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Newspaper
Preston Citizen
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1947
Page
4
The text outlines a 27.4 billion presidential budget for the next fiscal year and a proposed 6 billion cut by a joint subcommittee. It notes House support but likely Senate resistance, with Republican caucus splits and few Democrats advocating further reductions, while a speaker urges timely decisive votes for economy.
In a Senate caucus speech, an official argues war department overages from 1941 to 1946 justify cuts, urging retrenchment and personnel reductions while preserving defense. The speaker backs Senator Byrd’s savings plan, warns against wartime extravagance, and calls for timely debt payments over immediate tax cuts amid rising interest costs.
Boiler maintenance requires external soot and fly ash removal from flues and internal scale rust and sludge removal to prevent insulation and fuel waste. Clean surfaces improve combustion efficiency and reduce energy loss.
University of Idaho entomologist H. C. Manis endorses DDT for Idaho pea crops worth about nine million dollars. Field tests in 1946 show DDT effectively controls pea weevil and could halve dusting costs versus rotenone. Recommendations include 15 to 20 pounds per acre with rare spot dusting at field edges. advise against feeding dairy cattle silage or hay from treated peas.
About 100 000 baby chicks from the United States are to boost the Philippine poultry industry. Three fourths are White Leghorns with the rest New Hampshires. An initial 33 300 chicks arrived in Manila by air from California in 42 hours in good condition. They are from the National Poultry Improvement Plan and certified U S Pullorum Controlled.
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