Farm program aims to extend Soil Bank and curb surpluses
The West Virginia legislative scene fades as Eisenhower's farm message backs a larger Soil Bank. Benson to outline proposals to extend the program three years retirement up to 60 million acres with in kind payments eyed to reduce a $10 billion crop surplus inventory and improve land productivity.
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West Virginia
Jack Paar
Washington
Eisenhower
Congress
Ezra Taft Benson
House Agriculture Committee
Capitol Hill
GOP
Benson
Department of Agriculture
Commodity Credit Corporation
Soil Bank
Department of Culture
Iowa State College
American Farm Bureau Federation
H. Carl Andersen
R-Minn
House
Appropriations Committee
Andersen
Selling your way into college with a dean’s mercy
Hal Boyle humorously advises high school graduates to impress college admissions with an artful deception. By adopting unconventional attire and quirky props a student aims to charm the dean, hoping for scholarships and admission despite average grades, ending with a jest about barber college as backup.
Kennedy Passes Moderate Test At Dinner Amid Nixon Criticism
Democratic leaders in Washington debated Nixon attacks after a $100-a-plate dinner for presidential hopefuls. Hubert Humphrey called Nixon a juvenile delinquent, while others warned against bludgeoning the GOP front runner. Kennedy hosted a cocktail gathering at Georgetown, earning positive notices for hospitality and modest living.
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Washington
Richard M. Nixon
Nixon
Hubert H. Humphrey
Minnesota
Georgetown
Kennedy
Jackie
Prayer for Today at Pacific School of Religion
A brief devotional prayer from Stuart LeRoy Anderson, president of the Pacific School of Religion in Berkeley California, thanking God for creative work and bridging understanding and asking to keep the will to serve and seek divine guidance.
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God
Christ
Stuart LeRoy Anderson
Berkeley
Calif
Pacific School of Religion
Editorial Reprint on Juvenile Traffic Violators
The Tulsa Tribune notes a four year Jackson County Missouri study of about 1000 young violators. It identifies a 16 year old white male driver who learned from parents, is a high school junior or quit, often speeding and driving without a license between 10 and 11 PM. It argues targeted enforcement could improve outcomes.
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Jackson County
Missouri
The
Tulsa Tribune
Ike and the Middle Road in a Conservative Presidency
President Eisenhower portrayed himself as a moderate, favoring a middle course between extremes and aiming to set a pattern for rational problem solving. He avoided name calling, stressed long and short term study for domestic and foreign issues, and relied on top advice before decisions. A financial column warns of rising loan costs in the coming credit cycle.
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Eisenhower
White House
American Economy Shows Strength Across Sectors
The nation posted broad gains with the auto industry hitting a millionth 1960 car, steel and retail output rising, and employment at a January high. Motors added shifts, Studebaker packed and Chrysler faced a 1959 loss. Unemployment rose to 4,149,000 while inflation stayed muted and bond betting eased.
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Jack Lefler
AP Business News
NEW York (Ap
American Motors
Studebaker - Packard
Chrysler Corp
Earl Wilson Secret Of Being Funny
NY columnist Earl Wilson surveys how to be funny at home and on TV with anecdotes about Rowan and Martin, Perry Como, Joey Bishop, Jonathan Winters, and other stars. He links misdirection, straight man play, and audience reaction to a career in show business while noting recent New York and Las Vegas acts and industry trivia.
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New York
Rowan and Martin
Dinah Shore
Ed Sullivan
Perry Como
Slugger
Copacabana
Dan Rowan
Dan
Dick Martin
Rowan
Martin
Dallas
St. Louis
Detroit
Spokane
Los Angeles
Joey Bishop
Las Vegas
Herkie Styles
Herkie
Jonathan Winters
S. America
J. W
Paar
London
Sweet
Dorothy Dandridge
the Waldorf
Ella Raines
Col
Robin Olds
Pentagon
Air Force Academy
Gene Tierney
Downey’s
France Nuyen
Lonedon
Hollywood
Marlon Brando
Marc Marno
Liz Taylor
Danny Mann
MGM
Eddie Fisher
Jack Benny
Harry Belafonte
Harry
March of Dimes
Palace
Bob Lewis
Dayton, O
Will Rogers
Ken Mureray
Marie Wilson
Marty Allen-Frenchy Trudelle
Concord
Domenico
Volare
Mondugno
Abbe Lane
Ray Anthony
Ginger Rogers
Warren Atkinson
Tobogganing: A Winter Sled With No Runners
Tobogganing is a winter sport where the sled has no runners. Toboggans are six to eight feet long and wheel four riders, the last steering, with a polished bottom for speed. First used by Indian hunters and Eskimos, they were crafted from bark or whalebone. Linda Dearholt wins $10 for this question.
Mabscott Hotel Sold to P G Hedrick
E B Gilliam of Mabscott sold his hotel property to P G Hedrick who is expected to take over management soon Col D G Lilly a Bluefield Republican leader was called to Beckley because his daughter Elsie Lilly was ill E H Donaughe assistant superintendent and agents attended a Prudential Insurance Co banquet in Charleston H A McClung of Hinton won first prize a $25 gold fountain pen Donough Beckley narrowly trailed McClung in past year business awards
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E. B. Gilliam
Mabscott
P. G. Hedrick
Col
D. G. Lilly
Bluefield
Beckley
Elsie Lilly
E. H. Donaughe
J. E. Nottingham
D. E. Driscoll
Barger
Prudential In Surance Co
Charleston
H. A. McClung
Hinton
Doncoughe
McClung
First national fraternity chartered at Beckley College
Ted Elisworth, executive secretary of Beta Phi Gamma, announced a charter for the local Beckley College chapter marking the first national fraternity campus establishment. The New River Company plans a $40,000 aerial conveyor system to move Sprague state refuse a half mile from the tipple into a hollow for 25 years at current operation rate.
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Beckley College
Ted Eliseworth
Beta Phi Gamma
New River Company
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Associated Press
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Yy Register
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Pan American World Airways
Vienna
New York Stock Exchange
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Dorothy Shay
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