When was it published?

February 17, 1954 in Atlanta Daily World

Domestic News February 17, 1954

Atlanta Daily World

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Ezra Taft Benson, Dr. L. H. Foster, Dr. C. Hoover Edwards, Richard Nixon, Clarence Mason, George Williams, Nick Richards

Q: What keywords are associated?

Tuskegee Farmers Conference, Ezra Taft Benson, Richard Nixon, Agricultural Leaders, Merit Farm Award

Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia

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What is this article about?

Top U.S. agricultural leaders, including Secretary Ezra Taft Benson and Vice President Richard Nixon, attended Tuskegee Institute's Farmers Conference recently, featuring sessions on diets, housing, and awards to farm families.

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TUSKEGEE IS SCENE OF FARMERS CONFERENCE—The nation's top agricultural leaders, including Secretary of Agriculture Benson, converged on the campus of Tuskegee Institute recently for the school's Farmers Conference. Upper left: Secretary Ezra Taft Benson with Dr. L. H. Foster at the Booker T. Washington Monument. Lower left: In the Carver Foundation Laboratory, the Secretary exhibits keen interest in a special project on diets for low-income expectant mothers, as explained by Dr. C. Hoover Edwards. Dr. V. P. GREETING Richard Nixon, U. S. Vice President, Washington, D. C., recently Mr. Nixon addressed closing session of conference attended by chairman of Youth Work Committee for NAACP, young people from 19 states—(Newspress Photo). Clarence Mason, Research Director, and Dr. L. H. Foster are looking on. Lower Right: George Williams, Rural Housing Supervisor, explains to Secretary Benson the details of getting farm families to build these low-cash-cost homes with their own labor. The self-help feature interested the Secretary. Upper Right: Dr. Foster presents the coveted Merit Farm Family Award to the Nick Richards, of Huntsville, Ala.—(ANP).
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What sub-type of article is it?

Agriculture Education

What keywords are associated?

Tuskegee Farmers Conference Ezra Taft Benson Richard Nixon Agricultural Leaders Merit Farm Award

What entities or persons were involved?

Ezra Taft Benson Dr. L. H. Foster Dr. C. Hoover Edwards Richard Nixon Clarence Mason George Williams Nick Richards

Where did it happen?

Tuskegee Institute

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Tuskegee Institute

Event Date

Recently

Key Persons

Ezra Taft Benson Dr. L. H. Foster Dr. C. Hoover Edwards Richard Nixon Clarence Mason George Williams Nick Richards

Outcome

merit farm family award presented to nick richards of huntsville, ala.

Event Details

Nation's top agricultural leaders, including Secretary of Agriculture Benson, converged on Tuskegee Institute for the school's Farmers Conference. Activities included visits to monuments, laboratories on diets for low-income expectant mothers, discussions on self-help low-cost housing for farm families, and an address by Vice President Richard Nixon at the closing session attended by young people from 19 states and NAACP representatives.