House OKs Free Ammunition Program for NRA
The House approved a $1.9 million defense bill to fund Army ammunition for 6,800 NRA affiliated shooting clubs as part of the Civilian Marksmanship program. NRA officials defend the policy, while critics say the gun lobby wields outsized influence in gun control debates.
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Farmers urge Congress for higher grain returns in 1960 crop plan
Washington reports detail a farmer rally led by the National Farmers Union with more than 500 farm leaders from over a dozen states. They seek legislation to raise wheat payments by about 65 cents per bushel to about 2.50, corn by 1.45 per bushel, and similar boosts for other grains via increased government support. Nearby, spring vegetable supplies are forecast at 90.6 million hundredweight, up two percent, with many crops rising. The group emphasizes rural revitalization through federal and industrial expansion in over 1,600 small college towns as a rural policy priority.
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