Weekly newspapers praised as growth backbone of U S press
TIME magazine lauds weekly papers as rapidly expanding in the United States noting their shift from cracker barrel past to modern, professional operations. The piece cites circulation gains, advertising rises, and weeklies’ role as local watchdogs amid suburban growth, with a dramatic incident involving Granite City editor Cornelius Townsend.
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U. S
Time Magazine
TIME
Representatives, Inc
South
Granite City
Ill
Cornelius E. Townsend
Townsend
Letter suggests ways to economize budget cuts
A Nebraska congressman urges President Eisenhower to cut the nearly 72 billion dollar budget. He endorses Hoover Commission savings, trimming foreign aid, halting new programs, and reducing federal employees by at least 10 percent to curb inflation and set a frugal precedent.
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United States
Dwight D. Eisenhower
White House
Washington, D. C
Eisenhower
Congress
Treasury
Humphrey
Hoover Commission
A. L. Miller
Fourth District
Nebraska
New Mosquito Repellent Diethyl Toluamide Aids Outdoors
County Agent reports a spring advance in mosquito control with diethyl toluamide a lotion like non greasy repellent that lasts hours and resists rubbing off tested by agriculture and suitable for children outdoors. It protects against biting flies fleas ticks chiggers and will be labeled by ingredient name even under brand. The army tested it successfully on training units and Idaho cattle brucellosis reactors were less than one percent in 1956.
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Department of Agriculture
Florida
Army
Idaho
Idaho Flows of Brucellosis Lower Than National Average
The Department of Agriculture notes Idaho's brucellosis rate at 0.76 percent, below the national 1.25. Tests covered 101000 cattle in 8180 herds and 543000 cattle in 36700 herds with 2772 reactors found. Oregon.
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Department of Agriculture
F. F. Fischer
A. P. Schneider
Idaho
Extended deadline given for soil bank contracts in 1957
The department of agriculture extends the signing deadline for soil bank conservation reserve contracts to April 15 from March 15 due to heavy workload in county offices. The program pays farmers up to 80 percent of establishment costs on five and ten year contracts with annual per acre payments for land placed in the reserve.
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Department of Agriculture
Soil Bank Conservation Reserve
Agricultural Department
Soil Bank
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Teal Sash
LAUDS
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