Benson Seeks Congress Help to Dispose Butter Surplus
Secretary of Agriculture Benson asked Congress for plans to dump 360 million pounds of government butter surplus. He warned disposal costs could reach half a billion dollars over the next year and dismissed a one-cent-a-pound coupon plan as impractical. Benson favored a blended pricing approach but cautioned it would not eliminate the surplus.
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Washington
Benson
Congress
House Agriculture Committee
Fenson
Enson
Ife
Fire Engine Tricks Child Who Was Trapped
Two year old Little Richard Roberts wedged his feet in hollow concrete blocks behind a redwood fence. Firefighters freed him with hammer and chisel and he watched the fire engine without a cry, his mother remarking on the drew of the engine.
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Los Angeles
Richard Roberts
David Roberts
Largest round glass weighs twenty tons on display
At Corning Glass Works a 10 foot diameter round casting, over a foot thick and weighing 20 tons, is shown as the largest single piece of glass in the world. The piece is intended for a mirror to be used in the Mt. Wilson Observatory. A separate legal notice invites sealed bids in Middletown Ohio for two road rollers with detailed terms and dates.
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Corning
N. Y
The
Corning Glass Works
Mt. Woesley Observatory
Tancem Holler
Director of Finance
Middletown
Ohio
Buffalo
Dave
Francis
Carmody
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