House panel backs 1962 wheat plan amid 10 percent cut
The House agriculture subcommittee approved 7 to 5 a 1962 wheat proposal mandating a 10 percent acreage reduction. Freeman urged a $2.00 a bushel price support, 84 percent of parity, with potential extra cuts up to 30 percent and a goal of cutting production and government stocks while keeping supplies ample for consumers.
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Washington
House
Administration
Orville L. Freeman
Secretary of Agriculture
Carl Albert
Agriculture Department
Freeman
Albert
Uncle Sam Hopes Foreign Tourists Will See America
The United States aims to boost overseas and Latin American travel with packages and reduced visa barriers. An Intourist official urges advertising in Russia, visa simplification, and lower prices to lift Soviet arrivals. Programs include 99 day bus passes and tours across multiple cities, with language support expanding at ports of entry.
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Uncle Sam
America
Intourist
New York
United States
Soviet Union
Washington
Latin America
South America
American Express
Specialist Named For Position at Sunflower
Lloyd R. Agan of Joliet Illinois was named resident equipment specialist at Sunflower Ordnance Works by the Ordnance Ammunition Command. He assumed the post Monday. The Agans have two daughters Mrs Charles Thomore of Dunellen New Jersey and Jean a student at Northern Illinois University DeKalb Illinois and a son William a 1961 Joliet Township High School graduate. The Lawrence address is Hal Iowa St.
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Lloyd R. Agan
Joliet, Ill
Ordnance Ammunition Command
Sunflower Ordnance Works
Agan
Charles Thomore
Dunellen
N.J
Jean
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, Ill
William
Joliet Township
Lawrence
Iowa St
Drive-In Opens for Summer With Two Movies
The Lawrence Drive-In will start its summer season this Thursday evening showing The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Walt Disney's Dumbo. The program marks the first outdoor screening for the venue this year and offers family friendly entertainment.
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Lawrence Drive-In
Civilian Honors For Breidenthal
The Department of the Army will posthumously award the Outstanding Civilian Service Medal to Willard J. Breidenthal of Kansas City. The presentation to his widow Mrs Mary G. Breidenthal will be made by Corps of Engineers officers at her home. Breidenthal died December 25 1960 at 76 on the silver anniversary of the Flood Control Act of 1936. A framed citation signed by Secretary Elvis J. Stahl Jr. will accompany the medal, to be presented by Maj. Gen. Keith R. Barney with Brig. Gen. W. R. Shuler and Col. A. P. Rollins Jr. in attendance.
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Kansas City
Kas
Department of the Army
Willard J. Breidenthal
Corps of Engineers
Mary G. Breidenthal
Breidenthal
Elvis J. Stahl Jr
Keith R. Barney
W. R. Shuler
Missouri River Division
Omaha
Col
A. P. Rollins Jr
Insectivorous Plants Use Diverse Trapping Styles
Plant hunters describe three main trap types: steel trap leaves that snap shut to imprison prey, flypaper plants that ensnare insects with a sticky coating, and pitfall varieties that lure prey into water filled with digestive fluids where they drown.
Psychologist Joins Bert Nash Clinic Staff in Lawrence
Ted Mathews becomes full time clinical psychologist at Bert Nash Mental Health Clinic. He earned a 1955 master's from North Texas State College and pursues a PhD at Kansas University. He has worked with the Texas Society for Crippled Children and Ridge State Home and Training School.
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Ted Mathews
Bert Nash
Mathews
North Texas State College
Colorado University
Topeka State Hospital
Kansas University
Texas Society For Crippled Children
Ridge State Home and Training School
Wheatridge
Colo
Lawrence- Douglas County
Robert Johnson
Gary Lee
Douglas County
Signers of Declaration Value Boosts for Button Gwinnett
Button Gwinnett, one of Georgia's three signers, now commands higher prices for his autograph than George Washington's, reflecting rising collector demand for Georgia signers.
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Button Gwinnett
Georgia
George Washington
Costello Finishes Tax Sentence Faces Deportation
Frank Costello, 67, completed an income tax evasion term and was moved from federal to state custody for contempt of court. He awaits possible deportation to Italy, while a head wound during transfer drew his offhand remark and a grim smile.
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New York
Frank Costello
Italy
Costello
Federal House
Telephone service widens with color phones and new options
In Kansas operations chief J Hardin Smith notes phones are no longer a single black device. A growing catalogue of services now accompanies homes with several color sets. The telephone company maintains ongoing research to enhance convenience and pleasure through evolving technology.
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J. Hardin Smith
Southwestern Bell
Kansas
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