Milk consumption likely to fall again in 1972 says USDA
Per capita milk intake continues a decade long decline with 1971 at 258 pounds, down from 264 in 1970 and 337 in 1957-59. Overall dairy consumption, including cheese and butter, fell about 1 percent from 1970 to 1971 and is expected to dip similarly in 1972. Cheese gained 6 percent to 12.2 pounds, while butter averaged five pounds per person.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
USDA
Department
Foreign Agricultural Service
United States
Near Normal Water Supply Seen for Western States
A U.S. Soil Conservation Service survey projects near normal water supplies for irrigation in most western areas. Snow accumulations indicate 60 to 100 percent above normal in parts of Utah Wyoming and the Pacific Northwest, while some areas in Arizona New Mexico and southern California could face 40 to 70 percent below average. HeavY snow in Montana and Idaho may trigger early season floods if melting accelerates.
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Washington
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
SCS
Utah
Wyoming
Pacific Northwest
Arizona
New Mexico
California
Agriculture Department
Montana
Idaho
Cutback Advised In Potato Acreage
The Agriculture Department urges potato farmers to reduce fall crop plantings by seven percent to 1 016 950 acres nationally to balance supply and demand. Officials say this would yield about 235 million hundredweight of fall potatoes, versus nearly 250 million from 1971, and help avoid surpluses.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
New Breed Of Teachers
Roanoke city schools director of instruction says a new breed of teachers is key amid disruption in today’s schools. D Mott Robertson spoke at a Virginia Tech institute meeting noting boredom fueling protests and urging focus on how and why over who, what, where, and when. He cites population growth instant information access and rights awareness as major discord factors.
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Blacksburg
Roanoke City Schools
Obertson
Robertson
Wait Until Dark Opens Tonight at Bark Mill
The Little Theater presents Wait Until Dark running tonight through Sunday with 8 15 p.m. shows and a 6 30 p.m. Sunday finale. Tickets are at Shenval Music or reserve by calling Ruth Robinson at 667 0944. Susy Hendrix is played by Susan Gardner and Sam Hendrix by David Schroeder with Tanya Orndorff as Gloria.
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Susan Gardner
Winchester Little Theatre
the Bark Mill
Tanya Orndorff
Bark Mill
Little Theater
Shenval Music
Ruth Robinson
Susy Hendrix
Sam Hendrix
David Schroeder
Bark Mill Theater
David
Baltimore
Chevrolet
General Motors
Gloria
Hendrixs
Tanya
Stephens City Elementary School
Fort Ashby
W.va
Bark Mill Stage
Gary Orndorff
South Carolina
IRS missteps on wage price rules revealed in spot check
AP finds IRS officials in five cities gave wrong or vague guidance on wage price controls to investigators posing as business owners. In six of ten calls, answers conflicted with regulations or lacked usefulness, with one suggestion of a questionable title promotion to bypass pay rules.
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Washington
Internal Revenue Service
Associated Press
IRS
Los Angeles
New York
Paul Trout Former Tigers pitcher dies at 56
Paul Trout known as Dizzy died at 56 in Chicago. He played for the Detroit Tigers as a pitcher and later served the Chicago White Sox from 1959 onward as pitching instructor and public relations man.
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Paul Trout
Chicago
Paul
Dizzy” Trout
Detroit Tigers
Trout
Chicago White Sox
Winchester Walk for Development planned for May 20
The Winchester Christian Youth sponsor the Winchester Frederick County Walk for Development on May 20. An organizational meeting for committees is set for March 2 at 7 p.m. in the Fairfax Room of Christ Episcopal Church. Last year the project raised about 11 750 for Live Inc. in Winchester and Emirato Ecuador. Contact John Eavis or Ellen Wyszynski with questions.
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Winchester Christian Youth
Winchester Frederick County
Fairfax Room
Christ
Episcopal Church
Boscawen St
Live Inc
Winchester
Emirato
Equador
John Eavis
Ellen Wyszynski
Army Fails to Reach Combat Enlistment Quota Despite Pay Raises
Army recruiting fell short of the 5,000 monthly infantry, armor, and artillery target even after two pay hikes and geographic choices in Europe and Hawaii. Maj. Gen. Albert H. Smith cited a 1,327 shortfall in January and said enlistees held back without the $3,000 combat bonus.
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Washington
Europe
Hawaii
Albert H. Smith
Smith
Congress
Melvin R. Laird
Laird
Army
Elsa Alsberg Dies at 92 Immigrant Education Crusader
Elsa Alsberg of Palo Alto and New York, a cofounder of the Travelers Aid Society, dies at 92. She organized the Citizens Committee for Adult Literacy and campaigned for immigrant and adult education.
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Elsa Alsberg
Palo Alto
Calif
Miss Alsberg
Travelers Aid Society
New York
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