Wheat Acreage Controls Dominant for Farmers in 1956 Referendum
Editorial discusses the 1956 wheat referendum with acreage controls at 55 million acres and a $2.00 per bushel support price. It notes possible price drops to $1.21 if controls fail, the soil bank program, carryovers around 1.03 billion bushels, and government subsidies shaping domestic prices as exports shift to private holders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
Ezra T. Benson
Benson
Soil Bank
Commodity Credit Corporation
Eisenhower
Chicago
Agriculture Department
Hell's Canyon dam debate mirrors politics over merit
The article compares a proposed Hell's Canyon hydro project with 500 million for a single dam versus 250 million for three smaller dams by Idaho Power. It notes legal appeals, election-year politics, and uncertain Congress action while stressing the need for rational decision making in energy policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hell’s Canyon
Hell's Canyon
United States
Idaho Power Company
Congress
Supreme Court
Florida gains top WV teachers as salaries rise with growth
The Coal Valley News notes a wave of West Virginia teachers moving to Florida where Nash Cook cites Florida's rich counties and large teacher migration. It details salaries for 1956 57 with degrees from AB to doctoral level and nine year pay scales, plus start dates and school calendars.
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West Virginia
Florida
Mountaineers
Luther Jones
Coal Valley News
Jones
Nash Cook
Madison
Cook
Dade County
Miami Beach
West
Worry Clinic suggests date rule at Crane home
At the Crane household dinner table Mrs. Crane and two younger sons discuss Judy and her young suitor. They propose a strict rule that no one may marry until a unanimous family secret vote approves the partner, with emphasis on weighing future happiness and parental guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crane
Judy
Mom
George
Philip
Jimmy
Russians Show Off Churches But Not Many Attend
A travel column from Kharkov describes a phony Soviet religious revival with few attendees beyond old and sick people. Tour guides stress churches as state display, while priests and worshippers remain scarce, amid a culture of controlled religion and selective openness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Air conditioning for all schools and no summer break
Canadian educationist Dr Geof Wheatle urges year round schooling by air conditioning. Junior hopes for a quick Lake Ontario swim. An Australian expert notes that gentler treatment yields more wool. In the Lords Lord Merthyr scolds Lord Farington for using hotel instead of motel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geof Wheatle
Junior
Florence Chadwick
Lake
Ontario
House of Lords
Lord Merthyr
Lord Farington
Dieting Man Becomes Self Worth Crusader in Reverie
A columnist compares dieting to psychiatry for men, showing how weight loss boosts ego and social status while warning of fanatic zeal. The piece cites a personal drop from 207 to 137 pounds and includes a church prayer by Charles M. Crowe of Wilmette Parish Methodist church.
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New York
Curbstone
Peacock
Christ
Charles M. Crowe
Wilmette, Jr
Wilmette Parish Methodist Church
Geneva Spirit Not Completely Faded
The article reflects on the Geneva conference one year later, noting reduced war fears and talks of large defense cuts, but warns that the United States and Soviet Union remain antagonistic. It suggests Eisenhower’s illness limited bold leadership and calls for renewed American imagination to counter Soviet tactics and restore direction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Geneva
Eisenhower
Switzerland
United States
Russia
Nikolai Bulganin
Bulganin
Khrushchev
Military men in News Participating in Airborne Division Day Parade
Pvt Steven R Richardson 18 son of Mrs Thelma Richardson Beckley is a driver in Head quarters Company 188th Infantry Regiment. He entered the Army in August 1955 after Fort Jackson basic training and arrived in Europe last March beginning six months of active duty training at Fort Knox Kentucky. Pvt Frederick T McCrary son of Mr and Mrs T L McCrary Beckley is finishing eight weeks of basic combat training followed by advanced individual and unit tanking. Navy Ensign John E Lilly Jr son of Mr and Mrs G E Lilly Harper Road Beckley is sailing aboard USS Bes Moines with midshipmen training cruises visiting Denmark Sweden Norway West Germany and England. Training ends with gunnery at Guantanamo Bay Cuba July 2 with return to Norfolk August 2. Jes Bell West Pinecrest Sanitarium Beckley completed nine weeks of recruit training at Bainbridge Naval Training Center after enlisting in the Navy.
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Ith
Germany
Steven R. Richardson
Thelma L. Richardson
Whitestick Road
Beckley
Richardson
188Th Infantry Regiment
Fort Jackson
Europe
Fort Knox
Frederick T. McCrary
T. L. McCrary
Loca Army Reserve
National Sued
Shady Spr
McCrary
Navy
John E. Lilly Jr
4. E. Lilly
Harper Road
Bes Moines
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
West Germany
England
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Bainbridge, Naval Training Center
Jes- Bell West Pine
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Oly
Naleigh
Beckley Newspapers Corporation
W. Va
Hinton
Associated Press
AP News
Brooks & Flisley, Inc
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Detroit
Boston
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Los Angeles
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Cartier
Ordhan OF
Kharkov
Pittsburgh
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Thailisi
Moscow
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Bullets Durgom
Frank Sinatra
Nancy
Spain
Peggy Connolly
Madrid
Seville
Deanna Durbin
ANBC
Frank Parker
Godfrey
Rudy Valle
George Frazier
Frank Scully
Jeff Chandler
Joanne Dru
Louise LaPlanche
Rosemary LaPlanche
America
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Jayne Mansfield
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John Roosevelt
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