New Farm Bill Likely To Start With Rice Provisions
Secretary Benson said Eisenhower approved the measure and announced steps to implement a soil bank this year paying farmers to remove land from surplus crop production. The bill includes a two price plan for rice, to be activated at the secretary of agriculture discretion, with 1957 and 1958 acreage tied to 1956 levels and no new cuts forthcoming.
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Benson
Eisenhower
Soil Bank
Congress
Gordon Brown
Washington
White House
Secretary of Agriculture
Ellender
D-La
Department of Agriculture
New York
Sey
Soil Bank Prrogram
United States
Market Report Bullets Across Broiler and Grain Prices
Markets show weak demand in Broilers and Fryers across Northwest area and Batesville Floral area with prices around 21 cents f.o.b. farm. Chicago USDA market notes steady poultry and butter with mixed grain futures and cattle and hog quotes at New York and National Stockyards, highlighting price ranges and receipts.
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Little Rock
Larea
Batesville
Floral Area
Poultry and Produce
Chicago
USDA
Mnday
U. S
UA Dean Serves as ODM Consultant
Dr. Joe E. Covington dean of the University of Arkansas Law School will serve as a legal consultant to the Justice of Defense Mobilization in Washington D C this summer. He will take a six week leave from July 11 to August 20 and Prof. Ralph Barnhart will act as dean during his absence.
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Fayetteville
Joe E. Covington
University of Arkansas Law School
Justice of Defense Mobilization
Washington, D. C
University
Covington
Ralph Barnhart
Law School
Labor Secretary touts history making wage gains for workers
San Francisco report quotes James P. Mitchell at a Republican dinner praising Eisenhower era policies. He claims real weekly earnings rose about six dollars since 1952 for workers earning 78 to 80 dollars weekly, crediting tax cuts spending controls and new social security and minimum wage extensions to 10 million and two million workers respectively.
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San Francisco
James P. Mitchell
Eisenhower
America
Mitchell
Memorial Day Warm and Humid Nationwide
The Weather Bureau forecast warm and humid weather over most of the nation for Memorial Day. An analysis center report from Suitland Maryland noted cooler conditions in parts of the Great Lakes region and the extreme Upper Mississippi Valley.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Suitland
Great Lakes Region
Mississippi Valley
General Telephone case before PSC in Arkansas
The Public Service Commission took under advisement the case of General Telephone Co. of the Southwest. The firm had been ordered to show cause why it should not improve its service. At yesterday's session General claimed it had improved service to remedy conditions raised by complaints in Texarkana and McCrory areas.
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Little Rock
Public Service Commission
General Telephone Co
Southwest
General
Texarkana
McCrory
Company shows improved facilities with projector slides
Brinkley Hunter Taylor Prescott Rosston Augusta Gregory and Marvell exchanges. The company used a projector and picture slides to demonstrate what it said was the improvement sn its facilities. About 15 million Americans buy vegetable seed every year.
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Brinkley
Hunter
Taylor
Prescott
Rosston
Augusta
Gregory
Marvell
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Icery & Market
U. S. Steel
General Motors
Goodrich
Boeing
Douglas
American Telephone
Fhelps Dodge
al Dred Chemical
ST. Louis Livestock
Board of Trade
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Major Tire CO
City
T. V
Tarpley’s Court
Frank Drake
Bankers Paaunaonce, Company
the Bankers Insurance CO
Ee Pyremigila Byilgiog
Mwa Ade
Thant
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ODM
Memorial Day
PSC
Brea
Aegil
Roy Anderson
Middy
U.S
Washagle
Corbin Foster
Plymouth
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