Russian Farm Delegation Praises Iowa Efficiency
SHENANDOAH IOWA July 20 VY Matskevich said the United States and the Soviet Union must look forward not backward to improve relations. He noted Soviet plans to describe American farming prosperity faithfully and to exchange agriculture literature visits and films. The visitors praised Iowa hospitality and efficiency especially in hybrid corn seed production soil erosion control and other farming areas. They toured 10 Iowa farms and visited Town State College before heading to Nebraska after a 13 day, 1125 mile tour.
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VY. V. Matskevich
United States
Soviet Union
Matskevich
Soil Conservation eXperimental Farm
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Russia
Nebraska
Chambers of Commerce
Town State College
Missing Children Baffle Police In Baltimore And Wilmington
A 3 to 4 year old girl found wandering in a Baltimore nickel and dime store and a 2 to 3 year old boy found in the Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. John in Wilmington were later photographed together. Neither child could be identified and no one claimed them. Police suspect a link between the two cases as both children appeared well cared for and unresponsive to questions.
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Wilmington
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Episcopal Cathedral Church of St. John
William L Hartung
Associated Press
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Eddie
Jet Ace To Wed Air Force Widow
P Capt Harcher Jr plans to marry Mary Jane Peterson in a Maxwell Air Force Base ceremony in Montgomery Alabama. The 30 year old Korean War jet ace and Peterson, a widow, will wed at 4 p.m. It is her second marriage. Peterson has a seven year old daughter. Fischer, divorced from his first wife, has a six year old son Harald III. Peterson and Fischer began corresponding after his capture and met after his return to the United States.
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Harcher Jr
Mary Jane Peterson
Des Moines
Joan
Air Force
Maxwell Air Force Base
Montgoners
Ala
Koth
Dana Lynn Fischer
Korea
Harald
Peterson
Fischer
United States
Democrats plan to revive road program in January
Washington July 2 Democratic leaders in Congress plan to revive a detoured road program next January while seeking a plan to finance it. The House defeated Fallon’s road bill, which proposed a large part of a 48 billion highway program funded by higher taxes on gasoline and trucks.
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Eisenhower
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Fallon
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Public Roads Subcommittee
American Automobile Assn
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Gore
D-Tenn
Senate
Fallin
Three Former POWs Home Arrested at Fort Baker
Three American former POWs from Korea, Otho G. Bell, William A. Cowart, and Lewis W. Griggs, arrived in San Francisco and were immediately arrested for betraying their country by desertion to the Chinese Communists, facing possible death sentences. Capt. Walter Leahy read the charges as they were escorted to the stockade after customs.
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Korea
Reds
Otho G. Bell
William A. Cowart
Lewis W. Griggs
Cleveland
Hong Kong
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Governor Attends Dress Parade at Indiantown Gap
Maryland Governor McKeldin visited Indiantown Gap Pa with wife and Maj Gen Reckord for a 19 gun salute and dress parade. The 29th Infantry Division hosted the inspection as 7 000 soldiers prepared for a Second Army parade reviewed by Lt Gen Parks.
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Maryland National Guard
Gov. McKeldin
Pennsylvania
Adjutant General of
Maryland
Milton A. Reckord
Baltimore
Gav McKeldin
Henry C. Evans
McKeldin
Floyd L. Parks
Second Army
Integration delayed Arlington public schools open
Arlington Virginia public schools will not be integrated when classes start in September. The school board cited a state directive allowing segregated operation for the coming session in response to two petitions from local civil rights groups. The petitions were presented by the NAACP Arlington branch and the Community Council for Social Progress of Northern Virginia. The board's reply aligns with state superintendent instructions preserving segregation for the new term.
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State Superintendent of Public Instruction
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Community conservation meeting highlights soil care
County Agent notes at Catoctin Soil Conservation District meeting near Middletown with about 130 farmers. Key talks urge soil and water conservation to pass benefits to next generation. details on weed killers, sprayer cleaning, and late corn armyworm control using DDT and toxaphene are given alongside district progress and community support.
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Henry R. Shoemaker
Catoctin
Sol 'Hoke
Carroll County
Edward M. Davis
Middletown Valley
Gordon M. Cairns
State Soil Conservation Committee
Fred L. Bull
Happy Johnny
Elmer E. Hodges
Murray O. Day
Harry Zentz
Frederick
Rhea T. Kincaid
Charles H. Remsberg
Wolford Wolfe
Maurice Ahalt
Ridgely Flock
Saide Cnellhcals Lal
High Feed Production Outlook for 1956
The July 1 outlook shows the 1955 crop year producing the second largest corn oats and barley crops on record. Acreage in sorghums hits a new peak and total four-grain output is about 136 million tons, 14 above last year and 17 above average. Hay is set to top all marks and carryover may rise to a fifth above last year.
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Pacific Northwest
California
Farmers Should Check Harvest Storage Needs
Maryland farmers should review storage needs after this year’s harvest warns George B Reeves chair of the Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation committee. Loans cover up to four percent of costs for storage structures or drying equipment to owner operators tenants landlords or producer partnerships. Amortization spans four years for storage and three for drying with a five year option for tax purposes. The July 1 crop report projects a 3.4 billion bushel corn crop, among the best.
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Maryland
George B Reeves
Maryland Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Reeves
ASO Offic
Guernsey Cow Lila Sets Milk Record at Oak Land Manor
Char les P. Smith Jr. reports Guernsey cow Lila from Oak land Manor in Libertytown produced 10 358 pounds of milk and 347 fat, about 4 883 quarts of high quality milk. David F. Grossnickle Union Bridge tests show his herd averaging 12 810 pounds of milk and 455 fat for the year. Thirty eight cows are milked twice daily and two on a thrice daily schedule.
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Oakland Manor
Charles P. Smith Jr
Libertytown
Sherd
David F. Grossnickle
Union Bridge
Holstein-Friesian Association of America
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