Soil Bank Plan Becomes Glorified Crop Insurance Debate
The soil bank program faces misinterpretation as Congress intended a limited acreage reserve, not a full crop insurance. Farmers with damaged crops may enter land into the reserve for 1957 payments, with minimum yields set for drought or flood losses and up to 50 acres per farmer. Secretary Benson warns against overreaching but indicates emergency payments will occur this year in drought and flood areas.
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Congress
Senate
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Soi Bank
House OF Representatives
House
Ezra Taft Benson
Midwest
Beaver Dam
Wis
Rep
W. R. Poage
D-Tex
Washington
Benson
Dust Bowl
Washington and Montana tale in McLeaish case and policy
United Press reports former Farmers Home administrator Robert McLeaish accused of kissing married women at a 1954 Montana party. President Truman comments on foreign policy during Europe tour. Estes Park rescue recalls chasm fall accident. Steel wage talks and a Venezuela airliner crash witness account also appear in brief items.
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Washington
Robert. McLeaish
Farmers Home
Montana
Ixford
England
Truman
Europe
Auto Executives Say Unemployment Will Decline
Detroit report shows auto manufacturing executives claim unemployment is ending while United Auto Workers President Walter Reuther questions the figures. Gov. Go Mennen Williams attends with firm reps, city officials, and delegates. no plan for a government action force is proposed.
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United Uunto Workers
Walter IP Reuther
UCAW
Tas
Forse
Washington
Boe Fheihe
Renat
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Some Angles for Voters to Consider in National Election
Washington based column argues voters face fraud in party labels and phony platforms. It notes the two party line is largely imaginary, with Byrd Humprey Case Jenner cited as examples and Eisenhower era votes showing cross party splits.
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United Press
Washington
Russia pressures Greece as Shepilov plans Athens visit
Soviet foreign minister Dmitri Shepilov travels to Athens for a two day trip aimed at steering Greece toward neutralist policies. He seeks closer Greek Russian ties, trade concessions, and cultural exchanges amid Cyprus tensions and cooling Western support. Greece faces internal pressure from opposition groups and may use the visit to balance East and West while Cyprus looms.
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Russia
Greece
Dmitri T. Shepilov
Athens
Shepilov
Cyprus
Advces
Europe
Constantine Karamanlis
Union of
Democratic Left
Communist Party
Karamanlis
Evangelos Averoff
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Dry Weather Deepens Southwest Farm Woes Across Regions
Dry hot weather worsens a four year drought in 11 northwest Missouri counties, southwest Iowa, western and northwest Kansas, parts of Nebraska and Oklahoma, and 78 Texas counties. Relief relies on federal aid and rain as farmers and livestock producers endure water, feed and seed shortages with measures like Iowa's Operation Haylift.
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Kansas City
Missouri
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Texas
Panhadle
Rio Grande
Drouth
Court revokes release of Parr from liability in county suits
Duval County commissioners revoked an April 19 decision that released political boss George B. Parr from liability in two civil suits filed in Alice and Cotulla. The resolution nullifies the deed to the 6,000 acre Dobie Ranch as part of the farm release, while allowing state attorneys to pursue other judgments. The Cotulla suit seeks recovery of the ranch and interest, while the Alice suit seeks $172,900 plus interest from 1947.
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Duval County
George B. Parr
Parry
Tobie
Alice
Cotulla
Tesare Parr
Them
Texas State Bank of Alh
Fie
Chicago Up Fide walk superintendents review soon
Officials plan to inspect a proposed extension at St Josephs Home for the Friendless before construction. Bleachers will be erected for the kibitzers as part of the project.
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Chicago
Fide Walk
St Josephs Hom
Bradford
Speech on Federal Highway Plan and Ford Production Push
A speech urges quick action on a federal highway building program and expediting defense contracts. It notes Ford must increase its 1956 model production and will call back more workers as needed to meet the rising pace. The speaker emphasizes efficiency and timing in national industrial efforts.
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Bugas
Ford
Productio
Prisoner Appears Mixed Up on Marital Status
In Grand Rapids Michigan a prisoner booked by turnkey Henry Vandenbelt answered no when asked if he was married. He seemed confused about the record as he was charged with bigamy.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Henry Vandenbelt
Vandenbelt
Local Furniture Repair Shop Ad Notation
Open noon til dark at 000 E 4th St offers home utensils platform tackers rocking chairs and furniture refinishing and repair services.
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Bus Drivers Seek New Benefits With Strike in Prospect
About 450 Continental Bus System workers seek a disability and retirement plan and threaten a strike July 1 if negotiations fail. The union, led by Charles Hunter, says 225 drivers and equal maintenance staff back the action. The company cites insufficient gross revenues to fund a pension plan.
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Continental Bus System
Wichita Falls
Amarillo
Tex
Tucumcari
N. M
Denver
Colo
Fort Worth
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