Butler charges Ike's admin callous toward farmers plight
CHICAGO UP Democr National Chairman Paul M Butler accuses the Eisenhower administration of a callous unsympathetic attitude toward the collapsing farm economy. He says lavish help goes to big business while farmers suffer, as he outlines Democratic farm policy at an agricultural advisory committee meeting. Republican leaders meet in the same hotel to plan the 1956 convention and debate farm policy. A loyalty oath was not on the agenda as the conference opened.
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Chicago
Paul M. Butler
Eisenhower
Butler
Richard M. Nixon
Ezra Taft Benson
COP National
Leonard Hall
Part-Firrs Work Survey Questions on Part Time Checks
Census Bureau official in Houston outlines September survey questions on part time work and unemployment. Data from the prior weekly period shows 7.472 million part time workers in non agricultural industries and 1.826 million in agriculture during July 10-26. 2.301 million in non agricultural areas worked full time, 4.753 million part time, with 89 thousand of 1,606 thousand in agriculture usually full time and 12qz- may usually work part time.
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Autra A. Deville
Census Bureau
Houston
United States
FASTEETH Powder Promises Firmer Dentures
An ad claims FASTEETH an acid powder stabilizes dentures to prevent wobble and embarrassment. It suggests sprinkling the product on plates to feel firmer and more comfortable, and encourages purchase at drug counters.
Italy's money gets a new look and name
Italy reforms its currency with shiny light metal 50 and 100 lire coins replacing paper notes by 1956 goals. Minting 2.35 billion coins planned, though only 1.834 billion issued. new coins feature Minerva and Vulcanus on the front and a woman's head on the rear. Debate swells over renaming units to reflect reliability, while public interest remains tepid but growing in acceptance of coinage over paper money.
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Ernest Sakler
United Press
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Italy
Piper
Acciaio Monetario Italiano
Mussolini
Minerva
Vulcanus
Europe
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Boxa O
Stellians
Mew
BainAoTy
New Safety Measures For Youths Urged As Accidents Kill More Than Polio
New York report from Metropolitan Life Insurance statisticians shows about 6,000 U S deaths yearly among children aged five to fourteen from accidents. Motor vehicle crashes, mainly pedestrians, are the leading cause, with drownings second and other hazards including burns, firearms, and falls. The study urges accident prevention at home, noting one in six fatalities occurs there and urging parental action.
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New York
Sp.t
United States
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
The
Stytisticians
Draft Calls Stepped Up in New Six Month Plan
Pentagon officials said draft calls will rise under a new six month plan for 18 year olds. The monthly call doubles to 20,000 in November as Navy drafts resume, with targets of 50,000 by year end. Enlistments in the program are described as growing. The plan allows volunteers aged 18 to six months active duty training followed by seven years in the ready reserve.
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Washington
Pentagon
Spi
Navy
Cline
Defense Department
Congressmen To Take Poll Of Dirt Farmers
Democratic controlled House and Senate committees plan extensive hearings in October and November to gather dirt farmers input on declining agriculture prices. The schedule lists hearings on farm price supports, public power, housing, taxes, immigration, narcotics, and the federal employee program with locations including Houston Baton Rouge New Orleans Fort Worth Alexandria Albuquerque San Antonio and Dallas.
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Senate
Houston
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Ntic Agriculture
Albuquarque
Hutchingan
Kan
Fort Worth
Tex
Alexandria
Benale
Veterans benefits and education earnings questions
A Korean GI trainee asks if outside work affects monthly education allowances. The VA confirms outside earnings do not reduce benefits and no reporting is required. A veteran can apply for disability compensation by formal form after an informal letter, with the effective date set to the letter receipt. A beneficiary cannot demand automatic installment payments from an insurance policy via VA.
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Smi
Dodge Promotes 35 Year Old Man To Sales Manager
Dodge promotes Jack Minor to newly created sales manager post for advertising merchandising and related sales for both Dodge and Plymouth brands. He will oversee dealer relations customer and public relations and coordinate factory dealer cooperation with the Dodge Dealers Council. Minor, a Nashville native and Birmingham Michigan resident, is married with two daughters and served 3 1/2 years in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
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Frsary Council
Minar
Naas City
U.S. Navy
University of Kang
Birmingham
Michigan
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