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The article offers information on the threat brought by the new dust-bowl in the U.S. In 1930s, farmers experienced drought and winds that parched crops. In 1976, it is anticipated that there will be another dust-bowl to hit several states in the country, wherein Colorado will lose 70% of winter wheat crop, while Oklahoma will lose two-thirds of its harvest. To save the topsoil, majority of farmers opted to sacrifice their crops by plowing their fields to turn the silt beneath and planted soil-gripping crops. Moreover, farm experts and weather forecasters fear that the drought will only be the start of the cycle.

The article discusses the U.S. labor disputes regarding the Californian grape pickers who are anxious for federal regulation of union activity in agriculture. It states that union leader Cesar Chavez noted a strike by these workers. Moreover, farm workers have always been excluded from coverage by federal labor-relations law that is why President Richard Nixon established the National Labor Relations Board to bring farm workers under a national labor relations law.

The article reports on the move of the television stations to boost their business in the U.S. It mentions that National Broadcasting Co. Inc. (NBC) runs a dramatization of John Steinbeck's folksy odyssey, while National Educational Television shows a 30-minute color film of baby's birth. However, the most entertaining television program is "The Strange Case of the English Language," hosted by Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) commentator Harry Reasoner and writer-producer Andrew Rooney.

The article deals with a two-year-old strike launched by the National Farm Labor Union (AFL) against the management of Di Giorgio Fruit Corp. The labor union filed a formal complaint against the company for refusing to negotiate with them. The U.S. Congress found that the company offers fair wages, workmen's compensation insurance and clean housing. The committee commented that the complaints issued by the union were falsehoods.

A review is offered for several hotels in the northeast part in the U.S., including the Eben House in Provincetown, Massachusetts, the Baron's Cove in Sag Harbor, New York, and the Inn at Diamond Cove Island in Maine.