Refugee Quota Raised to 300000 Under House Action
A House judiciary subcommittee approved a bill to lift the United States refugee and displaced person intake to 300000. An additional 100000 could enter if other democracies share a relative burden and the President deems it in the national interest. The current four year quota is 205000. The measure removes provisions critics say discriminate against specific racial religious and national groups.
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Washington
House Judiciary
First compulsory milk pasteurization law passed in 1908
The 1908 Chicago law began compulsory pasteurization and today all milk for the armed forces and 88 percent of the fluid milk supply in U S cities is pasteurized.
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Chicago
United States
Roosevelt Jr Seeks Congress Seat To Fight GOP and Dixies
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr. declares his aim to win the vacant Manhattan district seat and oppose a coalition of Republicans and Dixiecrats. He criticizes civil rights and housing bill defeats and Taft-Hartley Act, notes Tammany Hall opposition, and vows to continue Sol Bloom’s liberal, progressive legacy.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr
Congress
Roosevelt
Sol Bloom
Tammany Hall
Bloom
Manhattan
West Side
Hugo E. Rogers
Farmer Sues Neighbor For Sand Storm Damages
In Lubbock on April 13 a farmer, Charles Hoover, sues neighbor G. K. Horton for 2000 dollars in Deaf Smith County. Hoover alleges Horton’s improper farming caused sand to bury 35 acres of wheat and damage 80 more, with Judge G. V. Pardue presiding in 99th District Court.
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Lubbock
99Th District Court
Charles Hoover
G. K. Horton
Deaf Smith County
Hoover
Horton
G. V. Pardue
Britain to Receive Most of Eire Cattle Exports
Food minister Strachey said a new meat price agreement with Eire would ensure Britain receives 90 percent of Eire cattle exports starting in July.
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Britain
London
Strachey
Eire
Army engineers test silent chamber to cut noise
Fort Monmouth New Jersey April 13 Army Signal Corps engineers report absolute silence in a new silent chamber. Thirty minutes proved intolerable. The test aims to measure and reduce equipment noise to prevent battlefield detection. Fiberglass wedges line walls floor and ceiling atop an electrostatic shield.
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Fort Monmouth
N. J
Army Signal Corps Engineers
Signal Corps
Army
Bank of Follansbee robbed by three gunmen in West Virginia
Three young bandits, armed with a submachine gun and 45 caliber pistols, robbed the Bank of Follansbee in Follansbee WV around 11 am. They emptied two tills, struck cashier Maurice Dunlope, and fled after about five minutes with about $5 in cash. Inside were three customers five employees and bank president Mrs. C M Hume.
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Follansbee
W. Va
Bank of Follansbee
Maurice Dunlope
C. M. M. Hume
Caterpillar Control Advice for Early Spring
The article explains methods to control tent caterpillars that overwinter as eggs on small branches. It recommends cutting and burning infected twigs with egg masses and, after hatching, applying sprays of lead arsenate or DDT.
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