House Agriculture Committee To Stop Flexible Farm Plan
Washington May 8 Senior Democrat Harold D Cooley predicts an overwhelming defeat for President Eisenhowers flexible farm price support plan in the House Agriculture committee Only five votes out of thirty expected for the plan which would limit mandatory supports to 90 percent parity for only one crop tobacco while others fall between 7 and 90 percent The administration argues flexible supports would curb overproduction and boost consumption with major savings cited in wheat cotton and corn The department presents 1955 crop comparisons showing minor to modest reductions in supports for rice corn peanuts cotton and wheat depending on the crop
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Vincent J. Burke
Washington
Harold D. Cooley
D-N.c
Eisenhower
House Agriculture Committee
Cooley
House
Agriculture Department
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Metropolitan Phone Numbering Set Here
Lubbock will adopt a metropolitan numbering plan in December. Southwestern Bell official Dave Dillard explained two letters and five digits will form most local numbers, with central office names guiding the two-letter prefix, enabling direct long distance dialing.
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Lubbock
Dave Dillard
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Dillard
Noted Surgeon Says Peron Not Sick Man
CHICAGO May 8 UP A noted surgeon said rumors that President Juan Peron of Argentina is seriously ill are completely false. Dr Max Thorek examined Peron and found him in excellent health with normal blood pressure and pulse. He reported Peron's mental and physical behavior to be enviable.
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Chicago
Juan Peron
Argentina
Max Thorek
American Hospital
Peron
Thorek
Buenos Aires
International College of Surgeons
Sao Paulos
Brazil
Well-licensed Man Licenses Three Cars In Court
In Shelby, William Henry Hopper faced recorder's court after being charged with lending his license to Ed Black. Testimony showed Hopper held multiple licenses, even pawning one to Black for a dollar, with two others in his name. He was convicted and fined.
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Shelby
N.C
William Henry Hopper
Recorder’s Court
Hopper
Ed Black
Black
Punjab plans split of Judicial and Executive divisions
The Punjab government in Pakistan announces a plan to separate the judicial and executive divisions. A separate governance structure is proposed to redefine authority and oversight within the provincial administration.
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Punjab
Pakistan
Restrictions Based on Gold Possession Policy Change
The Treasury outlines tweaks to gold rules that do not alter core policy. Regulations on price gold holdings were revised, expanding fabricated gold allowed without a license and cutting filing requirements for gold using industries. Private citizens remain banned from holdings except for business or professional use, arts, and coin collections.
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Treasury
U.S
Trans- Canada airliner to attempt Europe America record
Paris May 8. A Trans- Canada Constellation air liner will try to break the international commercial flight record between Europe and America on Sunday, it was announced Saturday.
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Paris
Europe
America
Steelworkers Balk Af Signing No-Raid Pact With AFL
PITTSBURGH The CIO United Steelworkers will not sign a proposed no raiding agreement with the AFL, the Pittsburgh Post Gazette said. The paper cited that AFL teamsters also rejected the pact and President David J McDonald was unavailable for comment, with McDonald wary of raids to protect the union.
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Balk Af
AFL
Pittsburgh
CIO
United Steelworkers
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
AFL Teamsters
David J.mcdonald
USW
McDonald
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