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Title: Don Paarlberg papers, 1944-2001
Primary Creator: Paarlberg, Don (1911-2006)
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Subjects: Poetry, Purdue University--Faculty, Purdue University. School of Agriculture
Languages: English
Writings, letters, memoirs, and poems of Don Paarlberg on foods, farming, and other subjects.
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Dr. Paarlberg, an academic with hands-on farming experience, was an assistant secretary of agriculture when Eisenhower chose him as a special assistant to the president in the late 1950's. He was entrusted with shepherding what became Food for Peace, formally known as Public Law 480, Title II, into existence and serving as its coordinator in its fledgling years, from 1958 to 1961.
Food for Peace evolved from earlier famine relief efforts, particularly the part of the Marshall Plan that helped keep millions from starving in Europe after World War II. By the early 1950's, American grain surpluses had grown to mountains, and Eisenhower sold the program to Congress as "the basis for a permanent expansion of our exports of agricultural products with lasting benefits to ourselves and peoples of other lands."
"Food," he said, "can be a powerful instrument for all the free world in building durable peace."
Eisenhower signed the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act in July 1954, allowing developing countries to buy those surpluses on long-term credits. In the 50 years since then, the United States has sent more than 100 million metric tons of aid overseas, according to the United States Agency for International Development, the agency that administers Food for Peace.
Dr. Paarlberg was brought in from academia at the program's inception in 1953 as an economic adviser to the secretary of agriculture. He was named an assistant secretary in 1957 and became the program's coordinator the next year.
Don Paarlberg was born to a farming family in Oak Glen, now Lansing, Ill., and after high school worked at home on the farm for eight years during the Great Depression. He graduated from Purdue University in 1940 and received a master's, in 1942, and a Ph.D., in 1947, from Cornell.
He started his academic career at Purdue in 1946, as an assistant professor of agricultural economics, and was named a full professor the year before he first entered government service. He returned to Purdue as Hillenbrand professor of agricultural economics in 1961 but over the years continued to fill assignments for Presidents Richard M. Nixon and Gerald R. Ford.
He was an adviser to four secretaries of agriculture and the Ford Foundation. In the early and mid-1970's he was the Agriculture Department's chief economist, often reporting to the public and Congress about crop yields and farm prices.
He was the author or co-author of nine books on agriculture and economic policy. The last of them, written with a nephew, Philip Paarlberg, was "The Agricultural Revolution of the 20th Century," published by Iowa State University Press in 2000.
Through much of his life Dr. Paarlberg also wrote poetry. When he turned 90, he published a volume of his verses, most of them written to his wife, Eva Robertson Paarlberg. They were married in 1940, and she died in 1997.
Repository: Purdue University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections
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Access Restrictions: Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation: MSF 445, Don Paarlberg papers, Archives and Special Collections, Purdue University Libraries
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Today, Pakistan's government released a transcript of what it said was an intercepted call from an al Qaeda leader that showed that Benazir Bhutto's murder was carried out by terrorists. That seems likely, as Islamic terrorists have tried to assassinate President Musharraf and other Pakistani politicians on a number of occasions. Further, on the same day as the attack on Bhutto, gunmen opened fire on a rally for rival politician Nawaz Sharif, killing several people. This sounds like it could be a coordinated al Qaeda attack.
In Pakistan, conspiracy theories are rife, and many of Bhutto's backers believe that Musharraf's government was behind the murder. That's possible, but it seems unlikely: why would Musharraf permit an election next month, and then set out to murder the candidates? Just about any course of action, including continuing martial law and canceling the election, would have been far simpler.
Given the turmoil now prevailing in Pakistan, it was unfortunate that author Mark Siegel promptly publicized an email from Bhutto, blaming Musharraf, in advance, for her assassination:
"Nothing will, god willing, happen," began the email sent to Siegel. "Just wanted you to know that, if it does … I would hold Musharraf responsible."
Siegel said Bhutto sent the email one week after returning to Pakistan on Oct. 18 to run in an election. Her Pakistan Peoples Party was expected to win the majority of Parliamentary seats.
A failed assassination attempt that killed 179 supporters during a celebration to mark her return prompted Bhutto to send him the message, he said.
Bhutto wrote that she had been made to feel insecure by Musharraf's "minions" and had not received the requested improvements to her security.
