Word: bille
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Benson succeeded in winning approval of his basic idea in the 1958 farm bill, which set subsidy rules for the 1959 corn crop. It abolished acreage controls, lowered price props toward the level set by the market (support price: $1.12 per bu.). But instead of cutting surplus production, as Benson unswervingly predicted, the no-control formula encouraged farmers to raise a bumper crop. And, as Benson's own department admitted last week, it swamped by 600 million bushels the previous all-time corn record set in 1958. Reason: farmers boosted production to make up for lower prices. Result: more...
...second and final time (two failures to win promotion to rear admiral meant automatic retirement). Determined to keep Rickover in the Navy, Anderson ordered a selection board to promote to rear admiral one engineering captain experienced in atomic propulsion. The only man in the Navy who filled the bill was Hyman Rickover...
...stern "Bill of Rights" section of the new Landrum-Griffin labor-reform law went into effect the moment the President signed the bill on Sept. 14, but the section designed to ensure honest union elections does not go into effect until Dec. 13. This 90-day delay was intended to give unions time to make their constitutions and practices more democratic. But it served quite a different purpose for Anthony Provenzano, heavy-handed agent of Top Teamster James Riddle Hoffa and indicted (bribe taking) boss of northern New Jersey's big (12,000 members) Teamster Local...
...intercollegiate level, the freshman football team will be hampered by the loss of their star half back, Bill Hatch. The freshman soccer team enters today's contest with one loss (the season opener) and one tie. It won all six other games. An undefeated J.V. football squad hopes to end its season perfectly by whipping Yale...
...halfback line of Marsh McCall, Bill Rapp, and Charlie Steele should win the battle of the middle of the field. Fullback Lanny Keyes, in good shape for the first time in weeks, will start at fullback, along with the immensely improved Tim Morgan. Tom Bagnoll, broken hand and all, is ready to continue his inspirational performance in the nets...