Benson Warns Soil Bank Cuts Show Farm Dependence
Secretary of Agriculture Benson warned that congressional moves to curtail the soil bank reveal farmers may become dependent on government income or price supports under the Brannan plan. He noted dairy leaders favor a market based price goal with government top‑ups and rejected production controls as socializing farming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul, Minn. UP
Benson
Brannan
Charles Brannan
National Creameries Assn
House of Representatives
Congress
Senate
Soil Bank
House
Seventy Three Sign For City Tennis Clinic
Seventy three Lawrence youths have enrolled in the Recreation Commission free tennis clinic to begin at 5 pm Thursday on the Kansas University courts behind Marott Hall. Jim and Lee Coleman outlined a Tuesday and Thursday schedule with 14 hour lessons across 15 sessions, ending in a tournament. Each participant should bring a new tennis ball and ideally have a racket and white attire. those who complete all lessons and display good conduct will receive an emblem of achievement.
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Lawrence
Recreation Commission
Kansas University
Marott Hall
Jim and
Lee Coleman
Jessons
Leach
Coleman
United States
GE Returns Blast By George Meany On Welfare Practices
Washington three companies rebut AFL CIO president George Meany with charges of unwarranted claims about welfare plans. General Electric labeled Meany ridiculous and said he was misled by union official James Carey. Meany testified before the Senate Labor subcommittee urging broader welfare fund disclosure and cited four cases of alleged corruption in management funds including Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Reed Glass Co Inc and an unnamed West Coast firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Afl-Cio
George Meany
General Electric
Meany
James B.carey
International Union of Electrical Workers
Senate
Labor Subcommittee
Eastern Massachusetts Street Railway Co
Boston
Reed Glass Co. Inc
Rochester
N. Y
West Icoast
March of Medicine Helps All in Modern Dentistry Talk
Lawrence Kansas readers explore how modern dentistry eases pain with anesthesia and new drilling tech. A Ruark column notes patient comfort, real time updates during procedures, and a shift from fear to practical care, while describing catheterization and conscious heart exploration via new visualization tools.
Yank Turncoat to Leave Red China on Saturday
In Hong Kong the U S consulate says Andrew Fortuna of Tonia Michigan will depart Red China Saturday. Fortuna is part of 21 U S soldiers who refused repatriation after the 1953 Korean War armistice. Seven of the group have returned home and one died. The Defense Department ordered dishonorable discharges for all turncoats on January 25 1954. The Supreme Court later ruled they could not be prosecuted for acts while in service.
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Hong Kong
U.S
Andrew Fortuna
Tonia, Mich
Red China
Fortuna
United States
China
Samuel David Hawkins
Oklahoma City
Defense Department
Supreme Court
Ideology Cited As Russ Weapon On Tour In Finland
In a tour of the Lenin Museum in Tampere Khrushchev warned capitalists that Communists will win by ideology not nukes. He and Bulganin, on a handshake tour, said the USSR will not compromise on ideology and will spread it as a weapon stronger than atomic bombs.
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Tampere
Finland
Communist Party
Nikita 5
Khrushchev
Lenin
Nikolai Bulganin
Topeka Police Win Honors in Shooting Contest
Topeka Police Department No 1 team scored 1174 of 1200 to win team honors at the Kansas Peace Officers Association spring convention dinner. Individual firsts went to Ken Roberts of the State Highway Patrol, Don Slagle of Pittsburg PD, and Harold Bennett of Newton. Richard McVey and A B Lendersmith also earned top honors for their categories. Mrs Dale Fierce of Newton led the women with 89x100.
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Richard McVey
Topeka
Lendersmith
Hutchinson
Don Henderson
Dale Fierce
Newton
Political Crisis In France Nearly Over
Paris Bourges-Maunoury seeks investiture as France's youngest premier since 1883 after a three week political crisis. The Radical Socialist leader plans to keep NATO support and European integration while likely adjusting tax increase proposals that toppled the prior government.
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Paris U
France
Maurice Bourges-Maunoury
Radical Socialist Party
National Assembly
Guy Mallet
Bourges-Maunoury
Mallet
Guest lecturer lineup at Kansas University workshop
Dr. Gordon Mork of Minnesota University spoke at the Elementary Education Workshop now underway at Kansas University. Dr. Ruth Strickland, renowned for language arts instruction, will lecture Thursday and Friday. she teaches at Indiana University.
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Gordon Mork
Minnesota University
Kansas University
Ruth Strickland
Indiana , University
Heavy Wellington Rains Damage Wheat in Region
A heavy Wellington rainstorm soaked Sumner County last night, totaling 3.98 inches and bringing June rainfall to 6.58 inches. Wheat stood near harvest and was flattened in places while lowland fields around Slate Creek flooded from Conway Springs toward the Oklahoma line. A little hail accompanied the rain.
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Wellington
Sumner County
Slate Creek
Conway Springs
Oklahoma State Line
Warships of 18 Nations Await a Military Review
In Norfolk Virginia, 111 ships of 18 nations and the United States lie at anchor awaiting a high level Navy review. Admiral Jerauld Wright notes the dispersal plan remains in effect and the concentration stays within tolerances for U S ships amid possible withdrawal of the armada in this peaceful showing.
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Norfolk
United States
Adm
Jerauld Wright
Atlantic Fleet
Farm Loans Up This Year Over Previous 12 Months
The Farmers Home Administration has loaned 12.7 million dollars to Kansas farm families since July 1, 1956, surpassing 8.93 million dollars the prior year. Administrative officer Marvin Johnson cites new rediscounting and farm housing loan laws, plus drought and higher machinery costs, as factors, with loan collections also rising in fiscal year 1957.
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Topekapi
Kansas
Farmers Home Administration
Marvin Johnson
Union Merger Scheduled In Topeka August Convention
The Kansas State Federation of Labor and the Kansas State Industrial Union Council plan a merger convention in Topeka on August 2. Separate special conventions will be held the day before, with sites to be announced later. A joint AFL-CIO merger committee approved the constitution and bylaws for the new organization.
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Topeka
Kanaas State Federation of Labor
Kanaas State Industrial Union Council
Afl-Cio
Eden Celebrates 60th Birthday Quietly at Cottage
Former Prime Minister Anthony Eden marked his 60th birthday quietly at his wife’s country cottage in Broadchalke England where he is convalescing after abdominal surgery He had resigned from the ministry and the House of Commons during the Suez crisis. The notice mentions Touro Synagogue in Newport Rhode Island as the oldest Jewish house of worship in the U S dating from 1763.
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Broadchalke
England
Anthony Eden
Touro Synagogue
Newport, R. I
U. S
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Houston
Robert C. Ruark
New York
Leo Berman
Leo
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Dr. Arrowsmith
Ruark
Yank
Uss.s.r
Dr. Mork
Mor
Union Pacific
Eden
Dad
Raney
Alor
Lotion
Cologne
Potter's
Michigan
Phillips 66
Phillips Petroleum Company
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