May tighten crop controls for 1972 quota plan
UPI reports administration officials, facing a sharp drop in bumper grain production, plan to tighten farm production controls for 1972. The flexible set aside system will stay, but acreage idle requirements for price supports may rise, affecting corn and grain sorghum producers who now idle 2 percent of base acreage.
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Bernard Brenner
UPI
Washington
Agriculture Department
Oil creates high stakes in Asia oil disputes
As the United States winds down in South Vietnam a global fight for oil rights heats up around the Senkaku Tiao Yu Tai Takashima and Spratly island groups. Japan Taiwan Mainland China and the Philippines press claims while the United States signals it will withdraw.
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United States
South Vietnam
Asia
Burma
China
Japan
Vietnam
Philippines
Taiwan
Senkaku
Tiao Yu Tai
Ryukyus
Okinawa
Taipei
Peking
Hsinhua
U.S
Gulf Oil
Gulf
Spratly Group
Philippine Archipelago
Paracel Islands
Hainan
Takeshima
South Korea
Rhode Island Slaves to Fight Redcoats Front Page
Providence dispatch from February 14 1778 reports Rhode Island enslaved people may enlist to win freedom as the state assembly approves service without master consent. The Black Chronicle edited by Philip Reed Jr documents black history in a modern newspaper format for classrooms.
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Philip Reed Jr
Boston
UPI
Rhode Island
R.I. Assembly
Providence
R.I
Black Chronicle
Robert Miller
America
Holt, Rheinhart
Winston Miller
Cambridge
Mass
Brandeis University
Black Side Inc
Miller
Schoo
Two-Handed Farm Work Hardships Highlighted
A caption describes a man with one hand using a corn picker and struggling with daily farm tasks. It notes farming demands two hands for ordinary chores and illustrates the handicap of losing a hand in rural life.
Take a Good Look at Your Pocket Knife Safety
A farmer warns readers about hand injuries from corn pickers and urges shutting off motors to clear clogs. The piece stresses equipment checks and cautions to avoid lifetime regret, backed by local business sponsors promoting farm safety.
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