Washington Report by Sen Gillette on taxes and policy
Senator Gillette notes doubts about passage of wartime excise tax revisions before adjournment. House Ways and Means backs heavy cuts risking $1.1 billion yearly revenue loss. president would veto without new revenue plans. Senate action unlikely. two-thirds veto override required. Also reports extension of Commodity Credit Corporation borrowing power and milk price spread hearings. A memorial proposal honors five Sullivan brothers killed in WWII.
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House Committee
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Teens hold a brief congress on safety
Vic Vet recalls his idea that any chosen beneficiary can be named for GI insurance and changed anytime. Senators McMahon of Connecticut and five others seek a UN special session to stop the arms race and divert spent armament funds to peaceful atomic development and aid. The Senate acts on displaced persons and rent control while hearings on foreign military aid begin. teen fatal crashes rise sharply in five months.
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United Nations
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Milttany Aid
Safer Driving Plea From Grinnell Students
Gordon Gammack in the Des Moines Sunday Register recalls a Poweshiek county incident on No 6 highway where six Se Big girls in one car and a 16 year old in a second car engaged in reckless racing. A witness says the teens ignored danger and handed gum through a window as they swerved past. The writer argues such heedless driving spawns accidents and notes Grinnell youths have studied safety driving for a year, urging caution and responsibility on the road.
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Gordon Gammack
Des Moines Sunday Register
Poweshiek County
Des Moines
Iowa Public Safety’ Commission
Grinnell
It Wasn’t Tragedy This Time But Lessons Remain
The passage notes that the education did not take and this incident did not result in tragedy. It urges caution and reflects on the old proverb that it is better to be safe than sorry.
First broomcorn in United States grown by Benjamin Franklin
Farm kernels brome seed yields drop one fourth to one third when grass is clipped or pastured says Ralph Krenzin Iowa State college extension agronomist. Staying out of bean patches when leaves are wet helps prevent blight or dust says Arden Sherf extension plant pathologist at Town State college. Pollination of alfalfa by honeybees helps western farmers grow alfalfa seed crops yielding ten times the national average. The first broomcorn crop in the U S was grown by Benjamin Franklin. A three week school with tuition free will be held at Iowa State college beginning July 10 for young men interested in dairy.
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Ralph Krenzin
Iowa State College Extension Agronomist
Arden Sherf
Town State College
United States
Benjamin Franklin
Iowa State College
Hog and Poultry Tips From Extension Experts
W R Whitfield of Town State College advises arranging turkey houses in an east west line to shield from rain storms and leave several feet between houses for shade. He also suggests feeding beef cattle all grain before turning to pasture this spring to reduce bloat risk.
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W. R. Whitfield
Town State College
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