Siegel said she had been stopped from taking private cars with tinted windows and had not received radio jammers or four police escorts — as she had requested.
Siegel elaborated on the email by saying that Bhutto would be alive if Musharraf's government had gone along with her request for police vehicles on all four sides of her own car. Siegel's response to the tragedy of Bhutto's murder is understandable, but having viewed video footage of the attack on Bhutto, and in view of the theory that she was killed by the force of the suicide bomber's explosion pushing her head against the sun roof of her vehicle, it is hard to see how a police car between her and the bomber would have made any difference. In any event, it seems counterproductive to focus blame on Musharraf for failing to prevent the attack, rather than on the Islamic militants who, most likely, carried it out.
If Siegel's contribution is unhelpful, Hillary Clinton's response to the murder is far worse. She gave an interview in Des Moines in which she attacked Musharraf's government and called for an international inquiry:
"I'm calling for a full, independent, international investigation," Clinton said in an interview with CNN.
"I think it's critically important that we get answers and really those are due first and foremost to the people of Pakistan," Clinton said.
The former first lady suggested the probe could be along the lines of the international investigation that followed the assassination of former Lebanese prime minister Rafiq Hariri in 2005.
"I don't think the Pakistani government at this time under President (Pervez) Musharraf has any credibility at all. They have disbanded an independent judiciary, they oppressed a free press."
This is, I think, shocking. It is hard to see how an American presidential candidate could say anything more inappropriate and destructive. Calling for an "international investigation" is a crude insult to the sovereignty of an American ally. Worse, Clinton's suggestion that President Musharraf–an ally of the United States, and perhaps the only viable alternative, at the moment, to Taliban-like rule–has no credibility to carry out the investigation, is precisely the kind of arrogant meddling in other countries' affairs of which Democrats like to accuse the Bush administration, falsely.
Clinton's analogy to Lebanon is misplaced. An international investigation made sense in that case precisely because Lebanon's sovereignty is legitimately in doubt, due to interference on the part of Syria. It is widely believed that Syria was responsible for Hariri's murder and was also likely to be able to control any investigation carried out by Lebanon's compromised government. For Clinton to say that Musharraf "lacks credibility" while drawing the parallel to Lebanon is, in effect, to say that she suspects that Musharraf is responsible for Bhutto's murder.
Hillary Clinton's schoolmarmish arrogance has always been her Achilles heel. It is on full display in her ill-advised comments on the situation in Pakistan. It is no wonder, perhaps, that in today's AOL Hot Seat poll, 64% say that Clinton lacks the experience necessary to be president.
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The London Metal Exchange, the world's biggest industrial-metals marketplace, stands to gain as the European Union seeks greater transparency for over-the- counter derivatives, its deputy chief executive officer said.
"The fact that the stuff the LME currently doesn't see will end up needing to be cleared means more business for the exchange," Diarmuid O'Hegarty said today at a press conference. The LME held a separate briefing on the EU's European Market Infrastructure Regulation for its members, which include JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Deutsche Bank AG.
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Implementing EMIR has been "factored into the job" of setting up LME Clear, O'Hegarty said. The LME is "halfway" through starting the clearing unit, Trevor Spanner, managing director for post-trade services, said Feb. 12.
Regulators around the world are seeking to push more trading onto clearinghouses in reaction to the 2008 financial crisis. Investors bought and sold contracts worth $14.5 trillion last year on the LME, where copper, aluminum, nickel, tin, zinc and lead are traded.
Rules including EMIR will increase the costs of running metals businesses, according to O'Hegarty. He said the new regulations will amount to "a benefit" in case of an event similar to the 2011 collapse of futures brokerage MF Global Inc., which reported a $1.6 billion shortfall in customer funds.
Increased rulemaking was not aimed specifically at the metals market, and regulators have yet to provide definitions for OTC derivative contracts, O'Hegarty said.
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Is this waiter (oogling a passing Parisienne) in a Paris resto?
No way is that kid in Paris with all those yellow cabs dans le rue, but he DOES look Frenchie-the hat, the skinny parents etc
Tourists Francaises peut-etre?
I WANT that green and pink thing for lunch!
Book yr flight SVP!
