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Show Partial Lifting of AARestristions Partial lifting of restrictions upon information activities by the Utah State agricultural ad- justment agency will enable AAA I to "give full information to in- j dividual farmers and groups of farmers or to anyone else as to the provisions of and the opera- j tions of the farm program," N. j E. Dodd, national AAA chief has notified Orville L. Lee, chairman I of the state board. j "Apparently present instructions based upon a strictly legal interpretation in-terpretation of the language of the law, have in some cases been misunderstood," Mr. Dodd wired. It now appears, after having conferred con-ferred with members of congress responsible for drafting and advocating ad-vocating the adoption of the law requiring the action that the instructions in-structions go somewhat further than Congress intended. Consequently, Conse-quently, they are hereby revoked. "We are convinced that Congress Con-gress intended merely to prevent the AAA from employing infor- mational agents and engaging in promotional activity and to place upon the extension service responsibility res-ponsibility for educational work. ! Mr. Lee said the altered instructions in-structions will permit AAA personnel per-sonnel in Utah to give information informa-tion freely to ttie press or others interested. ' The strict interpretation interpreta-tion of the law previously issued prevented the AAA from having access to mass communication media. The agency will continue to be handicapped, however, by the law banning employment of a state information specialist who in the past has prepared informational informa-tional material for the press and radio on the state and local levels and who has been active in explaining AAA programs in personal contacts with farmers aiiii county and cumuiunity committeemen, com-mitteemen, Mr. Lee said. |