Show 1 1 I WASHINGTON NOTES ft Items From Our Nations Nation's Capitol Capital US U.S. REGAINS PRESTIGE The United States has regained regain regain- ed some prestige but not all with the recent launching of at Its orbiting Explorer Explorer prestige that was lost to Russia in October when that country launched its first Sputnik However top of ot- acknowledge the nation still has a long way to Ita go These officials said it would be foolish to underestimate the lead Russia holds as the result of ot its achievement do getting two aloft months before be fore Core the dhe United States State got its Explorer into orbit It Is hoped that one of ot tho the early diplomatic results of the successful launching of the US U.S. satellite will be a new United States move to press President Eisenhower's proposal to Soviet Sov Soy let iet Premier for tor an agreement pledging outer space to peaceful uses IKE ASKS TRADE PROGRAM President Eisenhower has asked asked ask ask- ed Congress for a year five extension extension extension ex ex- tension of at the reciprocal trade program with increased power for him to negotiate tariff cuts He said it is essential to Americas America's Americas America's Americas America's Amer Amer- ica's vital national interests NIXONS NIXON'S EUROPEAN TOUR Vice President Nixon and RusSian Russian Russian Rus Rus- sian leaders apparently would like to meet and might on Nixons Nixon's scheduled European tour next summer and fall The Vice President reportedly received no formal invitation to visit Russia during a surprise 42 42 minute te meeting with the departing departing de de- de parting S So Soviet o v vie i e t Ambassador Georgi But one result of at that conference is increased speculation that the Russians want to know a lot more about Nixons Nixon's thinking than they could learn through the talks PRESIDENT PRESENT OPTIMISTIC President Eisenhower has told the Republicans that they can campaign on a years of prosperity platform despite the current business recession This is a period of ot consolidating consolidating consolidating consolida consolida- ting the gains of recent years Eisenhower said Many people are paying off oft installment debts Many businesses are trimming inventories The economy is catching its breath for a new advance after the fast tast expansion of ot recent years LUNCH PROGRAM GROWS The sponsored Government-sponsored school lunch program may soon soon become a year a market for tor farmers An agriculture Department re report report report re- re port showed that funds and foods contributed to this program program program pro pro- gram totaled tolled This was an Increase Increase of ot 35 per cent In two years Officials said each year more and more schools with corresponding corre corre- corresponding Increases In pupils enter enter en en- ter the program They said the point In spending for foods for the program program may maybe maybe maybe be reached in another year 57 FARM INCOME BELOW 56 58 Farm Income in 1951 1957 fell below be below be low that of ot 1956 Secretary of ot Agriculture Benson had predicted predict ed that it would be higher In a report on the market outlook out out- look for tor farm products the Agriculture Agriculture Ag Ag- Department said that farmers farmers' realized net Income from agriculture declined slightly slight slight- ly below the 1956 figure of Department economIst economist economist ec ec- ec- ec said preliminary estimates esti estl mates put the 1957 income at Final figures will be announced in March GAMBLERS PAY US U.S. The Federal Government collected collected col col- col more that in business taxes from gamblers in 1957 officials of the Internal Revenue Service have disclosed But they said the year old gambling law might be more remunerative If It there were enough enough en en- ough manpower to enforce it Thus far tar Congress has turned dowl requests for more agents to seek out evaders FUND BID DID FAILS The Administration has rejected rejected re reo re- re pleas for expanded met met- research which the Weather Bureau says could lead to improved forecasting and eventually weather control The rejection came in the face of ot warnings from prominent scientists scientist scientists and a special advisory committee to the president that the country must accelerate re research research reo re- search on weather and how it could be modified or controlled As a result officials estimate the bureau will be forced to a declining level of research and will be unable to undertake broad new projects YEAR 3 STOCKPILE Official figures show that the national stockpile of at critical materials materials materials ma ma- is over 90 per cent full The goal is a stockpile that will provide a year three supply SCHOOL FU FUND APPROVED 1 The Department of ot Health Education Education Ed Ed- I and Welfare has approved ed immediate payment of ot I to the Anne Arundel county Board of ot Education The funds are being paid under under under und und- er a law which provides for Government aid for the maintenance maintenance maintenance main main- of ot schools In Federally affected areas |