Lower Support For Cotton This Year
Texas cotton farmers face a price squeeze as the support price drops from 80 to 75 percent of parity and a new basis uses the average grade for parity. Rep. W. R. Poage of Waco warns the change will cut payments, since 7/8 inch cotton loses value compared with 1 inch, about $18 per bale.
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Senate clears $5 billion farm bill in election year
The Senate approved a $5 billion farm bill by a 74 to 1 vote, with only Senator Prescott Bush opposing. The chamber defeated a proposal by Senator John J. Williams to cut $150 million from soil conservation payments and rejected Hubert Humphrey's bid to raise school lunch funding from $110 million to $135 million.
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Minnesota
Baptists oppose Catholic president in Kennedy era vote
Thirteen thousand Southern Baptists adopted a resolution in Miami Beach urging electors not to support a Roman Catholic for president. The document defended religious liberty and church-state separation while arguing a Catholic public official could not fully align with America's secular norms. The vote occurred amid 9.5 million Baptists, the second-largest Protestant denomination.
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United States
Southern Baptist Convention
Wheat Referendum Set For July 21
COLLEGE STATION Texas sets July 21 as the referendum date to approve marketing quotas on the 1961 wheat crop. The plan includes a national acreage allotment of 55 million acres with Texas at 4,047,136 acres and a baseline 75 percent parity minimum for the 1961 price support.
Fatty diet myth challenged by Beverly Hills nutritionist
Dr. Michael J. Walsh told the 24th annual American College of Nutrition meeting in Pasadena that most of the 25 million overweight Americans under eat. He argued metabolism slows without adequate nutrients and urged metabolism-stimulating foods rather than calorie counting. He noted overweight is often misread as fat due to water retention in tissues.
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Michael J. Walsh
American College of Nutrition
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Dr. Walsh
The SPICE of LIFE Comic Snippets and Jests
A humorous collection features a young woman ending with a bill from a psychiatrist after a date, presidents plotting odd retirements, a child’s napkin remark on divorce, a bishop at dinner, a backseat driver quip, and a tearful mongrel comfort scene.
Witty Exchange Sparks Dental Joke at Home
Comic quip shows Brown asking about his wife’s view of new teeth and Jones replying he never opens his mouth at home. The brief exchange highlights a light moment in domestic humor.
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Wealthy bachelor delays marriage after fiancé’s past marriages
A rich bachelor waited until age 42 to become engaged fearing marriage for money. Upon engagement announcement he learned his fiancée had been married twice before to wealthy men. Distressed, he confronted her and ended by.
Pound Dog Reflects on Life as Local Dog Catcher
A brief, wry dialogue recalls a truck driver labeled the local dog catcher and a mongrel claiming his fate as a pound dog, highlighting streetwise humor and social roles in a roadside moment.
Hair Style Debate Affects Sophisticated Woman
A worldly middle aged woman in a beauty parlor considers a permanent wave. The operator shows a charming style from photos, but the patron declares it too attractive and doubts a man would approve, fearing comments on her face.
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Beauty Opera
Noah's Ark Joke Prompt in Rhyme
Rae asks what item in Noah's ark did not come in pairs Mae replies she does not know Rae answers worms came in apples indicating a playful pun about pairs and fruit.
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