No Tax Reduction In Sight Is These Schemes Approved
The President proposes expenditures totaling about 2.1 billion dollars in 1957, with broader costs projected in coming years. Highlights include a 87 million start for new public works, a 25 billion interstate program over ten years, soil bank costs around 325 million in 1957, and extensive highway and school funding plans.
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Soil Bank
Senate Agriculture Committee
Step Up in Pay to Aged Aims Senate Bill
Senator Russell B. Long and 45 colleagues sponsor legislation to raise the government's share of benefits for the aged and needy by 185 million dollars yearly. The plan would boost welfare payments by 5 to 7 dollars monthly for over 2.5 million seniors and would liberalize the federal matching formula for state public assistance funds.
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Washington
Russell B. Long
Long
Tobacco reform could reshape cigarette market
Washington reports senators flag a revolutionary process that grinds low-grade tobacco including stems into sheets to match the flavor of premium leaf. If feasible, the method could disrupt tobacco farming and overturn the cigarette trade as growers and manufacturers reassess supply and demand.
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Washington
Three grocers learn expensive lesson in cash register theft
Three Fort Worth grocers were robbed after clerks opened registers for small items. A. J. Lee Grocery lost 823 dollars at 1302 Evans yesterday, Tote It Grocery 40 dollars at 4821 E Lancaster Sunday, and Galloway Grocery 70 dollars at 3512 Alta Mere Sunday. Each thief ordered a small item then snatched cash when the register was open.
They're Trying Spanish On Iowa's 1st Graders
Cedar Falls Iowa first grade pupils at the State Teachers College elementary school are being taught Spanish in a 15 minute daily class. Dr Richard Lattin principal says the experiment aims to spark interest in foreign nations and find the best age for foreign language learning.
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Cedar Falls
Iowa
Iowa State Teachers College
Richard Lattin
Lattin
Whitewright Classified Ads Update and Local Notices
A collection of local adverts and notices including grass root delivery from Georgia on March 5 by V L Grammer, 4 H Club bake sales March 3 and 10, carrier info for Martyn K Jones, closeout sale for All Clayback and Circulating Heaters at Stan's Auto Supply, grocery and gas advertising from The Sun and Dawson Butane contact, flower shop services, bargain listings from Lem Tipps worth in Bonham, and repair services at Dixon Service Station.
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Blanton
Stan
Whitewright
The 11 Greatest Americans
A teacher asks students to name the 11 greatest Americans. She reaches Bobby who admits he cannot decide on the fullback, delaying the list completion. The exchange highlights humor in classroom debates and the challenge of ranking historical figures.
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Bobby
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