Farm Leaders Boost Props for Sorghums
In Topeka Kansas farm leaders urged keeping federal price supports for grain sorghums at 85 percent of parity to aid drought recovery. The group, meeting with Gov. Fred Hall, also backed 70 percent parity if considered by Agriculture Secretary Benson and proposed adjusting incentive payments to encourage permanent vegetative cover on marginal lands. They urged united action to stabilize western Kansas agriculture through grain and livestock production.
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Topeka
Kansas
Fred Hall
Denver
Bensons
United Actions
India Ban on Red Festival in Warsaw Meeting
New Delhi reports Prime Minister Nehru and Congress leaders advised party members not to attend the Communist sponsored World Festival of Youth in Warsaw Poland and to dissociate from the World Federation of Democratic Youth which sponsors the event.
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New Delhi
India
Nehrus Congress Party Sae
Warsaw
Congress
Red World Federation of Democratic Youth
Peron Returns to Work After Illness in Buenos Aires
President Juan Peron resumes duties in Buenos Aires after an illness of one week due to influ enza. Officials report the return clears the political agenda and state functions resume with Peron at the helm.
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Buenos Aires
Juan Peron
Influ Mza
Award Won by Relative Two Young Girls Visit Of Lawrence Resident
George Gilmore Dodd of Ocean Lake Oregon, high school senior, earns a General Motors Scholarship to Kansas University worth about $2,000 annually for four years. Grand-nephew of Miss Gertrude Gilmore of Lawrence, he previously earned national notice as a National Science Talent Search winner for an electronic computing machine and gains musical recognition as pianist and clarinetist. He joined the All North West Band at a Eugene Oregon conference. San Pedro California reports two 17-year-old girls were found aboard the USS Point Cruz after spending a night at sea during maneuvers, claiming kidnap before later saying they stayed on the ship with two sailors named Jim and Joe.
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George Gilmore Dodd
Oceanlake
Ore
General Motors
Kansas University
Gertrude Gilmore
Lawrence
Oregon
Westinghouse Corporation
Science Clubs of America
Dodd
Northwest States
Eugene
San Pedro
Calif
Jim
Joe
Point Cruz
Armed Forces
Gas Tank Effort Fatal In Stillwater
Mrs. Sylvia Martin 24 of Ponca City Oklahoma died last night after blowing into a stalled car’s gas tank in an effort to start it A doctor said she choked after swallowing gasoline and inhaling fumes The tank was full.
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Stillwater
Okla
Sylvia Martin
Ponca City
Bold Bright Color Scheme Idea for Home Decor
A June Better Homes & Gardens feature shows bold red yellow and blue palettes to create a dramatic yet tasteful home decor scheme. The issue promises beautiful full color pictures and practical guidance to implement the look in readers’ houses.
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Better Homes & Gardens
Davy Crockett Named New School In Phoenix Choice
In Phoenix the public named the new school yesterday with Davy Crockett winning after only 50 parents voted. Superintendent W A Griffith noted the small turnout left little doubt about the outcome. Lichens are described as widespread across the earth.
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Phoenix, Ariz
Davy Crockett
W. A. Griffith
Hillview Spring Open golf tournament set for May weekend
First under new ownership the Hillview Spring Open will be played May 28 to 30 at Gulf Course with a 31 hole total to decide winners and a Saturday driving contest. Dale Sillix and Jack Maxwell announce prizes across all flights as Ike Lands and the Women’s Clubs receive presidential praise.
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Dale Sillix
Gulf Course
Philadelphia
Sulix
Jack Maxwell
Eisenhower
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