New Rule Would Remove Crops As Factor in Farm Deferments
Washington reports a draft proposal to remove crop surpluses from factors determining farm deferments. Director Hershey notified Rep. Harrison that the recommendation exists and a July operations bulletin urged attention to the amendment. Harrison had queried local boards about compliance and ties to agricultural deferments.
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Washington
Lewis B. Hershey
The
Selective Service System
Rep. Harrison
D-Va
Harrison
Congress
Hershey
Selective Service
Time zones used in Alaska explained
A traveler in Alaska will traverse several time zones. Four are locally used Pacific Standard Time Yukon Standard Time Alaska Standard Time and Bering Standard Time. Southeast towns including Juneau unofficially use Pacific Standard Time to align with Seattle for convenience.
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Alaska
Juneau
Seattle
Court Upholds ASC Right To Measure Wheat
The U S District Court for Maryland upheld county ASC representatives’ right to enter a farm to measure wheat for quota compliance. The ruling says measurement is needed to verify acreage within quotas and exemptions, and constitutional rights were not violated. decision dated June 17, 1955, by Carroll County farmers, appeal pending in Fourth Circuit.
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ASC
United States District Court For the District of Maryland
County Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Committee
United States of America
Carroll County
Maryland
United States Court For Appeals
Presbyterian Men's Rally Here Sunday
First Presbyterian Church hosts the Winchester Presbytery Men’s Rally with registration 2 30 to 3 p m the meeting at 3 p m led by W H Pryor T J Calkin E C Fernandes Marvin Gore speakers include Arthur Livick Jr and H Rives King supper at 5 with violin music by James Frazier and performances by a Martinsburg soloist and Miss Betty Gilliam.
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First Presbyterian Church
Winchester Presbytery
W.H. Pryor
T. J. Calkin
E. C. Fernandes
Marvin Gore
Arthur Livick, Jr
Richmond
Men of the Synod of Virginia
H. Rives King
Norfolk
James Frazier
Keyser
W. Va
Martinsburg
Betty
Gilliam
Sunnyside
Board of World Missions
Nashvile
Tenn
Godfrey Lands Helicopter on Roof of Pier
Arthur Godfrey finally landed a helicopter on Pier 57 after the City Marine and Aviation Commission blocked a roof landing at the West Side airlines terminal for safety reasons. He received a scroll from eight airlines praising his contribution to aviation progress.
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Bobby
Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock
U.S. Army
iMss
Dorothy Pangle
Market St. Methodist Church
Godfrey
New York
Arthur Godfrey
West Side Airlines
City Marine and Aviation
Vincent A. G. O'Connor
42Nd Street
Hudson River
West Side Highway
Pier 57
15Th Street
Aerial Tanker Destroyed After Crash Landing at Dow AFB
Bangor Maine witnesses a KC 97 four engine aerial tanker of the 341st Air Refueling Squadron crash land and burn at Dow AFB. The 12 crewmen suffer minor injuries and two base firemen are hurt. The aircraft, valued over two million dollars, had recently moved from Castle AFB California.
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Bangor
Maine
Air Force
Dow Afb
341St
Castle Afb
Merced
Calif
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