Washington Wheat Bill Rush Near July Deadline
Washington lawmakers race to pass a new wheat bill before a July 25 referendum deadline. Senate proposals cut acreages and raise farmer protections while Benson warns against “slop gaps” and veto risk. A FAO meeting in Washington aims to craft coordinated world surplus disposal options with five major wheat producers.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington Correspondent
Washington
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Department
Senate Agriculture Committee
Allen J. Ellender
Leeger
Ellender
Senate
Ezra Taft Benson
Commodity Credit Corp
Minnesota
Hubert Humphrey
United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization
FAO
U.S
Australia
Argentina
Canada
France
Editorial Page Thought for Evening Idea as revelation to the reader
Editorial page reflection proposes that a thought must strike the reader with the force of revelation. It frames suggestion as a personal, inward moment that alters perception and prompts self directed action.
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William James
Labor reform bill faces critical House test
Bruce Biassot notes the Senate's 90 to 1 vote for labor reform and the history of a similar 88 to 1 tally. Kennedy pushed a broad bill to require full disclosure of union finances and fair leadership selection. House action is awaited as reforms aim to curb corruption while preserving unions' core functions.
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U. S. House
Senate
House
John F. Kennedy
Massachusetts
Kennedy
Sen
John McClellan
Arkansas
McClellan Committee
Kenneley
Opening of the St Lawrence Seaway heralds a new era
The St Lawrence Seaway reshapes Atlantic waterborne commerce, widening channel depth to 27 feet and locks 75 feet wide by 730 feet long. By June 26 dedication, hundreds already pass. It links Montreal to Lake Ontario and lifts ships 225 feet, enabling 2,342 mile inland voyages to Superior. Citizens of Canada and America laud the project’s long dream fulfilled.
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Atlantic
America
St. Lawrence Seaway
New York
Boston
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Norfolk
St. Lawrence
Montreal
Eisenhower
Queen Elizabeth II
Buffalo
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Duluth
Lake Ontario
Snperior
Canada
Child Health Day Advice for Teen Sitters Prompts Caution
Esther Van Wagoner Tufty reports on Sage guidance from the U S Children's Bureau celebrating Child Health Day May 1 to curb child injuries. Tips urge telling sitters contact numbers, locking doors, avoiding strangers, supervising play areas, and keeping kids away from hazards while seeking references from teachers or pastors.
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Sam
U. S
Children’s Bureau
Esther van Wagoner Tufty
The
Journal
Washington
Destination Space TV series aims for space age adventure
Paramount TV chief Jim Schulke plans a new hour show featuring John Agar and Cecil Kellaway with Joseph Pevney directing. The program seeks authenticity with space agency input while aiming for about future missions and strong engineering protagonists to captivate audiences against NBC and ABC rivals.
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Hollywood
Jim Schulke
Schulke
CBS
Laramie
NBC
ABC
John Agar
Cecil Kellaway
Joseph Pevney
Rip van Ronkel
West faces Iraqi disaster in cold war analysis
AP analyst James Marlow outlines the Iraq crisis as a potential Western setback if Communists seize control. He recalls Dulles testimony to Congress, Eisenhower’s Lebanon intervention, and the limits of U.S. power to prevent a takeover without widening regional conflict. The piece weighs policy options and warns of a Soviet foothold in the Middle East.
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James Marlow
Associated Press
Washington
Eisenhower
Iraq
Middle East
America
Allen Dulles
Central Intelligence Agency
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Comunists
Moscow
United States
Sen. J. William Fulbright
Iran
Turkey
Pakistan
Congress
U.S
Mideast
Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Abdel Karim Kassem
Soviet Union
West
Why do husbands act oddly in house pride and chores
A column narrator wonders why husbands retreat to their den during crises and avoid chores while women juggle tasks at home. Readers are invited to provide logical explanations for these long standing questions about male behavior and household dynamics.
Portrait of a traveler's lonely moment
Paul Harvey reflects on travel as the most exciting yet demanding experience for families. He imagines painting a mother in an airport meeting room, half asleep with a child beside her, surrounded by a disordered bag, exhausted eyes, and a sense of loneliness, to hang as a reminder of solitary moments in travel.
Readers urge wary defense over Soviet threats
A letter from Charles Parsons argues the United States must beware false assurances of strong defenses while NATO and high officials, including Secretary McElroy and Stimson, warned of a potential Japanese attack. The writer criticizes Roosevelt and Eisenhower for risks he sees as capitulating to Russia, calling internationalism treason.
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Eciter
United States
Soviet Russia
Neil McElroy
Soviet Union
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
NATO
Russia
Roosevelt
Japan
Washington
George Catlett Marshall
Hawaii
Henry L. Stimson
Eisenhower
Charles Parsons
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Isthmus
Hector
Columbus
Boniface
Russia
Hungary
Washington Metropolis
FBI
France
de Flandres
Announcer Allen
Epoch
New Zealand
Local Names in The News Ten Years Ago
A sampling of local social and civic notes lists Mrs. James C. Cooper as hostess at a Women’s Society of Christian Service meeting, various community visits, and postwar civic activity. The Pittsburgh AP report covers Jerry Pacek, aged 14, convicted of second degree murder in the Brackenridge case. Pacek faces 10 to 20 years with pending motions as the jury delivers its verdict after lengthy deliberation.
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Biddeford
Maine
Paul Casavant
T. J. Mahoney
Associated Press
James C. Cooper
Clarence Age
Women's Society of Christian Service
Foss Street Methodist Church
Dyer
York County Fish and Game Association
Goodwins Mills
Grace Hunter
Fayette Staples Unit
American Legion Auxiliary
Pittsburgh
Jerry Pacek
Pennsylvania
Pacek
Lillian Stevick
Brackenridge
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Truman
Byron R. Adams
Ogunquit
Warren B. Randall
Ray N. Randall
Lewiston
Philip Tighe
Phillip Lamb
Paul Michaud
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South
Harry Cohen
Boston University
R. S. Graves
O. J. Hackler
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Fla
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William W. Holman
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Elizabeth Etchells
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Ethel Tate
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