Soil Bank Rates and Rules for 1960 Announced
Agriculture announces the 1960 soil bank basic per acre rate at 13.50 dollars, with 5 million additional acres to be eligible under contracts beginning with 1960 crops. Total acreage under conservation reserve could reach about 28 million. Texas to receive 452000 new acres and a 12 dollar per acre rate.
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Washington
Soil Bank
Agriculture Department
Congress
Ezra Taft Benson
National Agricultural Advisory Commission
Texas
Soil Bank Conservation Reserve
USDA
Damning the South by Outside Voices
The New York Times editorializes that in the South almost no churches are integrated and that pastors face damning reactions whichever path they choose. The piece notes segregation persists by custom as well as law, questions why the South is condemned, and argues rushing racial solutions may hinder peace.
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New York Times
South
Times
New York
Harlem
Students Grade Their Teacher At Last Day Laughs
In Atlanta two sixth-graders at Toney ElementarySchool graded their teacher Mrs. Marlene Patterson on the final day. They awarded C for hair twisting and staying on diet, Z for writing, A plus for talking and yawning, B minus for toe tapping, and A for not telling them to shut up.
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Atlanta
Marlene Patterson
Steve Dixon
Mike Giles
Toney Elementary School
Ladies Auxiliary Sells Candy Boosts Bourbon Flavor
Boonton New Jersey. Riverside Hospital auxiliary unveils a bourbon flavored candy recipe. They have sold 46 boxes so far as proof of the candy hour idea.
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Boonton
N. J
Ladies Auxiliary
Riverside Hospital
Texas Town Adopts Minor Curfew on Gulf Coast
La Porte voters approve a 11:30 PM to 5:00 AM curfew for minors under 18. The ordinance, passed unanimously, bans youths from streets unless accompanied by a parent or guardian or carrying legitimate excuses such as employment. It takes effect Aug. 31 in the Gulf of Mexico town.
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LA Porte
Gulf of Mexico
Fire Ant Aprroach Threatens Dallas County Farms
Reports confirm the fire ant, native to Argentina, found in northwest Dallas County. County agents warn farmers to watch for the pests and issue a bulletin on recognition and control methods. Federal and state pest control teams survey the area while city crews deploy insect poison.
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Dallas
Argentina
Texas
Subscriptions and Rates for Grayson and Fannin Counties
The Sun lists subscription prices: .82.00 for Grayson and Fannin counties, $2.50 outside, and $5.00 for foreign subscriptions excluding soldiers. The paper states it is a service institution open to news items, with editors reserving rights to decide what is news and to reject old or promotional material.
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Grayson
Fannin
Grayson and
the Sun
Magazine Says Texas Is Pulling Away From South
Look Magazine declares Texas breaking away politically and economically from the South in a 19 page feature Revolution in Texas. It cites an industrial revolution turning Texas into a manufacturing giant and notes social changes from education to racial attitudes and cultural shifts.
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Texas
Look Magazine
Look
Union
Deep South
Carter Wesley
Houston
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