War dead repatriation funding moves through House panel
The House Appropriations Committee approved a 92.5 million dollar fund to begin returning about 275,000 American war dead. The bill totals more than 1 billion with 416.7 million for Veterans Administration expansions and 441.25 million in contract authority for 76 new hospitals and facilities. Bodies are to be buried in national or private cemeteries, with kin guiding final burial sites and costs.
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San Francisco
Bakers Ask Governor Guidance on Bread Loaf Size
Columbus bakers of the 16 ounce loaf ordered by the federal government to cut weight by 10 percent plan to ask Gov Frank Lausche what action to take. State law bans selling loaves under 16 ounces though March authorized trimming without price changes.
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Columbus
Frank J. Lausche
Ohio May Fall Short On June Draft Quota
The Ohio Selective Service System may miss the June draft quota by about 400, with boards filling roughly 70 percent of their targets. Lt. Col. Carl G Wahl cited amendments to the selective service act as a cause for the decline.
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Columbus
Ohio Selective Service System
Carl G Wahl
Bus Fare Increase Studied To End City Strike
EAST LIVERPOOL and Steubenville study a one cent fare rise from seven to eight cents as a wage boost to end a 27 day IAPL drivers strike. Company executives said approval would allow a 14 cent hourly wage increase for about 190 workers. In Chicago, a shortage of farm feed is blamed for stray rooster casualties affecting future chicken supplies and egg quality.
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Steubenville
IAPL
Votor i Co Company
Chicago
Cleveland Price Law Invalidated by Supreme Court
The Ohio Supreme Court rejected Cleveland's price central ordinance, turning thumbs down on the measure. The district court of appeals had previously declared it invalid, and the high court refused to review or consider constitutional grounds.
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Cleveland
Columbus
Bank declines obituary line ends in mourning note
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announced personnel changes effective Saturday. In the Western Region J W Purdi becomes Newark Division maintenance engineer succeeding A S Waller. F D Batchellor retires as division engineer Newark, JT Hoelzer named assistant division engineer Cincinnati. J F Robbert moves from Chillicothe to Washington Indiana as assistant superintendent St Louis division, JR Potter to succeed him at Chillicothe.
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J. W. Purdi
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