Homestead plan to help young buyers through gov't farm purchases
Senate hearings will explore a McGovern drafted Homestead plan in which the government would buy farms up to 200000 dollars, then lease to young families for two to seven years. Buyers could purchase later with down payment funded by the government equity. Programs to begin on a small basis, seeking scope.
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Washington
UPI
Senate
Saskatchewan
Canada
George S. McGovern
McGovern
Agriculture Department
Farmers Home Administration
Federal Farm Assistance Corp
Guard uses a copter for training drill
Members of the 134th Medical Co. (amb) used a helicopter for part of their regular monthly National Guard drills in Washington June 5 and 6. Exercises included mass casualty air evacuation, ambulance shuttle, map and compass work, chemical, biological, and nuclear defense, with flights between Washington and Wellman airports.
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134Th Medical Co
Amb
National Guard
Washington
Wellman
Ainsworth
Wood Construction Co
FHA Representative Delays Visit in Washington Office
A Farmers Home Administration representative will miss the Washington ALCS office on Thursday June 10 due to a training meeting in Tipton. The Sigourney office remains open. The administration has not taken a formal stand on a co sponsored proposal supported by Hubert H. Humphrey Mike Mansfield and Dick Clark. Government sources say the administration is likely to oppose the plan.
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FHA
Farmers Home Administration
Washington
ALCS
Tipton
Sigourney
Hubert H. Humphrey
D-Minn
Mike Mansfield
D-Mont
Dick Clark
Iowa
Bold Forbes wins after fast start at Belmont Stakes
Bold Forbes defeats nine rivals to claim Belmont Stakes after a rapid start and expert handling by trainer Laz Barrera. Barrera praised the horse's greatness, noting the gelding’s earlier accident and the limited use of his hind leg. Jockey Angel Cordero expressed doubt about the distance, highlighting Bold Forbes as a sprinter.
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New York
UPI
Laz Barrera
Bold Forbes
E. Rodriguez Tizol
Louis
God
Angel Cordero
Want pheasants plan relies on late ditch mowing
Iowa State University expert urges leaving grassy road ditches, waterways, and fence rows unmowed to protect pheasant nests. Nesting hens hide eggs late May, with hatch around mid-June. mow after July 4 to avoid harming young. Conservationists push spot spraying noxious weeds instead of widespread mowing.
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Iowa State University Extension
Bob Moorman
Moorman
Riverside Notes and Local Changes in June
Louis and family host 10th anniversary dinner in Grundy Center while visiting Riverside. Iowa Democratic convention delegates include Elmer Schneider and Wilbur Kiene. Kiene serves as Washington County sergeant at arms. Riverside Chamber of Commerce reports 34 members at May dinner. tennis court construction expected in Hall Park this month with July completion. depot demolition discussed. Rita Lewis’s daughter injured, broken left wrist. Tom Dautremont released from hospital and recuperating in Riverside.
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Wilbur Kiene
Riverside
Louis Havel
Ainsworth
Dennis Havel
Grundy Center
Louis Havels
Elmer Schneider
Des Moines
Schneider
Hall Park
Robert Colbert
Charles Weaver
Don Kirchner
Railroad Park
C of C
V.F.W. Post
Rita
Charles Lewis
Tom Dautremont
Becketts Host Graduation Party for Jean at Wellman
Keota moves into a social roundup with a graduation party held by Mr. and Mrs. Bob Becker for their daughter Jean after the Mid-Prairie ceremony in Wellman. The Becker family hosted guests at supper on Saturday with relatives from Wellman Washington Hyattsville and Beloit Wisconsin among others. The column also notes drive in theaters multiplying across the U.S. and details on mint coin pressures and a shift in auto imports with Canada Japan and Germany supplying most of the foreign cars.
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Paul Sievert Keota
Bob Becker
Mid-Prairie
Wellman
Jean
George Lutz
Charles Franzen
Dennis and
Gerald
Washington
Gary Spurgeon
Hyattsville
Elvin Roberts
Jim Bowers
Beloit
Wis
Melvin Roberts
Deep River
Carl Roberts
West Chester
Ed Wade
Chrystal Wollerich
U.S
Canada
Japan
Germany
Begonias Brewed Up For America's Birthday Garden
Altamont, Ill. retirement barber Edward Torbeck has created a 2,616 plant floral design in his front yard featuring two crossed American flags, an eagle and a large birthday cake bearing Happy Birthday USA. He waters with beer diluted in water, claiming it boosts blooms and early flowering, while noting too much beer wilts plants.
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Altamont
Ill
UPI
Edward Torbeck
Echeveria
America
Torbeck
St. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
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Jarvis
Forbes
Claude Dautremont
Bob Beckers
United States
New Jersey
St. Peter’s
Rome
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Piranesi
University of Iowa Museum of Art
AMC
AMCYE
Thompson Motors
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