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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1944
Page
5
President Roosevelt signed a bill creating pensions for widows and children of World War I veterans. First year cost about 37 million dollars with monthly payments up to 74 dollars for families, 35 for childless widows, and scaled amounts for multiple children. Eligibility includes 90 days service, income limits, and a 10 year marriage rule for widows married after the act.
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Senate investigators express that defeating the war is the sole path to ending the cigarette shortage. Sen Ferguson of Michigan summarizes that during the ongoing conflict, little can be done to alleviate the shortage until the war concludes.
The war investigating committee led by Mead and Ferguson spent two days probing the cause of the cigarette shortage crisis. They urged boosting civilian stocks and smokers to back the troops by bond purchases as the path to a resolution. Mead said the next step is to digest testimony.
In Rome the American congressional delegation met Pope Pius in his private study on Friday. The Pope stressed the need for a charitable and merciful alongside practical peace and said the United States must have spiritual guidance to craft a lasting peace.
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