Investigators Probe Abuses of Farm Plan and Soil Bank
House investigators examine reports that urban buyers use federal soil bank payments to purchase farm land and rent it back, while farms use land with improper restrictions. Whitten outlines planned investigations and calls for further hearings with Agriculture Secretary Benson.
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Washington
House
House Appropriations
Whitten
Mississippi
Agriculture
Benson
United States
Soil Bank
Ballad of the Tempest and the Vanilla Bean
The poem recalls a perilous voyage at sea with a storm and a captain’s fear. The captain’s daughter asks if God is with them on the ocean as on land and offers comfort that ends with safe harbor under a calm moon. The second line mentions vanilla’s natural form as a long green bean.
Texas Teachers Rank Second In Qualifications
Texas elementary teachers nearly match pay averages while ranking second in preparation for their jobs. The NEA report shows 4 percent had less than four years of college in 1953–54, with Texas high schools averaging 4225 dollars in 1956–57 and national averages higher. The survey notes varied national figures for education levels and Selective Service disqualifications across states.
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Washington
Texas
National Education Association
Arizona
South Dakota
New York
Arkansas
California
Colorado
NEA
Selective Service
Minnesota
Mississippi
North Carolina
It Is Cheaper To Keep Well
It Is Cheaper To Keep Well urges preventive care and early treatment. It advises seeing a doctor when sick and maintaining a ready medicine cabinet to avoid misery, expenses, and time loss.
FOR SALE AND NOTICE ADS FROM WHITEWRIGHT SUN
Classifieds list used cars from 1956 to 1940 with prices and models at East Main street. Also notes to save old magazines for seniors and a card of thanks from Mrs. Lillie Gardner after hospital care.
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Lillie Gardner
Hungarian Refugee Details Cannibalism in Soviet Labor Camps
A Hungarian refugee testifying as George Batori described ten years in 60 Soviet slave labor camps in Siberia after World War II. He cited cannibalism among prisoners, witnessed killings in 1946, and said camps hold up to 300,000 people with ethnic mixing for mating. He escaped to Austria then the United States two weeks ago.
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Washington
Siberia
George Batori
Senate
Internal Security Subcommittee
Avram Avramovitch
Batori
Austria
United States
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