Idaho and Oregon Governors Issue Sugar Beet Challenge
Growing beet programs spur a cross state contest led by Idaho Governor Smylie and Oregon Governor Patterson. They invite California and others to beat Idaho and Malheur County yields for the 1955 growing season with prize incentives and a possible Hawaii vacation, aiming to boost national interest in domestic beet sugar.
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Smylie
Idaho
Johnson
Colorado
Patterson
Oregon
Knight
California
Malheur County
Ore
Four Year Itch Prompts Talk of Tax Cuts in 1950s
Congressional leaders from both parties debate substantial tax cuts to fulfill pre election promises. President Eisenhower faces a unbalanced budget two and a half years after inauguration as Humphrey pushes an economy drive. Defense may cut costs by a billion, and a budget balance looks possible within ten months if tax receipts rise. Sen Byrd rebukes tax reduction advocates.
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Eisenhower
Treasury
George M. Humphrey
Defense Department
Humphrey
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
Not Enough Front Pages Stirs Editor’s Front Page Quandary
The Preston Citizen cites Jimmy Arlington of Collins Mississippi who printed two front pages after a shortage of front page news. He explains weekly papers face space limits and must balance reader requests with available space.
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Preston Citizen
Citizen
Collins
Miss
Jimmy Arlington
News-Commercial
Foolhardy Budget Moves And Unspent Foreign Aid Kitty
The piece attacks early tax relief as premature amid tensions and inflationary pressures. It criticizes repatriated calls to cut taxes while government spending exceeds receipts and objects to diverting defense funds. It notes nine billion left unspent in foreign aid, yet Congress added three and a half billion more for what is labeled a gigantic boondoggle.
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Daniel A. Reed
New York
Republican Tax Authority of Congress
Byrd
Congress
States Compete In Contest Of Big Beets
Western farmers pick their biggest sugar beets as Idaho Farm Bureau promotes a nationwide contest to harvest season competition. Governors respond as L. B. Martin challenges major beet states to outdo Idaho in size and production for a Hawaii trip prize.
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Idaho Farm Bureau
L. B. Martin
Idaho Farms Bureau Federation
Idaho
Farm Bureau
Sugar beet contest aims to boost national beet production
Beets grown in the 1955 season in commercially contracted fields are eligible for a nationwide sugar beet contest. Sugar company fieldmen weigh entries and issue official receipts. Idaho and national prizes total 250, 150, and 100 dollars, with Caldwell Idaho serving as a central hub for submissions by November 30.
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Sugar Company
Idaho
Big Beet
Canyon County Farm Bureau
Caldwell
Canyon County
Ida
Preston Citizens Report Local News
The Preston Citizen at No 8 publishes brief items from the town including community notices and local events. Readers find short reports on meetings, school updates, and neighborhood happenings.
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