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Budget Warmed by a Vision of Seven Billion Dollars
A reminiscence on federal spending trends from 1938 notes the budget pushing toward seven billion dollars, with defense and veterans costs, interest on debt, and growing department expenditures. The piece cites Comptroller General findings of waste and urges Congress to tighten control, highlighting a court martial over a minor personal expense and a pension session amid limited major legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Congress
L. C. Probert
Sree
Roosevelt
Saara
Army
Navy
Ui Corpe
Ware
Marcy
Jependera
Department of Commerce
Trek
Thave Authority
Comptroller
United States
R. Nitt
General Accounting Office
Legislative Branch
Elliott
Department of Justice
War and Navy Departments
Pew
Harold C. Reisinger
Marine Corps
Reisinger