Roosevelt in Hawaii completes three day wartime tour
President Roosevelt ended three days of Pacific wartime visits at Pearl Harbor Hawaii after meetings with Admiral Nimitz General MacArthur and other commanders. He outlined plans for renewed offensives against Japan and reiterated goals of retaking the Philippines and demanding unconditional surrender.
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Chester W. Nimitz
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America
Philippines
Japan
Pearl Harbor
Admiral Nimitz
General MacArthur
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William F. Halsey
Third Fleet
Robert C. Richardson
North Africa
Saipan
Marshalls
Attu
Kiska
Kwalaein
Mr. Roosevelt
Millard F. Harmon
Solomons
Charles A. Lockwood
Charles A. Pownall
Pacific Fleet Air Arm
Wage rules and benefits in 1944 Amarillo coverage
The Amarillo Globe outlines old age assistance limits and unemployment compensation. It explains that old age payments cannot exceed 85 dollars monthly regardless of earnings, with benefits tied to monthly wages up to 250 dollars. Unemployment compensation varies by state, averaging about 13 dollars weekly. The paper also notes Velma Gold and her daughter Sylvia returning home from Stephenville after visiting relatives.
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Amarillo Globe
Amarillo
Texas
Stephenville
Velma Gold
Sylvia
Brooks Avenue
16 Year Old Finishes Work on Boeing Bombers
A 16-year-old high school student, part of a wartime vacation program, works at a Boeing plant in Renton as a final inside man on bomber production. The youth, 4 foot 11 inches tall, says the aircraft will be ready to fly after his polishing.
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Seattle
Renton
George
Bann Reports Unique B 29 Cleaning Mission
Bann, armed with polishing cloths and a vacuum cleaner, is among the few who can claim they have given the B 29s a real cleaning.
Security Law Still Puzzles Lots of Us
Washington report outlines who qualifies for social security old age and unemployment benefits as of 1937. It notes workers 65 and older, war workers, service members, and those in covered jobs or non covered fields. It explains contribution rules and outlines that government workers and many nonprofit roles receive no benefits.
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Marlow
Washington
Social Security Board
Armed Services
Social Security
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