90 Percent Parity Props Approved By Conferees
Senate and House farm bill conferees voted to set price supports at 90 percent of parity for one year and drop several caps and set asides. The action, seen as likely to trigger a presidential veto, postpones final action until after Easter recess ending April 8.
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Cotton price support base kept at 7/8 inch for Texas
Washington reports House-Senate conferees agree to maintain 7/8 inch base for cotton price supports. The Senate proposed averaging produced cotton, which would raise around 50 million dollars yearly for Texas farmers. Rep. Poage of Waco says the 7/8 inch base matters more to Texas than parity.
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One in Four New Teachers Man Survey Shows
Washington report from the National Education Association notes that more than one in four entering teachers are men. It adds many women teachers are married, with about 60 percent of male teachers married.
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Drivers Bring Pup From 120 Miles Away To Comfort Girl
In Omaha a girl cried herself to sleep after her pup was shot. Larry W. Davis and other truckers, after a straw vote, delivered a lost pup from a Wintercrest Iowa station 120 miles away to comfort Cathy Katzenberger, 6. The story ends with the haulers reuniting girl and dog.
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Classified notices from a local paper
For sale items include eight stands of bees by R. I. Scott and No 1 Hutham Clover seed at 8 cents per pound via O A Bennett or O K Feed Mill. Life and hospitalization insurance advertised by Paul Stephens. Rent advertised for a new twin brush electric waxer at $1 per day by Dollar Hide Hardware. Card of thanks from Paul Bowen for hospital care and visits.
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C T Johnson Admits Unreported Campaign Expenses
C T Johnson admits spending 1200 dollars more than reported in 1954 campaign but says only expenses above ten dollars must be reported. Russell W Bryant of the Texas Press Association accuses him of election law violations and ineligibility for the ballot. Bryant cites Johnson deposition in Austin claiming total travel costs were 125 dollars. The exchange followed Bryant’s remarks at the North and East Texas Press Association in Tyler. A chimpanzee becomes especially savage when old.
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Sharp cause for divorce in London court
In London, Frank Fleet sought a divorce on cruelty grounds after alleging his wife often sat at night with a carving knife threatening to stab him if he slept. The judge described Fleet as quiet and placid and granted the decree.
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