Brannan Faces Key Farm Policy Choices Ahead of Fall Elections
Secretary of Agriculture Brannan weighs marketing quotas for the 1951 wheat crop and planting allotments, splits possible price support levels for staples, and 1950 prices for soybeans oats barley and rye. He also considers ending grain storage payments tied to price support loans. The moves could shape farm support politics and the Truman administration’s Farm Belt standing.
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Mystery Ships Reported Off Formosa By Nationalists
The Chinese Nationalist Air Force reported two unidentified ships off Formosa on Sunday. One ship near the south coast allegedly hoisted a United States flag as planes inspected it. the vessel was tentatively named Feng Wam. A second, about 1 tons, was seen near Kaohsiung, with no further details provided.
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Plane Hits Train at Mascot Airfield No Passengers Hurt
A DC-3 airliner struck a coal train at Mascot Air field edge and burst into flames. All 15 passengers and four crew escaped unhurt after using an emergency exit when the starboard engine was ripped off and five coal cars overturned. No train workers were injured.
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Estranged Wife Foils Husband's Murder Threat
Frances C Counley 34 told police she talked her estranged husband Merle Counley 37 into abandoning a murder plan during a 90 mile an hour kidnap ride from Electro Lux in Waukegan Illinois. Counley was captured in Racine Wisconsin after he surrendered with an empty pistol clip and said he wanted to reconcile and restart a home for their family. The two daughters Marlene 14 and Patricia 11 live with relatives as divorce proceedings proceed.
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Hunger Artist Claims World Fast Record in 53 Days
Frankfurt: Willy Schmitz, 48, emerges from a glass cage after fasting 53 days in the zoo. He weighed 176 pounds at the start, lost 72 pounds, and was assisted by Red Cross nurses as he dressed. He dismisses rival Burmah in Lille who claims a 45 day fast.
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Yugoslavs Denounce Albania Troop Charge
Belgrade denounces Albanian claims that 20 Yugoslav soldiers crossed into Albania on May 31 as a trumped up provocation. Official radio and press say neighboring Cominform states exploit frontier incidents to attack Marshal Tito's government.
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Washington milk strike settles after eight days
AFL drivers vote to accept a management proposal ending the capital’s eight day milk strike. Milk deliveries expected to resume Monday. The plan runs a seven day operation for nine dairies with five day weeks and alternating six days. Wages include time and a half after 40 hours first week and after 48 hours every other week.
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Dispute Shuts Down 25 Bakeries in LA
Twenty five wholesale bakeries that bake ninety percent of the bread sold in Los Angeles food stores were closed Sunday amid a dispute. Officials said the action affected most city bread supply and could cause shortages in coming days.
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Dulles Visits Korea on Official Tour
Seoul reports John Foster Dulles, US secretary of state advisor, toured the 38th parallel near Seoul. The border zone was quiet during his hour stay following guerrilla activity earlier in the region. He plans to address the Southern Assembly to outline American policy and continued aid conditional on cooperation.
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