Senate to study problems of citizens aged sixty five and older
The U S Senate plans a major inquiry into the problems of people 65 and over. A subcommittee opened hearings in Washington with experts on income employment medical care and aging trends. Chairmen plan hearings in about a dozen cities this year to hear from older citizens and officials.
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Senate
Subcommittee
Washington
Patrick McNamara
Mich
Wilbur Cohen
University of Michigan
Farm Controls Few Benson Says
Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson told St. Louis that four fifths of U S agriculture are free from government controls. He cited meat dairy and egg products fruit and corn as free while cotton wheat peanuts tobacco and rice remain under parity controls and may face further hardship before the President’s plan removes most parity and controls.
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ST. Louis
Ezra Taft Benson
U. S
Benson
Denton Site of Huge Civil Defense Center
President Eisenhower seeks 2.7 million dollars to build an underground civil defense and mobilization center near Denton Texas. The OCDM plans eight regional centers to provide decentralized federal guidance and havens for the President and cabinet in case of attack. The Texas site would be 140 by 160 feet, with two underground levels and capacity for about 500 officials.
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Eisenhower
Congress
Denton
Tex
Office of Civil Defense and Mobilization
OCDM
Civil Defense
Texas Center
House panel views secret nerve gas tests on animals
Washington. Lawmakers watched a demonstration of animals paralyzed by Army secret weapons described as new experimental incapacitants. Chairman Overton Brooks warned of risks to the nation if defenses are lowered and criticized the chemical defense budget.
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Washington
House Science and Space Committee
Overton Brooks
Brooks
Army
Taxmen Confess Bold Tactics in Asset Seizures and Hustles
An agent describes swift actions to stop asset losses amid tax raids. He cites a race horse, a singer with a tax hit, and an ocean liner settlement, noting incentives and risk. Port Tobacco’s name origin is discussed.
Tuegla Falls Crowned World’s Highest Waterfall
The article states Tuegla Falls in Natal Union of South Africa rises 2,810 feet, claiming the title of the world’s highest waterfall.
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Tuegla
Natal
Union of South Africa
Smaller Food Bills Are Likely This Year
St. Paul Minnesota. Your grocery bill for 1959 might be smaller than it was last year. Eleanor Loomis University of Minnesota marketing expert said foods are expected to be cheaper this year because of good supply of eggs pork chicken lard and possibly lamb. Beef eggs turkey and dairy products are expected to stay around price levels from a year ago.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Eleanor Loomis
University of Minnesota
Internal Revenue Gets Their Man
Revenue agents seize 140 reducing salons and a Cadillac convertible over unpaid taxes in a humorous look at IRS pursuits. The piece recalls seizures ranging from circus elephants to watermelons and even a taxi ride to a better job as agents chase delinquents, with a tone of wry admiration for tax enforcement.
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Internal Revenue
The
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Treasury Department
12Th Street
N. W
IRS
West Virginia
American Legion
Uncle Sam
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