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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1959, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes tuesday August 4, 1959 i Humphrey to sponsor farm Bill giving everything Benson needs Washington up  h. Humphrey a Minn said he plans to introduce an omnibus farm Bill that will provide everything the administration needs to help the nation s food and fiber , a member of the sen ate agriculture committee said his comprehensive legislation has support of the democratic Leader  said it would be introduced soon As the democratic answer Toa complaint by agriculture Secre tary Ezra t. Benson that Congress has never Given him the kind of farm  he could properly it will give Secretary Benson a whole tool kit Laboratory and factory everything he needs to do the Job he ought to be doing in behalf of America s farm families Humphrey said in a state ment. The announcement of a demo cratic backed farm proposal coincided with a prediction from private National research group that Farmers would continue to Bella Gued by the problems of sur plus production and falling prices. The National planning Assn. Said it doubted that any farm program could fully solve the  said his Bill would contain six key provisions to adjust farm supplies to demand establish foreign  Foo programs expand farm credit and assist impoverished farm  would provide a system of marketing quotas geared to a fair Price return to Farmers. This Price would be determined by the agriculture , Rice and soybean producers would receive compensatory payments for crops sold on the w6rld Market at less than the fair Price level. Similar payments could be used for All commodities marketed under quotas if the Domestic Market dropped below this fair Price level $100,000 fire hits town in Wisconsin Marinette wis. A fire roared through three buildings inthe main business Section of Marin Ette causing damage estimated Well in excess of $100,000. Fire chief. Peter Berg said the fire started in a stockroom of me Clellano variety store and spread through the Hoberg jewelry store and the hot flame Gas co., which Sells appliances. Offices destroyed several offices and apartments on the second floors above the stores also were destroyed. Twelve Inch thick fire Walls pre vented the Blaze from spreading to adjacent stores in the downtown area Berg said. All available firemen in this northeastern Wisconsin c i t y on Green Bay were called to fight the Laze and nearby Menominee mich., sent firemen and equipment. Berg who said he thought the damage would run much higher than $100,000, said the cause was not determined. 6 firemen overcome in foundry Blaze Garwood . Up fire fanned by brisk winds destroyed the new Jersey foundry and machine co. And damaged several adjoining buildings. Six firemen were overcome by smoke and were treated at the scene and released. The fire heavily damaged a combination Gas station and Home next door to the foundry engulfed Sev eral Utility poles and resulted in water damage to three nearby stores. Fire commissioner Henry Ziekar ski said the heat was so intense it started a fire at a nearby signal Tower on tracks of. The Jersey Cen trial Railroad which runs alongside foundry. The thing was up All at onetime from one end to the other said fire chief Tom  fireman said they were Hin dered by stiff Northeast  shot 50 feet into the air and dense smoke covered the Cen Ter of town a mile and a half away a l die in collision caused by hog on Road Bolivar Tenn. Up a hog ran across state Highway 18 near Here and the Driver of a station Wagon stopped suddenly to avoid hitting it. A lumber truck slowed into the rear of. The station Wagon swerved into the path of a tractor trailer loaded with steel. James Albert Dawkins 16, an brother Larry Leon 13, were in the wreckage of the truck and died before they mild be extricated. The tractor Ler Driver was injured seriously. High Wate r Mark in h a to two Heads Are better than one when it comes to winning a most Unis Una hot contest. Mrs. Edwin Ornish of Dallas and daughter Laurie 9, won first prize by putting their Heads together with Laurie sporting a water skier tied to the boat on her Mother s hat. Up victim bilked of $25,000 in trial Bond swindle Tucson Ariz. Up Robert c. Soto complained to police that three men posing As los Angeles police officers swindled him out o�$25,000. Soto said he Drew the Money out of a Tucson Bank and paid off the men in a room at the Pioneer hotel. He said the Trio told him the Money would be wired to Losangeles As  
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