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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1949
Page
4
Truman proposes a welfare department and NSLI dividends for veterans. The Big Four reach agreement on an Austrian pact. Editorial notes state opinions reflect Western Newspaper Union analysts, not the newspaper.
President Truman proposes a major reorganization including a new Department of Welfare with cabinet rank. He also suggests shifting agencies to streamline operations and reduce costs. Veterans expect a windfall as 2.8 billion dollars in GI life insurance dividends will be paid beginning next January to about 16 million veterans.
The debate over White House repairs continues as a 671 million dollar government expenditure bill advances. A six man commission would decide if a separate first family residence is needed in addition to the White House renovation.
Visitors from across the nation and abroad gather in Aspen Colorado for the Goethe Bicentennial Convocation and Music Festival June 27 to July 16. Albert Schweitzer heads a distinguished roster of speakers as scholars, statesmen, and musicians re interpret Goethe for the atomic age with concerts based on his works and related monumental music.
Ford Motor Company rejects union demands for raises and benefits. It proposes to hold wages flat for 18 months to stabilize the economy, while the United Automobile Workers press for cost of living pegging and new welfare plans. The dispute edges toward a decisive showdown between industry and labor.
The article reports a federal indictment of Pres ton Tucker and five others on mail fraud and securities act conspiracy counts. Tucker counters that the SEC hindered production of the Tucker car with a rear motor, while Harvard defends academic freedom, rejecting Communist hunting and noting no harassment or surveillance of professors.
A new toothpaste with water soluble chlorophyll derivatives claims to prevent tooth decay by addressing known decay causes. Dr. Gustav W. Rapp of Loyola University dental school and assistant B. F. Gurney announce the product. The chlorophyll derivative is noted for its role in green plants and its water solubility.
House Republicans signaled fatigue over the federal housing wrangle and pledged a substitute housing bill. It would cover privately owned homes and some low rent properties, and would embody most of the administration's slum clearance ideas in a new measure.
Classified notice seeking purchase of pheasant tails and skins plus old rooster tails and necks. Mitchell Feather Works of Mitchell advertises wanted items for material use.
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