Government Drives Grain Exports Under Federal Programs
A government report on the 1960-61 grain marketing year shows the state involvement in exports of wheat, coarse grains, and rice. About 1.35 billion bushels moved abroad under government aid or initiative through seven programs, with Title I of the Agricultural Trade Development Act enabling sales via government-to-government deals while private exporters handle actual sales and receive government funds. The government accepts foreign currencies as payment.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
Scholarships Open for West Texas Press Assn Contest
Midland AP James Allison Jr announces the sixth annual West Texas Press Association scholarship contest for high school seniors pursuing journalism. A $600 award is split as $150 per year for four years at designated colleges including Texas Tech and Abilene Christian College. Deadline May 1, winner announced May 25.
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Midland
James N. Allison Jr
West Texas Press Association
Allison
Reporter-Telegram
Abilene Christian College
Hardin- Simmons University
Howard Payne College
McMurry College
Midwestern University
Sul Ross State College
Texas Tech
Wayland Baptist College
West Texas State College
Texas Western College
Separate Collar No Longer Way Of Life In America
New York AP reports Phillips-Van Heusen will drop the separate shirt collar after six years, citing plummeting demand and prohibitive costs. Cluett-Peabody declined comment. Once popular in the Twenties, the detachable collar waned as attached shirts rose. 1924 sales reached 24 million annually, falling to 18,000 in 1961.
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New York
Phillips-Van Heusen Corp
Cluett-Peabody & Co
Phillips-Van Heusen
Dem No GOP Woman Files Her Candidacy
Ethel Iddings switches from Democratic to Republican ticket for justice of the peace in Lebanon Indiana. Her son Wendel Iddings, a former Lebanon attorney and Democrat, influenced the change. outcome of his backing remains uncertain.
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Dem
GOP
Lebanon
Ind
Ethel Tddings
Justice of the Peace
Iddings
Wendel
Dutch Church Attacks Strip Tease Shows in South Africa
The Dutch Reformed Church condemned striptease performances in South Africa and urged the public to avoid the “sinful occurrence.” New strip clubs have appeared in resort cities like Cape Town and Durban, with newspapers running photographs of strippers.
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Johannesburg
South Africa
Dutch Reformed Church
Cape Town
Durban
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