Favoritism and negligence in CCC storage bids surfaced
Congressional investigators turned over a 1954 report detailing alleged favoritism in CCC storage contracts and culpable negligence in purchases. It cites bid manipulation in Iowa and Illinois projects, a improper favoring of bids on ventilating fans, and continued use of faulty coating material into 1954. The study covers 1952 to 1954 activities and implicates CCC officials without naming individuals.
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Farm Problem Drives Public Debate Across Nation
Editor notes Ovid A. Martin travels 4500 miles to gauge farmer sentiment on the politically charged issue. This first in a five part series outlines broad farmer concerns and the income pinch pressing rural communities.
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Ovid A. Martin
Associated Press
Martin
Farmers testifying at Senate hearings blame low income and policy flaws
Rural witnesses say price supports, crop controls and land use rules hurt farmers. They cite high quality wheat shortages, diverted cropland, and new entrants expanding surpluses as factors in current unrest, urging policy changes or program abandonment.
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GOP Leader Says Ike May Seek A Second Term
St Louis reports Barak Mattingly a former GOP leader says Eisenhower, physically fit, may seek re election if world peace is in jeopardy. Mattingly notes the president would run only if his decision affects the peacetime outlook and endorsed his earlier push for the Republican nomination in 1951.
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