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Chemistry was right new farm chief says
Larry A. Werries, a Chapin hog farmer, was named Illinois agriculture director by Gov. James R. Thompson after a family farm association and political ties helped him win the post. He pledges a farmers focus, discusses embargo policy, tax shifts, and roads funding while noting limited political experience.
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Mike Briggs
Springfield
Executive Mansion
Illinois
Larry A. Werries
James R. Thompson
Chapin Area
John R. Black
Thompson
Reagan
Agriculture Agency
Werries
Illinois Farm Bureau
Morgan County
Crow Flys
Gregory Baise
Baise
Army Reserve
University of Illinois
Illinois River
College of Agriculture Alumni Association
Plant Pathology Department
Dean’s Club
Fighting Illini Park Club
Agriculture Development Fund
University
Jacksonville
Passavant Memorial Hospital
Morgan County Community Bank
St. Paul’s Lutheran Church
Chapin
Capitol
Agriculture Department
State Fairgrounds
Senate
Block