Farm prices near 19 year low challenge farmers
The Agriculture Department reported that prices received by farmers for crops and livestock have fallen to a 19 year low under the parity formula. The forecast for the next crop year predicts a worsening farm crisis, with political impact likely shaping the presidential race. Nixon maneuvers and Benson intrigue color the backdrop in Washington as party strategies hinge on farm policy.
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Agriculture Department
United States
W. Hall
Republican National Committee
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hall
Nelson Rockefeller
New York
Rockefeller
Benson
Agriculture
Hara Taft Benson
Capitol Hill
Eisenhower
Change in Eisenhower Tactics Signals Final Year Shift
Washington asks how the 69 year old president is changing his approach as his term nears end. Eisenhower moves from mild congressional dealings to a tougher stance and greater foreign diplomacy, meeting Khrushchev and signaling a broader summits push. Advisors Sherman Adams and John Foster Dulles shaped his earlier approach, with Dulles dominating foreign policy until his death.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
White House
Nikita Khrushchev
Moscow
Paris
Jess
Sherman Adams
John Foster Dulles
Adams
Tai
Dulles
DWI and Had Been Drinking teaching drivers danger
The article explains DWI and HBD as police terms for impaired driving and the rising risk as blood alcohol rises. It notes legal limits, breath tests, and the variability of impairment among individuals, including social drinkers approaching intoxication. It cites trials using film reenactments to boost convictions and urges cautious transport choices after drinking.
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Canada
Milwaukee
Wis
Fresno
Calif
Tucson
Ariz
HBO
Bible verse reference from Acts 13 38
A line from Acts 13 38 proclaims that through this man forgiveness of sins is preached unto you. The message emphasizes the accessibility of forgiveness through Jesus and invites acceptance of that grace.
Baytown Sun Staff and offices listing
Baytown Sun publication details show editors Fred Harman and voeston Pendergrass with Beulah Mae Jackson as office manager. Advertising and circulation departments led by Roger Amdall, John Wadley, Corrie Laughin, and T. Bowling. Rates listed and mail details noted.
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Che Baytown Sun
Baytown Sun, Inc
Pearce and Ashbel
Baytown
Texas
Fred Harman
Voeston
Roger Amdall
Ese
John Wadley
Cveee
Corrie Laughin
Seerereeees
Texas Newspaper Representatives, Inc
P. O
T. Bowling
Try And Stop Me By Bennet Cerf
A humorous tale about a midnight snacking incident where a wife buys dog biscuits for her husband. The grocer jokes they are for a fat dog, then the husband dies chasing cars, prompting the wife to reveal the biscuits were not to blame.
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G. W. Houdeshel
York
You're Telling Me! Castro Treated for Attack of Nerves
William Rift notes Fidel Castro's rumored nerves and public opinion on his leadership. The piece juggles political satire with a light take on global figures, referencing a British summer and a businessman’s prize offer for human-powered flight.
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Castro
Zadok Dumkopi
Fidel
Sun's Grab Bag Test Your Knowledge Answers
The column poses trivia questions about a range of topics from states and explorers to historic figures and actors. It lists sample answers: Utah for Q1, a 19th century adventurer for Q2, Mexico for Q3, The Columbian river for Q4, and Ponce de Leon for Q5, with notes on birthdays and a paired actor guess.
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Louis I of Bavaria
Mexico
Columbian River
Ponce de Leon
Squeezed dummy in bridge thriller draws sharp defense
In a bridge column a South declarer is squeezed by West after a heart lead, with East signaling on a full hand. Despite clever play, dominoes fall as West’s queen of hearts provokes the squeeze, leaving the declarer unable to save the contract and ending the hand quietly.
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South
Weat
West
Declarer
East
Heart
Teclarer
Syndicate, Inc
Did You Know Fact Compilation From US Regions
A newspaper item notes Idaho as the sole state with no foreign flag sown. Michigan supplies roughly half of timber marketed in Great Lakes states. French factories produce about one million five hundred thousand bicycles annually.
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Ydaho
United States
Michigan
Great Lakes States
Pearson Tells Nehru Interview After Afghan Drive
Drew Pearson recounts a perilous night route from Amritsar to New Delhi to interview Prime Minister Nehru. Bureaucratic delays, a late train, and a hand cranked taxi test patience before the interview is published, revealing tensions in India US relations and skepticism about red tape.
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Drew Pearson
Eisenhower
Afghanistan
Nehru
India
Pakistan
Frontier Mail
Amritsar
New Delhi
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Rumania
U.S. Information Service
Uste
Delhi
Veal Parkash Sen
Basil A. Martyr
Indian Telegraph Office
O. J. Rahman
Washington
William Phillips
Mr. Rahman
New York
Medusa the Gorgon as Lecturer in Homeric Tale Critique
Westbrook Pegler discusses Medusa the Gorgon in Greek myth, noting three sisters born to Phorcys and Keto. He cites Medusa as dominant, with serpents, wings, and fearsome traits, and muses on lecture fees and travel, reflecting on mythic authority and intimidation.
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Homer
Hesiod
Phorcys
Keto
Medusa
Sthena
Euryale
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