Penalty Rates On Excess Cotton Announced
Washington UP I report that the Agriculture Department set marketing quota penalty rates on excess 1959 cotton. Upland penalty 19.1 cents per pound. extra long staple 40.9 cents per pound. Parity based penalty halves the June 15 parity price of 38.18 cents for upland and the same rule applies to extra long staple. Growers approved 1959 quotas in December 1958 referendums. Noncompliance with acreage allotments incurs a farm marketing excess penalty.
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UPI
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Man and wife serve together on New York jury
In a historic first for New York General Sessions Court a husband and wife sat together on the same jury during a trial of two men charged in a $15 robbery. The Spiegel couple, Marvin and his wife, discussed potential influence but affirmed each had an independent mind.
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New York
New York General Sessions Court
Marvin Spiegel
Eversal Musical Growth Seen in U S Instrument Trade
AP reports a surge in making music as instrument sales approach 500 million dollars in 1959. Trade groups cite rising piano and organ sales, more teachers, and growing community orchestras as the nation shifts from passive listening to active music making.
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Sam Dawson
New York
America
National Assn. of Music Merchants
W. T. Sutherland
American Music Conference
Music Teachers National Assny
U.S
National Piano Manufacturers Assn
Ameriica
Sutherland
14 Year Old Girl Attacked by Black Youth in Queens School Yard
A 14 year old white girl was hurt by a Black youth in a Corona Queens junior high school yard at about 9 15 p m. Police picked up two youths for questioning. The girl said she refused to join the group and was struck in the left eye and dragged toward the five other youths while others circled around.
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