Family Farmer Protection Must Be Congress Aim
Fergus Falls Minn Rep Clark Thompson D Texas says the next Congress should protect the family farmer with basic farm legislation. He chairs the House Agriculture Subcommittee after two days of hearings on family farms. He defines a family farm by living standards, not size, and notes subsidies should be limited with possible direct payments or parity gaps.
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Fergus Falls
Minn
Clark Thompson
Texas
Thompson
House
Girls Would Be Wives But Not Housekeepers
A 2000 girl survey by the University of Michigan for the Girl Scouts finds 94 percent expect marriage someday while 3 percent want to be housewives. It notes dating starts around 14 with 70 percent dating weekends, 90 percent of those over 16 dating regularly, and 60 percent over 16 seeing more advantages than disadvantages.
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Philadelphia
University of Michigan
Girl Scouts of America
OCBA Secures Texas Cotton Allotments After West Texas Push
In LA GRANGE Texas the Old Cotton Belt Association OCBA credited with keeping a 6.3 percent state reserve for small farms hardships and inequities in the Texas cotton allotments. The OCBA mobilized congressmen and Department of Agriculture support to block West Texas efforts to reduce Texas acreage and ensured the historic cotton area preserves its place in the industry.
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LA Grange
Texas
Old Cotton Belt Association
ASC
Washington
OCBA
West Texas
Plains Cotton Growers
West Texas Chamber of Commerce
Department of Agriculture
Shramner
Pecos
Dumas
South
Central
East Texas
Cotton Growers
Sand trap idea proposed to stop missiles
Washington reports a scientist suggests the Air Force could deploy space sand traps to tear apart hydrogen missiles before they reach targets by scattering sand-size pellets across the path of an intercontinental ballistic missile. Dr. Ralph E. Lapp says the concept would be feasible if pellets could be sown in space to intercept ICBMs.
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Washington
Air Force
Ralph E. Lapp
Farm For Sale Near Whitewright On Farm‑to‑Market Road
84 acre farm with good fertile land and improvements located about six miles from Whitewright on a farm to market road. Stephens and Bryant advertise the property and invite inquiries.
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Whitewright
Stephens & Bryant
Paul Stephens
Stock market dinner pulled from Hotel Edison menu
The New York Hotel Edison removed its stock market dinner from the menu after a market slump. Management said the meal reminded diners of unpleasant market facts and thus was dropped.
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New York
Hotel
Edison
Girl’s $100 bill leads to school, mother, and principal visit
In Hartford a first grader tried to buy a nickel candy bar with a $100 bill. The shopkeeper summoned the principal, who then called the girl’s mother. The alleged money was later found at home in a drawer where the mother had planned a bank deposit.
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Hartford
Conn
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