Soil bank funding cutback sparks farm policy dispute
The Whitten subcommittee report urged trimming 1957 and 1958 soil bank funding and the House later eliminated the entire soil bank appropriation. Secretary Benson defended the program, noting 1956 results were limited and shaped by legislative pressure. Iowa Farm Bureau President Hill called the action inadvisable and irresponsible.
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House of Representatives
Soil Bank
Agriculture Appropriations Subcommittee
Jamie Whitten
Mississippi
Secretary of Agriculture
Benson
Whitten
Rep. Whitten
House
Committee On Appropriations
Congress
Agriculture Committees of
Iowa Farm Bureau
Howard Hill
Iowa Patrol Boosts Morale with Pay Raise and Promotions
Public Safety Commissioner Mey er gains legislative support to raise Iowa patrol salaries and staff. The Senate approves higher patrol membership and a driver license fee increase, while the House trims the rise. Final changes lift strength to 275 and salaries to a livable level, with 27 new supervisory ranks and early promotion exams. Morale improves as July 1 pay rates take effect amid pension steps.
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N Uch
Iowa Highway Patrol
Public Safety
Meyer
Senate
House
Moyer
Beck’s Response Sparks Debate Over Public Reaction
Beck argues public reaction remains uncertain as his side has not been heard yet. He questions whether the effort merits at least a B for trying amid ongoing discussion.
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Beck
Healing Hand of God Is Always Near
A Connecticut minister helps a migraine sufferer through faith and prayer. After fellowship, Bible readings, and a symbolic laying on of hands, the man reports reduced intensity and frequency of headaches, with ongoing caveats about remaining vulnerable to relapse.
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Norman Vincent Peale
Connecticut
God
Twenty third annual convension opens Cedar Rapids
Delegates from Canada and multiple states attend the Supreme Shrine of the White Shrine of Jerusalem meeting in Cedar Rapids. City actions include garden protection, dogs banned from private plots, and arrests for trespass damage. shop owners warned against selling hosiery with U S flag imagery. one man streetcars eyed for demonstration but opposed. crop production press urged leading to a Wallace circus ban. city backs Wilson era farm efforts and blocks Barnum and Bailey show to keep Linn county farmers in fields.
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Canada
California
Colorado
Oklahoma
Kentucky
Wisconsin
Ohio
Supreme Shrine of the White Shrine of Jerusalem
Cedar Rapids
Maud Keyser
Iva Kurtz
Cedar Rapids and Marion Street Railway Company
Cedar Rapids Federation of Labor
Roth
Sevss
Wilson
Linn County
Cedar Rapids business pioneer Cherry reflects on life and industry
Howard H. Cherry, chairman of Cherry Burrell Corp in Cedar Rapids, recalls early business start in 1898, a nine hole golf course, changing dairy equipment from tin to stainless, and the development of the continuous ice cream freezer. He notes Powdered milk trends, Hoover nostalgia, road improvements, Florida winters, and ongoing advisory roles with Coe College.
Public Pulse backs containment policy in Middle East survey
The public largely backs Eisenhower’s Middle East containment plan with armed force against Communist aggression. Only 24 percent feel the policy fully meets expectations, while 19 percent oppose meddling and 9 percent favor noninvolvement. Party lines show Democrats 21 percent oppose, Republicans 20 percent, independents least skeptical.
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Middle East
Eisenhower
U.S
Kml
Middle Eastern
Truman
L Eisenhower
Birds Not Boids Comment Sparks Parkside Confusion
A Brooklynite visiting London park errors sparrows for boids. An Englishman gently corrects him, noting the birds are merely birds. The moment captures playful cross language mishearing during a spring visit.
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London Park
Mack
Must Individuality Survive In Modern Society
Editor notes the Oak Oration delivered at Coe College in which Mr. Henderson argues the modern world pressures conformity and mass consumerism. He warns against mediocrity, urges personal excellence, and calls for a renewed standard of individual virtue amid technological and cultural change.
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Henderson
Coe College
Waukon
Coe
Phi Beta Kappa
Phi Kappa Phi
Walden Pond
Thoreau
Joseph Wood Krutch
John Donne
David Reisman
Reisman
Pusey
Harvard
Toynbee
Seymour St. John
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