Dust Bowl Problem Spurs Dusty Policy Debate
The article reviews a new Dust Bowl in the Southwest driven by drought and marginal lands. It notes crop insurance relief, a House bill for emergency grants, and a Soil Conservation Service report urging retirement of millions of acres. STARTS SPEAKING TOUR ALTOONA profiles Pat Thomas Stephenson’s tour for the Pennsylvania Home Rule Association.
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Colorado
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Texas Panhandle
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Benson
U.S. Soil Conservation Service
Soil Conservation Service
Chief Norton
SCS
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Altoona
Pat Thomas S. Stephenson
Pennsylvania Home Rule Association
Huntingdon
Gubernaror
Union
Lewistown
Mifflington
Erie Flyer Unhurt After Plane Crashes In New York Field
Capt. Robert P. LaFollette of Erie, 33, escaped with a cut over his right eye when his P-51 Mustang crashed in a field at Sanborn, near Niagara Falls. Thrown clear as flames erupted, he could not deploy a parachute due to low altitude during a routine weekend training mission from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Base.
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Air Force Reserve
Robert P. LaFollette
LaFollette
Sanborn
Niagara Falls
N.Y
How Smart Are You Test—Questions on World Facts
A quiz asks seven current events and general knowledge questions. Topics include Swiss capitals and largest cities, labor unions, NATO, margarine versus butter calories, war-time poison use, and viewer technologies like Kaleidosope and Cinerama.
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Natural Vision
Army crash official: cause not yet determined
Army officials said the cause of the crash was not immediately determined. The pilot was treated at the air base and will be returned to his home in Erie on Sunday. He resides in Erie with his wife Yvonne and two children Roberta and Yvatte.
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Novelist Joseph Hergesheimer Dies at 74 in New Jersey
Prominent author Joseph Hergesheimer, known for defying social themes, died aged 74 in Mercy Hospital after a brief illness. He produced about 20 novels between 1914 and 1934.
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Mercy Hospital
Relief Works Project Extends Sewer Work in Fourth Ward
The city will begin another Relief Works Division project next week extending the Fourth Ward sewer from Myrtle to Seneca streets. About 20 workers are expected to gain employment as part of the expanded effort.
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Fourth Ward
Myrtle
Seneca Streets
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