One in Six Adults Now Receives Government Money
A United Press survey shows about 15,830,899 Americans receive federal payments. Veterans and dependents are the largest group, with 2.9 million on pensions and 2.5 million in GI education or employment programs. Federal payrolls cover 2.086 million workers and 1.412 million armed forces. social security benefits reach 2.471 million. farmers number 3.205 million. Expenditures may peak near 42 billion dollars this peacetime year, compared with 6.4 billion in 1920.
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Grant Dillman
Washington
United Press
Hubris versus 1920 population and fiscal growth compared
A federal budget snapshot contrasts 1920 with today showing a population rise of about 34 million to 143.4 million and a surge in national debt, defense, foreign aid, veterans benefits, and new deal services. Government outlay climbs from 9.1 percent to about 19 percent of national income, with per capita cost rising from 40 to about 300 dollars.
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Treasury
Twenty More Suits Filed In Texas City Explosion
Twenty more Texas City suits asking for total damages of 641,917 were filed in Federal District Court. The property damage claims under 1000 each originated from last year’s explosion disaster and were previously filed with War Department Coast Guard and Interstate Commerce Commission agencies. Under the Federal Torts Claims Act they were filed with the district court clerk Thursday.
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Texas City
Federal District Court
War Department
Coast Guard
Interstate Commerce Commission
Murder Charge Filed Against Husband in Wife's Death
Mitchell Byars, 27, faced a murder charge in Harlingen after the death of his wife Juanita Byars, 35. Firefighters found her body on a burning bed and neighbor C. W. Blackwell helped extinguish the flames. Police say she was strangled.
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Harlingen
Mitchell Byars
Juanita Byars
Byars
C. W. Blackwell
Blackwell
Barbecue King Pots 250000 Served at Events
Stillwater Oklahoma crowds know Clay Potts as the barbecue king. He heads Oklahoma A&M College short course department and has served meals to more than 50 000 people in the last year. He says he cannot stand to see a hungry man. Potts directs food units for the college and feeds 5 000 daily when needed.
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Stillwater
Okla
Clay Potts
Potts
Oklahoma A&m College
A&m
Aged Cow at 28 Gives Birth to 26th Calf
In Ripley Maine an 28 year old cow has given birth to its 26th calf. Owner Mrs Lila Vitam believes the animal may be the oldest in Maine and perhaps the nation. The cow once yielded 18 quarts daily and recently about 10 quarts. Angels Animal Hospital Boston notes cows average 15 years.
Filipino Guerrillas Win US Veterans Benefits
Manila reports the US Army recognizes 260 715 Filipinos as wartime guerrillas entitled to American veterans benefits. From over 1.2 million claimants, investigators examined extensive records across the Philippines, interviewing hundreds of thousands. Benefits depend on months or years of active combat against Japanese forces.
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Manila
US Army
Philippine Archipelago
India's Maharajahs Riding to Oblivion
Dewitt Mackenzie analyzes the decline of Indian princes led by Baroda's Maharajah Pratapsinha Gaekwar. Charges of misusing nearly ten million dollars spark abdication calls as Britain’s influence fades and Indian princes fade from power. The piece laments the loss of regal splendor and reflects on autocratic rulers who exploited subjects under gem-studded thrones.
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Associated Press
India
England
Baroda
Maharajah Pratapsinha Gaekwar
Nizam of Hyderabad
United States
Britain
Princi Gaekwar
Pality
Gaekwar
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