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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...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Ezra Benson's Harvest | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

Professing to be unshaken by the surplus corn, ailing (gall bladder) Ezra Benson last week got President Eisenhower's approval for the legislative proposals he will make to Congress early next year. Chief aim: to extend to wheat the same program that failed in corn, abolish acreage controls while...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Ezra Benson's Harvest | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

Democrats were delighted at the prospect of beefing up their new political strength in Republican farm strongholds. Presidential Aspirant Stuart Symington proclaimed a program to aid the small farmer, Jack Kennedy called for some original Democratic thinking, and Hubert Humphrey (who has never delivered on the new farm program he...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: THE NATION: Ezra Benson's Harvest | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

There is little question that man will get to the moon. In first landings he will have to bring his own food, water, shelter and tools. But once established, there is ample reason, within the achievements already reached or within sight, to be sure that he can learn to live...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: RACE INTO SPACE | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

Since the moon's escape velocity is lower than the earth's, a lunar-based missile would spend less fuel in blastoff, could use it to increase speed of travel. Even with today's rocket engines, says the Air Force's Singer, a moon-based team...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: National Affairs: RACE INTO SPACE | 11/23/1959 | See Source »

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