Debt Limit Rise to 300 Billion Hinted by House Panel
The House Ways and Means Committee endorsed a $300 billion public debt limit as the current $260 billion ceiling nears, with the debt at $235 billion and spending rising about $1 billion monthly. Analysts project the limit could be reached by September 1946, amid wartime financing and per capita implications.
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House Ways and Means Committee
House
Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Tts
Germany
Japan
Britain
Taft pushes Teen-Age Draft Act issues in Senate
Senator Taft of Ohio urges the War Department to reveal policy on youths entering combat after short training. The debate centers on a proposed Teen-Age Draft Act from 1942 that would require 18 and 19 year olds to have a full year of training before overseas duty. An Ohio soldier killed in France seven months after induction is cited as context.
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Taft
Ohio
Senate
France
Belne
War Department
Amendment Sparks Senate Vote On Draftee Age Limit
A Senate amendment from Senator O Daniel of Texas, supported by Democrats and independents, restricted use of draftees under 19 in foreign combat. House Rankin’s motion to recommit failed. War officials noted training requirements and age policies shifting since 1941 with Britain lowering abroad service ages.
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Horilton Fish
New York
Senate
O'Daniel
Texas
Sendlerd Tait
War Department
Stimson
Howe
Rankin
Mississippi
Conference Committee
House
Mississipii
Atecessary
Yen
Normandy
HOL
Tiyder
Patexon
Jobe
Army
Navy
Voices of the People on nation’s wounds and liberty
A reader letter laments a “horrid” under skin disease metaphor for war time sacrifice while criticizing press and radio for not countering wartime alcohol issues. The writer cites Loyd George and Gladstone on enemies and liquor, then questions American reaction to millions diverted from work by drink.
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Oorry
Hitler
Hirdhi
Phebe
Loyd George
England
Germany
Austria
Gladstone
Ameran
Quiz questions and a local philosophy quote
A fragmentary item presents questions on Ohio governor, dice, George Washington, David Copperfield, Karnak, Windsor monarchs, ecliptic, Anne Boleyn, Coast Guard status, and the solid fuels administrator. It also includes a copyrights note and a long quote criticizing indifference to social issues, signed by Austin H. Johnson.
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Sis
Ohio
George Washington
Washington Monument
Washington, D
David Copperstein
Karnak
Mesopotamia
Egypt
Syria
House of Windsor
Anne Boleyn
Coast Guard
Navy
Solid Fuels
United States Scraps and Sinks WWI Vessels After War
After World War I the United States scrapped or sank 90 ships including seven partly completed ones. The fleet reduction also saw 19 cruisers, 189 destroyers, and submarines struck from service.
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United States
Child Dors Doro Haskins Stricken After Sign Injury
The 10 year old daughter of Mr and Mrs C G Haskins on Shady Avenue remains in critical condition after being struck in the head by a swinging 16 mile limit sign two weeks ago. Infection developed and her condition worsened. In Corry news, plans by the Corry Motor Club to push for an improved highway to Warren face long odds, while civic boosters push city action. Also notable were the passing of Mrs Sarah Nash at 102 in Delaware, a Polish resident fined $10 for an assault, and Mark J Fellom elected exalted ruler of Corry Lodge Tlks No 769 with plans for their 21st anniversary. The column recalls Venice’s costly sugar imports in the 1st century.
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Dorothy Haskins
Daugh
C. G. Haskins
Shady Avenue
Colin
Warren
Corry Motor Club
Good Roads Boosters
Sarah Nash
Corry
Tlks
Mark J. Fellom
The Curzon Line Problems And Postwar Implications
Four groups make up the 11.8 million people in the Curzon Line region as redraws loom after Yalta. Poles, Ukrainians, Ruthenians and Jews face possible citizenship changes while Poland holds oil and timber assets. Lwow's value and regional shifts loom large in a tense postwar map.
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Aed
Warsaw
Weye
Russia
Rigs
Poland
Industrial eye safety and worker placement insights
The Medical Society of Pennsylvania highlights eye injuries costing millions in hours and money, urging better pre employment eye exams and correct job placement for workers with vision defects. It notes 98 percent of plants have safety programs yet guards against particles and glare need stronger enforcement. The piece also references the Ribben trom notalov line as extended beyond Cur ta ine.
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Weightman
Philadelphia
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Voice of the People
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Pennsylvania
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