Surveys occur in late November and early December with some interviews by phone or in person. Data support reliable state and national estimates for wheat feedings and hogs on December 22, with crop production and livestock figures released in January and February.
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Lincoln
Nebraska Crop and Livestock Reporting Service
Jack. L. Aschwege
Aschwege
Aschweger
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