Benson’s farming reforms and the pending farm bill debate
The piece surveys Ezra Taft Benson’s proposals for looser acreage limits and declining price supports linked to market signals. It notes the 1958 act changes, the soil bank plan, and Congress’s partial reversal, pondering how these policies might have reshaped agriculture if fully pursued.
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Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
Department of Agriculture
Benson
Soil Bank
Farm Bureau
USDA
Farm Bill Setback Sparks Gloom Over Kennedy Program
A sweeping defeat of the administration farm bill triggers near panic in Congress as Republicans gain confidence in toppling the Democratic majority. Leaders warn that loss of key provisions may jeopardize tariff reform and workers aid, with party unity fraying and the president facing a hostile, split Congress.
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Ashington
House
Childs
America
Charles Halleck
Gallup
G.O.P
Kennedy
White House
Herbert Hoover
Capitol Hill
Poland
Yugoslavia
Richard Bolling
Missouri
Sam Rayburn
Hale Boggs
Louisiana
Agriculture Freeman
Billie Sol Estes
McCormack
Rayburn
Senate
Legislative
Clarence Cannon
Carl Hayden
Democratic Congress
Orummond Ries
Congress
Roosevelt
Halleck
Swiss secrecy banks invite scrutiny and blame
The article discusses Swiss numbered bank accounts and secrecy. It argues openness could reduce stigma while preserving legitimate banking, noting foreign holdings are a minority and that covert practices attract criticism comparable to Nevada’s gambling and divorce schemes. It warns current practices may foster mercenary reputations.
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Switzerland
Nevada
Publicity, Fashion, and the Ten Best Dressed List
The column lampoons the fixation on fame in best dressed lists, noting J Paul Getty among the supposedly stylish while asking why ordinary figures never appear. It ends with a provocative suggestion that the next twist could be a list of the ten most impeccable nudists.
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J. Paul Getty
England
Getty
George L
A. B. Minnow
Y. Z. Pebble
New York
Cedar Rapids Notables and City Events Highlight 1952 Echoes
This Day items recall David Unzeitig receiving the American Rose Society gold certificate at the Iowa State College exhibit in Ames, and the death of Ben H. Witwer, Cedar Rapids wholesale broker. Bump Elliott guides Archie Kodros as Iowa adds a new assistant coach.
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David Unzeitig
Cedar Rapids
American Rose Society
Iowa Rose Society
Iowa State College
Ames
Ben H. Witwer
Bump Elliott
Iowa
Archie Kodros
Goldberg’s Path From Labor Builder to Court Watch
Washington column recounts Arthur Goldberg’s rise from shoe shop chores in Chicago to OSS linked labor work in war Europe. It notes his leadership in postwar steel contracts and calls out current labor leaders amid feeder debates, predicting his drift away from the Supreme Court seat as Kennedy era labor ties shift.
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Ashington
Arthur Goldberg
Chicago
Russia
Arthur
Goldberg
United States
Uncle Sam
OSS
Europe
Belgium
Czechoslovakia
Holland
Hitler
Labor
George Meany
Walter Reuther
Joe Keenan
Pan American
Eastern Airlines
Pers
Newspaper Guild
John L. Lewis
Franklin Roosevelt
Mingo County
Illinois
John L
Supreme Court
Kennedy
White House
Supreme Court limits official school prayers not voluntary ones
The court rules that government cannot direct official prayers in public schools, banning government led religious exercises while allowing voluntary prayer. Justice Black writes the controlling opinion. Justice Douglas cautions that his dicta raise broader concerns about prayer in government contexts. The decision emphasizes the absence of establishment of religion, but notes the ruling targets officially directed prayers rather than personal devotional acts.
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Ashington
Supreme Court
Douglas
Congress
Justice Black
Black
United States
House of Congress
Senate
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Kiwanis International
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Arthur Poe
George Clerk
Drew Pearson
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