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Newspaper

Washington Evening Journal

Location

Washington, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Sep 07, 1971

Page

5

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.

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.

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.

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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