Wheat Acreage Cut Gives Hope Of Supply
A survey by the Agriculture Department shows a sharp drop in winter wheat acreage for next year. Farmers planted about 17.4 percent fewer acres, due to drought and the soil bank program offering payments to retire land. The 1957 winter wheat crop is forecast at 624 million bushels, with total 1957 production around 647 million bushels if spring wheat is similar. Domestic and export demand are pegged near 950 million, risking substantial drawdowns from reserves to meet demand. Farmers will retire about 10.7 million acres of winter wheat at roughly $20 per acre under the soil bank.
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Soil Bank
Rolling Hills May Become First Private City
Rollin Hills on the Palos Verdes Peninsula could become the nation s first private city if a January 8 election approves incorporation. The 1200 residents favor gates and privacy with no stores or business, minimal government, and strict entry controls. The area features large lots, horse ownership, riding trails, and ocean views above a busy metropolis.
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Palos Verdes Peninsula
Here
Unto Us A Child Is Born The Boy Jesus
George Cornell profiles the early life of Jesus in a six part study. It recalls Mary and Joseph’s humble Nazareth upbringing and Jesus growing from infancy through twelve with carpentry training, temple visits, and a perilous exile in Egypt. The piece sets the stage for Jesus as a figure of divine plan and human upbringing.
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Jesus
George Cornell
AP News
Mary
Joseph
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Bethlehem
Egypt
Herod
Lake of Galilee
Great Temple
Refugee boy Georgie Meszaro faces U S life questions
An editor’s note introduces Russell Jones’s UPI dispatch on Hungarian refugees arriving in the United States. He recalls Georgie Meszaro, a nine year old with vivid wartime memories, and discusses challenges for refugees adapting, including language, employment, housing, and community support. A reader Q&A covers integration, charity involvement by churches, and wartime rumors.
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Russell Jones
United Press
United States
Hungary
Georgie Meszaro
Georgie
Budapest
Corwin Named Weeks Assistant
Harold B. Corwin, deputy general counsel at the Commerce Department since 1953, was named special assistant to Secretary Sinclair Weeks. Allen Overton Jr., now to replace Corwin, has served as special assistant to the deputy general counsel since 1955 and hails from Parkersburg, West Virginia.
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Washington
Harold, B. Corwin
Commerce Department
Secretary of Commerce
Sinclair Weeks
Corwin
Commerce
Grand Rapids, Mich
Allen Overton Jr
Overton
Parkersburg
W. Va
Shanghai Squeezed by Nationalists Cuts Trade at Port
Shanghai once loaded 30 ships daily for silk tea and goods but now handles about 50 ships a month. Nationalist restrictions shrink the waterfront while northern cities like Tientsin rise as major ports. Empty docks, crumbling jetties line the Whangpoo. only coastal trade via junks continues, with foreign ships still visiting. Exports claim a 265 percent rise since 1950, yet dock activity shows otherwise. Signs from Shanghai’s international era linger on Nanking Road with English storefronts and old names, while modern Chinese characters prevail.
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Shanghai
Tientsin
Formosa Strait
Chinese Foreign Trade Department
Edward VII Avenue
Nanking Road
China
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