Iowa Extension Service Faces Funding and Administration Shift
Secretary Benson’s memo ends ties between USDA staff and private farm groups in Iowa, asking the Iowa legislature to decide on maintaining the extension program, funding about 371000 dollars, and how counties will administer it. The change tests Farm Bureau sponsorship lingering since the program’s origin and underscores Iowa’s 40 year impact of extension work.
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U.S. Department of Agriculture
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Iowa Life Insurance Company
Iowa Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
Iowa Hail Insurance Company
Iowa Farm Service Company
Farm Bureau Service
State Federation
Des Moines
Iowa Farm Bureau Building Corporation
Federation
USDA
Iowa State College
England’s War Prime Minister Still Keen at 80
Henry James Forman reflects on Winston Churchill turning eighty in November 1954 and still serving as England’s prime minister. The piece traces Churchill’s long career from early parliament to war leadership, noting resilience, fame, and steadfast public devotion.
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Winston Churchill
England
Sir Winston
William Ewart Gladstone
Benjamin Disraeli
Gladstone
Pitt
Robert Clive
India
Pitt Salad Bhd
Clive
Winston
Omdurman
Kitchener
South Africa
House of Lords
House of Commons
Kenwood Park faces sewer connection ultimatum in Cedar Rapids
The Gazette notes a city council opinion from City Solicitor Dawley that Kenwood Park must join Cedar Rapids or go without the city sewer system. Dawley found no statute allowing city sale of sewer service to outsiders.
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Kenwood Park
Cedar Rapids
Dawley
NLRB Faces Blasts as It Rules on Labor Conflicts
Washington AP profile of the National Labor Relations Board, its role as umpire in labor disputes, and the tensions over pro labor versus pro management bias. The piece outlines major decisions, the Taft-Hartley era shifts, election procedures, and how the board enforces federal labor law while avoiding direct settlement.
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National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Washington
Guy Farmer
Federal Courts of Appeals
Congress
Farmer
West Virginia
Eisenhower
Philip Ray Rodgers
Albert C. Beeson
Rodgers
Senate Labor Committee
Beeson
Senate
California
Abe Murdock
Utah
Ivar Peterson
Wayne Morse
Ind.Ore
Truman
Farmer-Rodgers- Beeson
Murdock
Peterson
Farmer-Rodgers-Beeson
Organized Labor
General Counsel
U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeal
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Ivar H. Peterson
Forty Eggs for One Cake Recipe from Martha Washington
A New York Herald Tribune note on Queen Elizabeths visit to Woodlawn Virginia reveals Martha Washingtons 40 eggs cake recipe. The grand mix includes four pounds powdered sugar five pounds fruit half a pint wine and French brandy, reflecting era's generous portions and social feasts.
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The
New York Herald-Tribune
America
Queen Elizabeth
England
Woodlawn Plantation
Virginia
Martha Washington
George Washington
Martha
No Alimony Pact Before Hollywood Couple's Marriage
Dorothy Kilgallen reports the Hollywood couple signed an agreement denying alimony in case of divorce before their marriage. The Minneapolis Tribune notes such pre vows details are often settled before the wedding.
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Dorothy Kilgallen
Hollywood
A Day Well Worth Observing
The Christian Science Monitor notes National Safe Driving Day on December 15 as a national observance to boost road safety. It cites rising highway traffic and casualty tolls, urging communities to plan cooperative actions to promote safer streets under the President's Action Committee for Traffic Safety.
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President’s Action Committee For Traffic Safety
Washington, D.C
Business Men Unite to Boost Religion in Tennessee
Norman Vincent Peale reports Nashville leaders form Business Men for DR Peale Religious Action to promote church attendance. The effort distributes pamphlets and uses radio and film to advocate worship of God More in 1954, stressing shared Christian values across faiths and urging public support.
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O. Jennings Davis
Nashville, Tenn
Jennings, Jr
Columbia University
Houston Ezell
Nashville
Davis
Business Men
Ing
Nashville Electric Service
Opinion on sports and youth participation in Cedar Rapids
A group of Cedar Rapids residents discuss their views on sports. John Denny, Cliff Franklin, and Mrs. Clara Schulze share preferences, with football, basketball, and baseball cited as favorites. They emphasize sport participation for youth and personal enjoyment of watching or following games.
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John Denny
Twentyfirst Street
Cliff Franklin
Ninth Street
Marion
Clara Schulze
Eighteenth Avenue
Cedar Rapids Indians
Sports Preferences and Attitudes Survey Voices
Howard Jacobs an address in SE lumber business and Dick White an electrical engineer share views on baseball basketball and football. Jacobs prefers baseball while noting basketball rules change often and White favors football for excitement crowds and outdoor viewing.
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Howard Jacobs
Eighth Avenue SE
Dick White
Thirty-first Street
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By Norman Vincent Peale
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