Eisenhower unveils soil bank plan to curb surpluses
President Eisenhower proposes a threepronged soil bank program to reduce surpluses. Immediate acreage retirements through government stock incentives, conservationdiversion of land, and a surplusdisposal administrator to manage stock sales and barter. Includes expanded dairy aid and revised foreign trade links to curb prices and storage costs.
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Eisenhower Seeks Rest Period Now in Busy White House
President Eisenhower, amid meetings with Sherman Adams and others, signed numerous executive nominations. He discussed health, possible reelect, and the economy with Hagerty, noting a midday rest period may continue. The conference touched on budget, education aid, and the timing of messages to Congress.
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Polio Shots Given Kiddies in 6 Schools
Health officials report six schools will administer third polio booster shots. The Bellflower branch of the County Health Department coordinates with Long Beach Public School students in Lakewood and Signal Hill. Most county children will receive the Salk booster under federal polio assistance. The program follows earlier March of Dimes inoculations, with vaccine allocations sufficient for California in 1955 to inoculate over forty million people. Private doctors will receive vaccine supplies to administer boosters.
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Human Skulls Found by New Delhi Police
Police report three skulls found near Merrut in a hideout tied to the Aghori Sadhus sect during a probe into a missing child from a recent religious fair. Three sadhus arrested say the group is a nationwide sect involved in kidnapping and ritual acts, as officers pursue the case.
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BPW Seeks Longer Hours Rules for Office Work
Bakersfield BPW asked the State Legislature Interim Committee on Labor to study rules allowing office women to work more than eight hours in emergencies. The group seeks consistency in rules for office workers, noting current industrial welfare regulations differ by job.
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Assistant Editor of L. A. Times Dies
Glendale man Pa fatil E Craven aged 64, assistant managing editor of the Los Angeles Times, died Sunday night after a long relapse of a throat ailment.
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Blast Hurts Eleven at Chapman Lumber Plant
A dynamite blast at the W. T. Smith Lumber Co. plant in Chapman Ala injured eleven workers, two critically. Sheriff Worth Thomas said the blast hit a drum where workers warmed before the shift, with debris exposing a 16 inch hole. Injured were non-striking employees Ephriam Atkins and Marion McCormick, both in critical condition. Investigators were requested from the state.
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iGen Vanvoorhis Dies
Lieutenant General Daniel Van Voorhis, who fought in the Philippine insurrection and both World Wars, died today at Walter Reed Hospital in Washington.
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Life Ebbs for Texan Who Shot Self in Waco
A dying 59 year old Shoemake in Waco Texas faced a self inflicted head wound after shooting himself at his home on Saturday night. His condition remained critical with infection and brain swelling. Shoemake held life insurance totaling one million dollars.
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West Germany Asks U S for Destroyers
West Germany has requested a loan of 12 destroyers from the United States to accelerate its new navy buildup and plans to use the vessels for six years. Washington has not yet replied as the request is studied by the State and Defense Departments. Germany became eligible for weapons deliveries last month after ratifying the mutual defense pact.
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