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Show U. S. Pledges Study Of Beet Protest WASHINGTON Secretary Wickard promised Monday to give full consideration to protests of western Nebraskans against a reduction re-duction in their beet acreage allotment allot-ment under the 1941 sugar pro gram. Wickard's aids said the protest copies of which were received Monday by some Nebraska mem-oers mem-oers of congress, probably would reach the secretary through de- ' partmental channels in a day or I tJnd?r allotment schedule ( ..tweeUhetiaS beet acreage was reduced 16 2 Per cent from last year's fire ' ! Agricultural officials said the T ' I -ct ia ebraska, from which cam a m the sugar act and we-P f -' based on past production Sd TbU to produce. u |