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With a cheery smile and a pat on the back for everyone, Secretary of Agriculture Ezra Taft Benson returned from a 16-day tour of Europe last week to defend his conduct of office. He was the storm center of a mounting uproar from the farmlands that worried the Republicans and encouraged the Democrats to predict a "green uprising" in their favor in next year's elections. Minnesota's Democratic Governor Orville Freeman struck his party's keynote when he said that the Eisenhower Administration considered farming to be a stepchild of little importance in an otherwise...
...press conference, Benson said: "I assure you, I have not been amused by some of the old efforts that are being made to make a political football out of the farm situation. I feel very firmly that agriculture is basically sound today, in spite of the prophets of gloom...
...Benson admitted that U.S. farmers were caught in a cost-price squeeze: "It is real. But it is not new. The farmers know there is no easy...
Last week hundreds of farmers thronged into Iowa barns to protest against the readjustment, and to demand the resignation of Secretary Benson. Confident that his course had been the right one, Benson intended to reduce price supports by 3% to 13% on five basic crops next year (wheat supports will come down from 82.5% of parity to 76%) and to cut back the acreage of wheat and cotton...
...Detroit, announced that no-spring door latches, "deep-dish" steering wheels (many drivers have been impaled on the steering column) and padded rearview mirrors would be standard equipment on all models. Dashboard and visor cushion pads and front-seat belts will be optional but sold at cost ($25). Benson Ford invited the automobile industry to go along with Ford on a safety sales campaign. But not all the automakers were willing to emphasize the chances a car buyer takes when he ventures on the highway. General Motors, for one, has played down the dangerous features of driving, calls most safety...