Benson to face farm price problems in Washington
Ezra Taft Benson will arrive in Washington next week to take over as secretary of agriculture. He will encounter prices below parity for corn and a growing government investment in farm products, with pressures to broaden markets at home and abroad and to uphold 90 percent parity on corn wheat and peanuts.
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Landing Order for Stork Limits Base Landings to 60 Monthly
BELLEVILLE January. The stork, once allowed unlimited landings at Scott Air Force Base Hospital, must now land no more than 60 times per month. Exceeding trips may require the stork to use civilian facilities. The quota reflects an enlarged base population of about 1,500 families and prior free deliveries for servicemen overseas wives in Southern Illinois and nearby states.
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Big Seven Directors Stage Winter Meeting in Lincoln
Lincoln hosts the Big Seven Conference athletic directors and business managers for the annual winter session. Commissioner Reeves Peters says talks will cover recruiting practices and scholarship problems, with presidents expected to join Friday for additional discussions.
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Schools to Meet with Faculty Athletic Advisors
Peters said no final decisions are expected before Saturday and no action announcements will be made until then. The mention indicates ongoing discussions between officials and athletic staff about future steps.
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Local Men to Attend Denver Church Meeting
G. E. E. Lindquist of Winona Avenue and Rev. E. Russell Carter of Haskell Institute will travel Saturday to Denver for the National Council of Churches general assembly December 7 to 12. They will speak December 9. Lindquist has spent over 40 years in Indian work and Carter 15 years directing religious work at Haskell. The council, formed two years ago by 29 Protestant and Eastern Orthodox bodies, aims to unite 12 interdenominational agencies with 33 million members.
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Kansas Athlete Hoag Sees Knee Injury Deepened
Kansas athlete Charlie Hoag suffered a ruptured ligament, not cartilage, and had the ligament removed in Kansas City. Doctors warned his basketball career may be finished, while Missouri star Bob Reiter nurses a bruised kidney with football pads for protection.
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Presidential Electors Cast Ballots Dec 15
Eight Kansas Republican electors will meet in Topeka on December 15 to cast votes for Dwight D. Eisenhower marking the first time in 16 years Kansas votes for the winning side. They will be paid 130 cents per mile for travel from their homes to Topeka and back. Electors named are Charles C. Everitt Girard Robert Garvin St John William J Hagman Pittsburg Dane Ghan sen Logan Audrey L Purcell Lansing E Glenn Robison Gridley J L Shelden Ottawa George J Tomlin Wichita.
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Courthouse at Emporia Awaits Wrecking Crew
Lyon County's 50 year old Emporia courthouse has been evacuated by officers and staff and will be razed for a new courthouse on the same site. All county officers now have temporary quarters in the new Masonic Temple while wrecking is expected to begin in a few days.
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Mineral Council Meets at Kansas University Assembly
Members of the Mineral Industries Council of the State Geologic Survey attended the annual meeting held Wednesday in Lindley Hall at the University of Kansas. Attendees included RB O Weaver chair from Mullinville Charles Cook of Cloud Ceramics Co Concordia Dane Hansen from Logan Brian O'Brien from Fredonia and W L Stryker of Fredonia.
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Vest decline ends era of double breasted suits
New York fashion authority Spencer Witty predicts the vest is finished and the double breasted suit is fading. He notes prices favor two piece outfits and says bold and natural looks are out, with conservative colors and bold flannels making a comeback.
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New York
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Ridgway Vows Steady Alpine Defense Against Invasion
NATO Commander Gen Matthew Ridgway after inspecting Alpine passes in Treviso Italy declared that if attacked Allied forces will stem Italian ground advances step by step. The remark underscored a firm stance at a critical European crossroads during mounting tensions in the region.
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