Smog Is Problem in Los Angeles Report
Smog is cited as Los Angeles major issue with plans to require trucks to install smog catchers within a year. The piece notes air quality, traffic, and weather contrasts, plus observations on city life from a visitor extending to dining and neighborhoods like Van Nuys. It contrasts urban heat and cool nights and recounts travel impressions from San Diego to Santa Ana.
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Los Angeles Times
Los Angeles
California
Riverside
Lewis Hartley
van Nuys
San Fernando Valley
Long Beach
Hartley
San Diego
Santa Ana
Santa Fe R
Marion county grain totals under price supports
Marion county farmers placed 25 819 bushels of 1955 soybeans and 47 918 bushels of 1955 oats under government price support by January 31. Loans and purchase agreements for 1955 corn remain open until May 31, with only corn meeting 1955 acreage allotments eligible. By February 15, 508 662 bushels of the 1955 corn crop in Marion were under price support, 474 462 by loan and 34 200 by purchase. Nationally, about 88 percent of 1956 corn was under support by Feb 15, with 36 million more than 1954.
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Marion County
Merrill L. Robuck
ASC
Robuck
County Historical Society Dinner March 15
The Marion County Historical Society hosts a covered dish dinner Thursday March 15 at 6 30 in the Womens Club building. Attendees should bring a hot dish dessert and their own table service. Dr John Lemish of Iowa State College Ames will speak on Radio Activity and bring Geiger counters for free rock testing.
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Marion County Historical Society
Sheila Campbell
Knoxville
John Lemish
Geology Department
Iowa State College
Ames
Poetic Safety Advice and NF O Farm Credit Push
A quirky translated safety note from Public Safety magazine blends humor with old Japanese traffic lore urging motorists to toot for pedestrians and pass cattle and dogs calmly. The piece segues into NF O activity, noting renewed farm credit platform, Washington lobbying, and a growing Iowa based national presence led by Staley and Turner with a target of over 100000 members and parity and price floor goals.
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Public Safety Magazine
NFO Represented in Washington Over Farm Legislation
Corning Iowa with a membership of 101,216 the National Farmers Organization is in Washington discussing proposed farm legislation. The delegation has made three trips to the capitol and met with Secretary Ezra Benson along with representatives and senators. NFO President Oren Lee Staley said the group was asked to appear before the House Agriculture Committee and also met with Senate Agriculture Committee members.
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Staley
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Nf.o
Dan W. Turner
Eisenhower
National Farmers’Organization
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Secretary of
Ezra Benson
Oren Lee Staley
Rea
Missouri
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Senate Agriculture Committee
Mail carrier Paul Putnam receives 25 year award
Montezuma rural mail carrier Paul Putnam has handled over 10 million pieces of mail in 34 years and logged more than 600000 miles. His middle name is Revere.
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Montezuma
Paul Putnam
Putnam
Revere
Oat Seeding Rates Have Little Effect on Yield
Iowa State College extension agronomist E R Duncan says seeding rate barely changes oat yield. With a grain drill 2 3 percent bushels per acre equals similar harvest, while broadcasting 2 4 bushels per acre also shows little difference. Timely seeding markedly boosts yields.
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E. R. Duncan
Iowa State College, extension _agronomist
Iowa
Duncan
Busy Fort Dodge Child Stole Five Cars in One Night
A young Fort Dodge resident, only one year old, allegedly stole five automobiles in a single evening. Police captured the child after a hitchhiking incident ended the spree. An investigation is ongoing to determine the involvement of guardians.
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Fort Dodge
King
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