Scanning the Week's News from Main Street and World
A digest notes the Korea talks stalemate over troop withdrawal, Taft's 1952 bid critique, price control debates, and GI Bill gains. It highlights Red Cross flood relief, price wars fading, and a near Japanese peace treaty with invites to 50 nations, excluding China and Korea.
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Senate Appropriation Group Approves Farm Work Fund
Senate appropriations committee backs a bill for 751 million dollars in new cash and 262 million in loans for farm programs. It also orders a 10 percent payroll cut at the Department of Agriculture. An automatic 172 million set aside for farm programs remains. Cash exceeds House funding by 24.4 million but falls 69 million short of the President's request, with soil conservation receiving a 24 million boost.
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