What is that woman wearing as a cape??? (the one going into Bergdorfs)
The ice cream mac sandwich!!!! TWO of my faves at once! A must-have!
That macaron is the size of giant brownie. I dunno - but that's all I can think about right now. LOL!ReplyDelete
Rue 57 looks wonderful! I've passed by but never gone there. I'd have a kir royale, the warm mushroom 'salade' and apple tart tatin!
Thanks for the reminder how many great French things there are in NYC to explore. I long to go back to Paris but there are so many other places to visit and no long French vacation allotment. If I can't make it to France, I can eat like a Frenchie. ;-)
That ice cream sandwich was like a GIANT brownie Jeanette.
A good 4" long and every inch super yummy.
I love your positive spin on Rue 57 Catherine..I never thought of it that way...hmmm
Lovely, funny post - I had fun second-guessing the photos, but the giant dog and macaron were a definite Paris no-no!ReplyDelete
Thanx for these urban and gourmet pics!ReplyDelete
Karen the ice cream sandwich is VERY like something Pierre Herme concocted first and it is BIG too.
No two ways about it - this IS a knock-off but a very tasty one indeed.
Well a doudou can be seen here too:)
I wish I still had a doudou..
Maxime received a coveted ARTHUR doudou from me today:)
Everything looks good..no big dogs in Paris?
One day we will go and I will give you my impressions..
I love having my eyes go wide open watching high platform shoes..(I did 40 yrs ago:) )..
Every young woman looks great to me..:) And many older women:)
Cute post!
What..?..they dont have standard poodles in Paris? I am still giggling at that Waiter oogling the brunette. :))You sure don't miss much with a camera that has a delay on it.:)ReplyDelete
That green thing is enormous looking! Did you eat that whole thing!!? Yikes. And those shoes on the woman being ogled look painfully uncomfortable, don't they! Fun.ReplyDelete
OMG ! Beautiful all pictures and yummy food. nice clicking great postingReplyDelete
Why, yes, I am in Paris this week and I even saw Carine Roitfeld in the flesh last week. (C'etait tres cool.) But that FP ice cream sandwich has me craving something pistche-framboise today. Where shall I go? Gerard Mulot? Pierre Herme? La Patisserie des Reves? Will report back...ReplyDelete
Hi! I'm a big fan of you & been following you since ever!.. I love Paris too and now I'm in LA, CA for studies and really surprised by how the people just don't care much about clothes, perfumes.. It's good they don't carry it to the extreme but it's just not like Europe at alll!.. I was offended by an innocent remark from a colleague who suggested that I look "weird " though nothing in my clothes or look ever implies that except because I don't just wear anything to work and like to put perfumes & look elegant!!!
Yeah, there is huge differences between US & Europe for sure, and one MAIN & very particular thing too is the concept of Cafe's!!.. It's just not part of the daily activity here or it's not a cultural thing like it is in Europe...
have a lovely day!..
New York looks like Paris??????? No way!!! Enjoy the Fashion Week that begins on Thursday .ReplyDelete
Getting hungry looking at all that's in this post. I think I'll soon need to experience my annual taste of a day in New York.ReplyDelete


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ENERGY is a HUMAN RIGHT!
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When it comes to discussions on human rights, everyone focuses on the right to life, right to clothing, right to housing, right to work, equality, freedom of expression and so on. No one really cares about electricity. Can you imagine a day without electricity? Oh, come on! We get depressed if we don't get internet for a day!
The problem is it is considered a privilege. When we talk about electricity, we think of it as a "want" such as for using computers, televisions and air conditioners. You don't use it only for these "comforts." It is a basic "need" for human development. How can you consider something you use every single day a privilege?
It helps to realise human rights. Access to electricity affects:
- Right to work – it improves working conditions.
- Right to education – it helps in developing better schools. Lack of electricity reduces the ability of students to study after dark.
- Right to health – it helps to run medical equipment necessary for treatment.
- Right to standard of living
Moreover, lack of electricity interrupts irrigation and manufacturing in turn affecting the economy.
In a landmark ruling, the madras high court has said that electricity supply is a legal right and its denial is a violation of human rights. This ruling was given after noting that lack of electricity leads to economic disparity and inequality in society leading to poverty. Don't you agree that electricity is a human right?