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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1946
Page
3
Officials announce about 15 million claims will be processed with printed forms distributed nationwide within 60 days. Eligible claimants include officers and warrant officers who earned unused furlough time, and women who served in the WAC or other services. Survivors of deceased veterans receive settlements. bases include rank at discharge.
Washington informs readers of a Q and A summary of the terminal pay leave act sent to the White House for President Truman to sign. The act grants settlements to soldiers sailors marines and coast guardsmen for unused furlough or leave time at honorable separation dating from 1939. It outlines the bond settlement terms and procedures to claim by visiting a post office and mailing the form before September 1 1947.
U S car and truck factories hit a new postwar production high with 312 576 units in July, surpassing the prewar best of 240 508. July output split into 220 576 passenger cars and 92 000 commercial vehicles, boosting year to date to 1 292 214 units.
Congress plans to block three administration measures for foreign military aid. The China training and arms bill faces Sun Yat-sen objections and liberal opposition to arming Chiang Kai-shek. A Latin America armament bill is seen as violating UN spirit. The third measure to extend wartime advisory missions stalls amid Taft opposition and China peace concerns.
The National Shoe Manufacturers Association warned that the shoe industry may shut down unless the OPA quickly adjusts hide prices. An official said tanners cannot get hides as shipments stop and production could drop by as much as 90 percent in August without relief.
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