Mundt Defends Record Of Eisenhower Talk
Senator Mundt said his Palm Springs account of a talk with Dwight D. Eisenhower captured his impressions not quotes. Eisenhower disavowed the version later, saying it misrepresented his views on Kennedy era policies. The report notes Ike criticized JFK era tendencies and left-center programs. The piece ends with a ship summary, noting the Queen Elizabeth carries 2,233 passengers.
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Washington
Karl E. Mundt
R.S. D
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mundt
Eisenhower
Kennedy
Palm Springs
Calif
Munaz
Jfk
Sen. Mundt
Bill would require uninsured drivers to pay for damages
Fort Worth Rep. Don Gladden seeks a bill to make uninsured motorists fund damages by charging a $15 to $20 fee at license plate purchase. Funds would go to the State Insurance Commission and then to insurers to cover damages from uninsured drivers up to $5,000 for both personal injury and property damage.
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Austin
Don Gladden
Fort Worth
House
Gladden
Legislative Council
Texas
State Insurance Commission
Cost of living declines for first time in a year
Washington reports January CPI drop of ten hours tenth percent led by cheaper clothes cars and food. Despite the small fall the index stands at 127.4 percent of 1947-49 prices and remains 1.6 percent higher than a year ago.
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Washington
Labor Department
Read Seed Tag Before Buying
Census figures show Texas farmers achieve higher per acre yields due to fertilizer, irrigation, and soil testing. Noxious weeds rise with yield, so reading seed tags helps. Texas Seed Act requires weed seed percentages per pound, bans seed over limits, and prohibits field and hedge bindweed or nutgrass. Primary and secondary weeds listed include dodder and Canada thistle among others.
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College Station
Texas
Lee Coffey
Extension Agronomist
Coffey
North Dakota halts double compensation plan
The North Dakota Senate moves to stop farmers from using soil bank payments to collect unemployment. The bill treats soil bank payments as income and requires recipients to forgo unemployment benefits equal to land retirement payments.
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North Dakota
Bismark
N. D
North Dakota Senate
Senate
Final account of Helen Louise Vestal estate set for hearing
Grayson County Texas court schedules the final account of Helen Louise Vestal minor estate for hearing on March 13 1961 at Sherman court. Guardian Lora A Vestal filed March 1 1961 with request to discharge from trust. Public notice appears in The Whitewright Sun March 2 1961.
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State OF Texas
Helen Louise Vestal
Grayson County
Texas
Lora A. Vestal
Sherman
A. D
J. C. Buchanan
Paul E. Lee
Whitewright Sun
Coloradoans Blasted For Soil Bank Profit Scheme
Sen. John J. Williams accused Colorado residents of turning the soil bank program into a racket. He named Robert W. Baughman and Wayne E. Tallman and cited a 6,960 acre Kansas ranch leased to the government leading to 131,800 dollars in net profit over a 10-year period, paid for by taxpayers.
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Washington
Senate
Soil Bank
John J. Williams
Delaware
Williams
Robert W. Baughman
Liberal
Kan
Wayne E. Tallman
Kiowa County
Colo
Agriculture Stabilization and Conservation Committee
Tallman
United States
Tax collection woes spill from 1860 San Saba County
A letter from August 1860, preserved in the Texas State Library, shows E. Estep reporting reelection as assessor-collector of San Saba County and requesting weapons, amid broader notes on tax collection struggles. The item also mentions the Arkansas River bridge at Little Rock completed in 1873.
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San Saba
San Saba County
Texas State Library
Austin
E. Estep
Sam Houston
Arkansas River
Little Rock
Quotable Quotes From Diverse Readers
A collage of short quotes from newspapers across towns, humor and observations on life. The pieces offer wry takes on telephones, manners, dining, shopping, and aging with a mix of old fashioned humor and pointed commentary.
Turning Life's Pages Teens to Married Life
A reflective column urges graceful transitions through life stages from adolescence to marriage. It emphasizes family guidance as pages turn from youth to adult roles, noting both triumphs and tragedies along the way.
Bread Prices to Rise in 1961 Says Agriculture Dept
The Agriculture Department predicts higher retail prices for cereal foods including bread in 1961. The rise stems from increased marketing charges and a wider spread between farm and consumer prices for wheat and other cereals. Civilian consumption of wheat foods rose in 1960, though per capita intake did not.
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Washington
Agriculture Department
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Kansas
Independent Review
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Wyo
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