Transcripts of the 1971 Senate hearings on rural development held in Stillwater, Oklahoma and Lincoln, Nebraska are presented in this document. Derived from many sources representing the varied interests of each host state, representative testimony includes that of: university professors and administrators; State and Federal legislators; chamber of commerce representatives; bank executives; community action committee members; extension economists; public school officials; representatives from private industry; etc. Among the many specific organizations represented in these hearings are: Nebraska State Grange; Lincoln Legal Services; Nebraska Farmers Union; Nebraska Bankers Association; Nebraska Petroleum Council; Niobrara River Basin Development Association; Nebraska Livestock Feeders Association; Oklahoma Young Farmers Association; University of Oklahoma Medical Services; Omaha Economic Development Council; Farmers Home Administration; Nebraska National Farmers Organization; LeeFac Manufacturing Company; Statewide Advisory Committee of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. (JC)