Marines Battle in Congress Over Corps Fate Fight
A congressional clash pits Marines and administration allies over expanding the Marine Corps. The debate centers on the corps role, size, and duties amid calls to keep or curtail its growth, with history and tradition cited on both sides as leaders marshal support.
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Willam Bell Clark
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Memphis Quiet City Earns National Noise Abatement Honor
New York dispatch reports Memphis Tennessee is hailed as the nation’s quietest city after a study by Claude A Armour commissioner of fire and police. He notes prompt investigations and arrests for noise violations including horn blowing loud radios and juke boxes. police enforce ordinances with warnings seizures and removals as needed.
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Aemphis
Tennessee
National
Armour
Detroit Drivers Warned of De-Wolfing Law
Traffic Judge Joan D Watts enforces a Detroit ordinance nicknamed de-wolfing to curb male drivers who ogle women or pedestrians. Violators face a one year loss of driving privileges as part of the crackdown.
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Detroit
Detroit Ui
Joan D. Watts
Higher Education Out For Barber Licenses
In Lansing Michigan a state senate bill would require barber license applicants to have at least a tenth grade education. State Senator Frank Heath of Bay City objected saying it would raise the level of conversation in Michigan barber shops.
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Lansing
Mich
Michigan State Senate
Frank Heath
Bay City
Heath
Michigan
Merchant Uses Radio To Appea l Congress From Texas
Athens hardware merchant and former Texas legislator Jap Lucas plans a direct radio appeal to Congress. He secured a change with the Office of Price Stabilization and will broadcast a 15 minute speech to Washington listeners via KBUD Athens and a Washington station. Lucas will urge every member of Congress to hear the address scheduled tomorrow and Thursday at 8 30 p m Washington time, aiming to set a precedent for individual outreach.
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Texas
Jap Lucas
Washington
Congress
Lucas
Office of Price Stabilization
KBUD
Vet Bargeman Ends River Life On Land
Walt Garland a Virginia native and 20 year Ohio River veteran says he will miss no river romance after beaching his 47 foot barge cabin and moving ashore near Ashland Kentucky to Ryansville Indiana. He plans to stay until he can enter an old soldiers home while presenting a rugged riverman image with a weathered face and peg leg.
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Louisville
Walt Garland
Garland
Virginia
Ashland
Kentucky
Ryansville
Indiana
Gerland
Housing problems plague Texas air bases in 7600 headaches
Mineral Wells and Weatherford adopt voluntary rent controls to ease a large wave of housing issues facing Welfters Air Force Base and nearby communities. The controls aim to prevent runaway rents as families confront shortages and rising costs amid the base housing crunch.
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AIR Force
Texas
Gr— Welters Air Force Base
Mineral Wells
Weatherford
Edgar E. Glenn
Air Force Engineers Base
Glenn
We Eat Too Well Economist Says
East Lansing Mauch Michigan State College economist argues that rising food costs aren t the main burden. He says Americans spend 350 of income on food today, could save 100 by sticking to 1935 39 patterns, notes more meat and less vegetables in recent decades. He contrasts 23 of income for staples in 1935 39 with 28 now, urging simpler meals. He cites higher wages and persistent consumption patterns.
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Mick
Arthur Mauch
Michigan State College Economist
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Maueh
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