Townsend pension plan fuels 1940 election talk
A social security amendments package aims to broaden old age insurance to 1.1 million more people, raise state contributions, freeze payroll taxes until 1943, and allow tax adjustments for unemployment programs. Critics flag higher total costs and complex funding while supporters see electoral leverage.
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Policy and costs of U S neutrality and farm aid debate
A 1939 column surveys neutrality acts and a looming shift under Roosevelt to repeal arms embargo while restoring cash and carry. It also criticizes the 1940 AAA plan promising $2 payments for vegetable gardens, condemning bureaucratic overreach and tax burdens as waste grows government debts.
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Heifetz to Face Hollywood Screen Role Amid Backstory
Prominent violinist Jascha Heifetz agrees to appear in a Hollywood film, overcoming his aversion to screen acting and concerns over sound track quality. The move is tied to factors including his wife Florence Victor and past stage antics.
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Puzzlers Rating Chart and Questions
Arrow points to Providence Kentucky in the news. The three crops corn tobacco and wheat: which will be larger or smaller than last year. Paul V Mc Nutt has not dropped his candidacy for the 1940 Democratic Presidential nomination. Choice: Father Divine did (a) marry (b) refuse ham sandwiches (c) buy a Newport Rhode Island house (d) call on Franklin Roosevelt.
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Answers to Puzzlers and Crop Estimates
Miners died in a soft coal mine explosion. Crop outlook favors corn and tobacco with large estimates and a drop in wheat. Mr McNutt accepted chief. A security agency change is noted. Father Divine bought a mansion from Angela Kaufman.
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