Ephraim's menu excess derides wedding dinner rhetoric
In a humorous critique, the writer mocks overblown restaurant prose and verbose menus at Ephraim's, detailing an extravagant, all-you-can-hype feast for a twenty sixth anniversary. The piece lampoons inflated diction, boastful descriptions, and an unwelcome service encounter by a matron who calls the narrator mother.
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Lochinvar
Ephraims
Vermont
New England
Red River Valley
Idaho
Ephraim
Stone plants mimic rocks in South Africa
Stone plants grow in stone-like shapes and blend with the landscape in South Africa. Their stone coloration makes them nearly invisible to hungry herbivores, helping them avoid being eaten.
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South Africa
Rural crime rises at similar pace to cities nationwide
AP reports rural crime increasing about as fast as urban crime with cattle rustling more common than muggings. The Agriculture Department notes rural police from small-town marshals to county sheriffs share rising non-criminal case load with big-city forces.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Rural crime trends contrast city rates in Farm Index
A Farm Index report notes rural crime remains lower than metropolitan levels yet rising due to more residents, better roads, and higher affluence. It cites FBI data showing urban offenses far above rural figures and urges community policing, alarms, lighting, and vigilant farming practices to deter thefts.
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Michigan
Economic Research Service
FBI
Beef prices forecast rise in early 1977
Reports of meat prices rising are unfounded says Ed Watkins Extension economist at Ohio State University. For the first half of the year beef retail prices are expected about ten cents per pound higher than late 1976, with averages near $1.40 per pound in early summer. 1976 saw record meat consumption at 207 pounds per person retail weight.
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Ed Watkins
Ohio State University
Fowl Joins DeKalb Yieldmasters for Corn Yield Record
Jay Fowl of Elyria joins the DeKalb Yieldmasters Club after producing 133.67 bushels per acre. He planted on April 29 in 38 inch rows and harvested an estimated 23 000 plants per acre on November 16. The club promotes exchange of ideas among top grain producers and recognizes outstanding accomplishments to maximize profit per acre.
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Jay Fowl
Elyria
The
DeKalb Yieldmasters Club
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