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Newspaper
Baytown Sun
Location
Baytown, Texas, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1955
Page
5
Senator Monroney proposes a bipartisan shift in the 1956 campaign, suggesting rival advertising agencies for Democrats and Republicans staffed by on-leave executives. He says the plan came from an industry executive and would be funded by the parties’ salaries, aiming to reduce partisan bias.
United Press Foreign Analyst Charles M. McCann notes Moscow used Outer Mongolia as a bargaining chip amid Japan Uno admission talks. He cites Kremlin aims to pressure Tokyo toward Soviet China ties and shape a future Russian Japanese treaty while defending face. Tokyo's stance grows harsher, with Japan cooling on closer ties to Communist China.
Washington The House Veterans Committee warned that thousands of veterans who sold GI mortgaged homes still face liability to the government if the loan defaults. Chairman Olln E Teague said about 8 fourth of the 3,350,000 GI financed homes are no longer owned by veterans, yet government liability persists. The panel plans legislative fixes next year and weighs extending the GI loan program beyond its WWII expiry July 1955.
Texas commercial vegetables harvested in 1951 for frosty market and processing totaled 63,952,000, up more than 3,500,000 from the prior year, per a U S Department of Agriculture report. Fresh market crops and potatoes contributed to the gain, with processing vegetables valued at about 2,995,000 and related figures noted.
A historical note describes culling tree stumps near ground line, covering with soil or sod, and maintaining the stump to allow weed destroying fungi and insects to work.
In Cambridge, Massachusetts, Harvard University's endowment fund has reached $442,000,000, the largest in its 206 year history. The figure reflects continued growth and strong investment returns for the university.
United Press reports the U S is one of the few nations without a government lottery while other countries pursue lotteries and pools, governments tax gambling winnings, and Americans bet heavily on horseracing, baseball pools, and private games. The piece cites large sums wagered and estimates 57 percent of American adults gamble, spending about 30 billion dollars yearly.
Stockholm reports a near riot as crowds storm stores selling a miracle reducing solution named Ti nus. Advertised as made from a special alga, the product sold out at about $4.40 per pound across Sweden amid frenzied promotion and claims of safety.
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