Nature Conservancy runs land buyout model for conservation
In a profile from Minneapolis, the Nature Conservancy explains its private land approach backed by corporate support. The group has protected about 1.10 million acres in 25 years, owning prairie tracts in the Midwest and opening limited public access to some sites while maintaining a low public profile.
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Sierra Club
Audubon Society
Exxon
Standard Oil
Continental Oil
Nature Conservancy
Conservancy
John Humke
Midwest
Arlington
DuPont
Rockefeller
Martin Berg
Minnesota
Humke
The
Beautiful Nature
South Dakota
Samuel H. Ordway
Aberdeen
South Dakota State University
Dakotah Prairie Museum
Faribault
Minn
Planted Any Goobers Lately It’s Possible
West Lafayette Indiana reports suggest planting peanuts in home gardens is possible with loose soil and a long growing season. Extension horticulturist John Watt explains varieties, plant depth, spacing, weed control, mulching, and irrigation needs for runner and bush types.
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West Lafayette
Ind
John Watt
Purdue University Extension Home Environment Horticulturist
Watt
Old Swan
Rex Theatres
Indiana
Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, D.C
Wott
Carbon Town Board To Meet June 6
Carbon Indiana town board members will meet June 6 to consider a variety of business. Social notes mention Dovie McQueen and Mr and Mrs Norval McQueen of Indianapolis visiting Gertrude Pell and relatives in the area.
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Carbon Town Board
Carbon, Ind
Dovie McQueen
Norval McQueen
Indianapolis
Gertrude Pell
Cecil Lammey
Clinton
Local Tribune Roundup June 2 1977
Tribune correspondents report local happenings in Terre Haute Indiana on June 2 1977. Brief items cover community events, weather notes, and snippets from area organizations and schools.
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Tribune
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Terre Haute
Ind
Illinois House advances farm property tax relief bill
Illinois lawmakers move to base farmland taxes on crop output and land value, aiming to curb drastic tax rises. The House Revenue Committee approved the Senate version with two amendments to shield farmer homes and guard counties from revenue losses.
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Springfield
Ill
Illinois House Revenue
House
Senate
Harlan Rigney
Freeport
House Revenue Committee
Ralph Dunn
R-Du- Quoin
Gerald Bradley
D-Bloomington
Rigney
Bradley
Purdue Coed Still Missing From Campus
The May 5 disappearance of 19 year old Kristie Kozik a Purdue University sophomore remains a mystery with no new clues. Investigators doubt kidnapping due to lack of ransom demands and note no apparent problems in her life. Kozik from Downers Grove Illinois last was seen borrowing a friend's car to visit a campus fraternity house.
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West Lafayette
Ind
Kristie Kozik
Purdue University
Miss Kozik
Downers Grove
Judge Condon Accused of Fixing Two Tickets in Cook County
Circuit Court Judge James A. Condon faces a formal Illinois Court Commission accusation of fixing two traffic tickets after an alleged call to dismiss a moving violation for James Pruitt. The complaint, filed with the Courts Commission, cites meetings with Pruitt and his brother Roy and notes a similar ticket was dismissed. The Judicial Inquiry Board says this is its first ticket fixing charge since 1972. Condon did not comment.
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Springfield, Ill
James A. Condon
Cook County
Illinois Judicial Inquiry Board
Illinois Courts Commission
Condon
James Pruitt
Hilbert T. Hase
Hase
Pruitt
Illinois
League of Women Voters
Traffic Court Division
Circuit Court
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