Benson pushes wheat price support reform to Congress
Washington AP reports Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson will urge Congress to change the wheat price support program. He seeks to drop planting controls and set support at 75 percent of the three year average, allowing farmers to plant freely while risking larger surpluses through 1960. Benson views 1960 as his last year.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra Taft Benson
Congress
Benson
Agriculture Department
White House
Composure melts as jury sees murder scene
Los Angeles AP report describes Carole Tregoff and Dr. R Bernard Finch in a West Covina hillside home where Ibara Jean Finch, 36, was beaten and shot July 18. Prosecutors allege the pair killed her to marry and gain roughly 750000 in community property. Tregoff cried at the defense table as the court toured the death site awaiting jurors. Finch remained calm and chatted with sisters as a guard led them to the 65000 home and the judge pointed to the fatal scene where the victim’s skull was fractured and body pierced by a bullet.
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Los Angeles
Carole Tregoff
R. Bernard Finch
West Covina
Ibara Jean Finch
Finch
Walter R. Evans
Leap Year secrets for landing a husband in 1960
New York AP notes Leap Year drives many women to seek marriage and offers a simple rule to win a man. The key is making him feel important, not scaring him with coy fragility or overbearing dominance. The article warns two common mistakes and champions genuine attentiveness.
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Symington Plans Farm Program
Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri announced plans to introduce legislation to boost farm aid and give farmers more say in policy. The proposal includes a home and abroad food-use program, true parity through farm family labor and investment returns, a national conservation program, output alignment with national needs, a rural low income agency in the Agriculture Department, and other farm support measures.
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Washington
Stuart Symington
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Agriculture Department
America
Symington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Fantastic Crazyquilt Of Work Rules Govern Railroad Industry
A three part series examines featherbedding across US industries. Railroads face delays and higher costs from rigid work rules while unions defend protections that prevent overwork. examples span rail, steamships, theater, steel, building trades, printing, and more.
Spray Enamel Promises Quick No-Muss Paint Job
Harry touts SPRAY ENAMEL as a fast simple solution for painting with one push and no mixing. Dries quickly with no mess, leaving hands clean. Offered in 19 colors for easy matching.
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