Farm Bureau Urges Continued 90 Percent Price Support
Raleigh reports a North Carolina Farm Bureau tobacco committee urging continuation of the 90 percent price support on cco. The group argues the program has not cost the government money and has helped farmers profitably grow the crop. Meanwhile a protest statement opposes President Eisenhower’s proposed farm program.
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Raleigh
Farm Bureau Tobacco Committee
Cco
Eisenhower
Alonzo C. Edwards
North Carolina
D. S. Weaver
State Agricultural Extension Service
Weaver
German scientists may return to homeland postwar
Leading German scientists who left Germany before and after World War II may return as university posts reopen. Otto Hahn and Werner Heisenberg attend the Atomic Energy Commission meeting noting emigrants ready to return if offered adequate positions. Many Jews and other emigrants have already returned or remain abroad working in rocket, philology, and sociology.
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Bill Hentschel Bonne
Germany
Atomic Energy Commission
Otto Hahn
Werner Heisenberg
Russia
Wernher von Braun
Hermann Oberth
Walter Dornberger
United States
Newspaper Guild Hires Organizer Amid AFL CIO Firings
The American Newspaper Guild hires Robert Christofferson, an AFL CIO organizer fired from Charlotte for activity with the FRF. Christofferson becomes an international representative of the guild. Charles Perlik seeks FRF recognition from AFL CIO leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afl-Cio
Charlotte
N.C
American Newspaper Guild
Robert Christofferson
Guild
Christofferson
Field Representatives Federation
FRF
Charles Perlik
Aflcio
George Meany
Perlik
Meany
Aflcio Executive Council
Compulsory Vacations Aimed at Bank Fraud Control
North Carolina officials approve six day or five day consecutive vacations for state bank employees to reveal shortages. The Banking Commission also requires small loan lenders to register to curb hip pocket lending. The panel approved a Lexington Bank branch in Welcome and denied another. It also endorsed Edenton branch plans and a Merger of Bank of Edenton with Peoples Bank in Rocky Mount.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Banking Commission
Commissioner of Banks
Ben R. Roberts
Roberts
Lexington State Bank of Lexington
Welcome
Davidson County
Commercial Bank of Lexigton
Bank of Hobbsville
Edenton
Albemarle Bank & Trust Co
Bank of Edenton
Peoples Bank &Trust Co
Rocky Mount
London Toastmasters Plan Higher Fees for Dignified Dinners
Professional toastmasters in London intend to raise rates by about one guinea per function for their ceremonial duties. Harold Dean notes the job demands precision in announcing guests and dignitaries at events like the Lord Mayor of London's banquet, with guests ranging from the Prime Minister to peers and ambassadors.
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London
Harold Dean
Society of London Toastmasters
Marquess
Dean
Canterbury
Harold Macmillan
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