Johnson Hails Democratic Record in 83rd Congress
The 83rd Congress highlighted deep party splits on taxation, farm policy, public power and labor. Democrats sought to extend tax relief to low income workers and protect public interest in atomic power. They pushed safeguards in atomic energy and opposed Taft Hartley changes, while Hawaii Alaska statehood stalled. The era lasting 18 years built rural electrification and reshaped energy policy.
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4-H Youth Safety Push Aims to Cut Farm Fatalities
Chicago special reports the 1954 National 4-H Safety Program across 46 states with 615000 members. 4-H members train in farm accident and fire prevention and stage demonstrations to reduce rural highway deaths, farm injuries, and tractor fatalities.
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Rural electrification and policy splits in the 83rd Congress
The 83rd Congress saw Republicans curb REA funding while Democrats pushed to restore adequate appropriations. Social Security expansion drew bipartisan support, and anti subversion measures gained cross party backing. Foreign trade debates showed sharp party divides on Randall Commission ideas. A closing proverb notes weather as omen.
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Veteran Questions and Answers on Disability and Dependents
A veteran questions abandonment of a disability claim after missing a required exam. guidance says file a new application with backdated potential start. Other queries cover dependents under Korean GI Bill, counting mature life insurance payouts as pension income, and aid and attendance for a son with total disability, with the answer that care can be provided by family and does not require outside nursing. The piece closes with a London science conference note on edible but nontraditional animals and plants and prejudice against eating them.
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All a Matter of Taste in Various Lands
A British food expert Michael Graham reports that culinary practices include eating spiders in Siam Indochina and parts of India, June bugs in Central Europe soup, locusts by Arabs and Orientals, and monkeys where abundant. rats and mice are edible for some.
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