Congress Confronts Broad Agenda and Friction in New Session
President Eisenhower plans briefings as Congress opens, with unfinished business including school construction civil rights health reinsurance immigration and minimum wage on the agenda. With Democrats controlling House and Senate intra party and inter party friction loom over civil rights school aid and other issues likely to spark extended debate and public sparring.
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Farm Consolidation Shrinks U S Farm Count
A Department of Agriculture analysis shows U S farms growing larger, with average size rising from 215 acres in 1950 to 250 today and land value per acre up from 67 to 90. Total farms drop from about 5.4 million in 1950 to under 4.7 million in 1956, sparking debate over the social and economic impact.
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House Agriculture Committee
Lubbock Morning Avalanche Note Names Parker Prouti
A fragment from the Lubbock Morning Avalanche mentions individuals including Parker and Prouti with partial references to Joan Love and Preager, suggesting a local byline or community note without clear events or outcomes.
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F. Prouti
Preager
Mystery Woman Lenoire Black Shapes Jay Cove Aid
In the Cove, Lenoire Black, a poor yet revered figure, appears at Francy’s rooms and influences Alex as his professional and personal tensions rise. Sue notes Black’s quiet generosity and the community’s view of her, while Alex contemplates leaving House Springs as pressure mounts. The scene ends with Aunt Cordy’s anger over sacrifices for her children as the story continues.
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Francy
Alex
Reudlinger
House Springs
Sue
Sonny
Cove
New York
Branson
Bill
Cleophas
Sheer
Cordy
Think Big Gifts and the Auto Garbage Craze
Special correspondent Inez Robb riffs on overbuilt gift wares from sequined flyswatters to camel saddles and gold toothpicks, then laments auto junk receptacles. She notes readers sent 43 automobile garbage cans, yet questions the missing indispensable gadget for a 310 horsepower, air conditioned car.
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Inez Robb
Elsson
Stuart
Billy
Predictions for 1957 from top UN officials and diplomats
Forecasts shared by UN officials and diplomats say nuclear war danger may ease in 1957 compared with the Suez crisis era. They foresee the UN playing a larger role, Dag Hammarskjold likely reappointed secretary general, and continued pressure from Soviet bloc to maintain control while defections rise.
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France
Suez Canal
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Assembly
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Asia
Europe
China
Red China
American Communist Party
Free World
Moscow
West Texas Meeting Urges Quick WPA Action and Neutrality Reform
The notice reports a regional gathering of West Texas officials led by Alvin R. Allison to urge Congress to fund WPA programs and aid relief, while Roosevelt signals a push to strengthen Neutrality laws and curb exports to factions in civil conflicts. Rep George Mahon discusses neutrality and Congress priorities as 1937 sessions loom.
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George H. Mahon
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Mehon
Ike Followers Spark Drive for GOP Purge
A George E. special report outlines a Republican power struggle as Eisenhower allies aim to consolidate control over 48 state committees to back a modern Republicanism. The piece details intra party fights, potential targets like Nixon and McCarthy, and plans to purge conservative figures ahead of the 1960 convention amid broader Democratic-Republican tensions.
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