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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1954
Page
3
A couple debates the future while a busy morning unfolds. The Boss dreams of college plans, home improvements, and a paid-off house as the narrator weighs current needs like brake linings for the car and ongoing daily life. The piece humorously contrasts futurist plans with present chores.
CHICAGO INS Agriculture Secretary Ezra Taft Benson told the Illinois Agricultural Association that peacetime atomic energy could alter farming through rain making, faster plant growth, and multiple harvests. He listed potential gains including mutations to shorten slaughter times, enhanced fertilizer use, and higher yields. He noted 1955 cotton, peanuts, and tobacco supports at 90 percent parity, corn at 88 percent, with flexible loan rates tied to supply and demand, and forecast dairy and poultry advances such as frozen concentrates and quick freezing.
The Kaybee Store will accept old garments for five dollars to fund a winter warmth program. The drive aims to help the needy stay warm this season with a large clothing collection.
Sergeant Fred Miller, a master sergeant at Chanute Air Force Base, exemplifies a service career with a base home purchase, quarters allowance, and retirement prospects. He declined officer candidate school, enjoys base life with wife Katherine, and plans to open a sporting goods store after retirement in San Antonio.
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