Hay Freight Slash Could End Farm Scalping Boom
Oklahoma officials say rail freight rate cuts may stop hay scalping by itinerant truckers. Farmers in Stillwater and Payne County report alfalfa sold at 30 to 50 dollars per ton, with scalpers using small 50 pound bales sold at 1.25 dollars each. Officials note drought program hay may cost about 26 dollars a ton under new rates, but affidavits from truckers are required for reimbursement.
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Myrl Gray
Stillwater
Fain Caesar
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
Gray
Caesar
Women Better Than Men Convention Entertainer Says Yes
Washington columnist notes convention host Jack Morton, with a decade in lining shows for visiting firemen and salesmen, asserts women often make better audiences than men. He advises tailoring acts to audience type, warns against unenthusiastic jokes, and stresses planning to avoid a lackluster performance.
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Harman W. Nichols
Washington
Jack Morton
Jack
Jack Hag
New York
Ike Calls Top GOP Leaders For Talks
President Eisenhower summons Republican leaders from the House and Senate to Denver for a Friday conference on political strategy and the international situation. NSC staff will meet in Denver as routine. The meeting aims to review home stretch GOP strategy before the November elections. The Oct. 8 televised appearance by Eisenhower and Nixon is billed as the campaign’s most important event.
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Eisenhower
House
Senate
Denver White House
Richard M. Nixon
National Security Council
White House
NSC
Murray Snyder
Snyder
Nixon
Buick October 1954 Drive to Big Sales Month
Buick touts October 1954 as poised to be record month with strong year-to-date sales. The pitch highlights power ride room and styling, inviting buyers to visit dealers for a deal and a car that stands among America’s top sellers.
Home Owners Can Help Prevent Fires This Winter
Ithaca researchers from Cornell University say fires this winter stem from bad chimneys faulty stoves stove pipes careless storage of combustibles. homeowners can prevent many blazes with proper maintenance and safety practices.
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Ithaca
Cornell University
REA assures farmers no repeal under Eisenhower era
ST. PAUL Minn Oct 6 Rural Electrification Administration head Ancher Nelson assured farmers the REA would not be crippled or repealed under his administration. He noted REA and REA co-ops have strong backing from President Eisenhower and Congress. Nelson spoke at a regional Rural Electric Cooperative Association meeting stating loans and users rose last year with a record 74 million in Rural telephone program loans approved. Backlog of farm applications was reduced to a multi-year low. He urged heating system checks and safe handling of fuels in homes.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Ancher Nelson
REA
Eisenhower
Congress
Nelson
Rural Electric Co-operative Association
Ran
Trieste settlement ends long war over border fate
After bloody riots and tense diplomacy, Yugoslavia gains Trieste while Italy retains Zone A. The secret talks in London produced a diplomatic breakthrough led by American and British envoys, with Tito and Kardomino’s stance shaping the final split of the Istrian peninsula.
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Trieste
Italy
Istrian
Adriatic
Britain
United States
Russia
U.S
Tito
Kramlin
Sinc Faly
Zane A
Thily
Zone B
Cris Tilo
L Cops
Zone A
U. S
Llewelyn E. Thomson
Colorado
Geoffrey Wedgewood
Harrison
London
Thompson
Navy May Build Atomic Carrier
Washington reports Defense Secretary Charles W. Wilson said the Navy may soon authorize a preliminary go ahead for the world’s first atomic aircraft carrier to accompany atomic submarines. The move signals a potential shift in naval power and propulsion strategy amid Cold War defense planning.
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Navy
Defense
Charles W. Wilson
Defense Department
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