Spotlight on Agriculture voters shape Iowa in 1964 battles
A national political contest forms in Iowa with Democrats and Republicans courting farmers. Major figures including Goldwater Nixon Scranton and LBJ expected to visit Iowa as the State Fair looms with record prizes, livestock shows, and new attractions promising statewide attention this fall. Washington County exhibitors and 4-H FFA members feature prominently among entrants in livestock and farm displays.
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Iowa
GOP
Johnson
Hughes
Washington
Senator Goldwater
Goldwater
Evan Hultman
Hershey
Pennsylvania
Hultman
Arizona
North Dakota
South Dakota
Bob Ray
Midwest Farm Assembly
Richard Nixon
Scranton
LBJ
Spotlight On Agriculture
Washington County
FFA
Wayne Jackson, Lytton
1965 Wheat program mirrors last year efforts
The 1965 voluntary wheat program will mostly resemble the 1964 plan with minor changes. Howard Lins of Washington county ASC says farmers can expect similar returns, with some benefiting from new options. Signups run Aug 24 to Oct 2 in Washington, and spring signup coincides with the feed grain program.
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Howard Lins
Washington County
ASC
Lins
Iowa
ASCS
Washington
Rabies cases rise in Iowa with skunks leading
In July 1964 Iowa confirmed 47 new rabies cases across 35 counties raising year total to 320. Skunks accounted for 30 cases, cats and cattle six each, dogs four, horse one. Officials urged vaccination, caution with sick livestock, and proper testing of suspected rabies carriers at Iowa City or Ames labs.
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Iowa
John B. Herrick
Iowa State University
Towa
Herrick
Con
State Hygienic Laboratory
Iowa City
Iowa Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
Ames
Congo Relief Flows Amid Rebel Moves In Congo
Relief supplies from the United States and the United Nations moved into Congo cities shattered by the pro Communist rebellion. Signs emerged that rebels were pulling back from Baudouinville Albertville and other eastern towns, while unconfirmed reports claimed Russian planes landed at Stanleyville aiding the rebels. G Mennen Williams met with Premier Moise Tshombe in Leopoldville to discuss stepped up aid and long range reconnaissance planes to monitor rebel movements.
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Leopoldville
The
Congo
Baudouinville
Albertville
Eastern Congo
Here
Stanleyville
Gaston Soumialot
G. Mennen Williams
U.S
Moise Tshombe
Tshombe
NFO seeks higher livestock prices at Hormel plant
National Farmers Organization members in Austin Minnesota and Albert Lea plan meetings with Hormel and Wilson and Co officials to press for higher hog and cattle prices. About 1 400 demonstrators blocked plant access, demanding 22 75 per cwt for hogs and 32 45 for prime beef, saying current prices fail to cover costs and that the group could spread actions to 24 states if needed.
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Austin, Minn
UPI
National Farmers Organization
NFO
Hormel Co
Wilson and Co
Albert Lea
Minn
Hormel
Minnesota
Elmer Hintz
Owatonna
Area Nfc
James Holton
Hintz
Wilson
Chicago
Holton
NFC
August September soil sampling guidance from extension leaders
County Extension Director Jim Frier urges sampling in August and September to dodge fall and spring rushes at the Iowa State University Soil Testing Lab. Regis Voss of ISU notes early results aid late summer fertilizer planning, with field-moist samples preferred for accuracy and storage tips and local extension offices providing bags and forms.
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Jim Frier
Iowa State University
Regis Voss
Iowa State
Sim
Krier
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