Hoover plan armament debate and wage cuts
The house and senate completed action on the economy bill with changes to furlough terms and pay cuts. Exemption lowered to $1000, a graded pay scale set in, with 10 percent to 20 percent cuts on higher incomes, plus a 15 percent cut proposed for lawmakers and speeches about public salaries. The bill also impacts federal judges and the president's salary while broader savings arise from bureau consolidations and duplication elimination.
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Senate
Vicos
Hoover
Missionaries and Families Nabbed by Communists in Kirkungstan
Consul General A. Adams reports to the State Department that ten Americans including missionaries and their families were abducted by Communist forces before daylight on June 26 near Kikungshan. A missionary who escaped on June 27 named the group and listed several abducted individuals from Nebraska Minnesota and New York. Telegraphic representations were sent to the Bonn provisional government chair.
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China
A. Adams
State Department
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Kikungshan
D. W. Vickner
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Neb
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Erik Soytally
Northfield
Minn
Atlas of Forms of Speech Tracks American Dialects
The American Council of Learned Societies advances a monumental atlas to record typical words phrases and idioms across the American continent. In eight months over 10 000 pages cover New England speech differences from boat worms to cottage cheese terms. The study links language to sociocultural roots and historical events, tracing how speech reveals racial character and national history.
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American Council of Learned Societies
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Essex County
Massachusetta
Cape Cod
Vermont
England
America
Kentucky Mountains
Western
New York , World-Telegram
Cause and Effect: A Gig Pauses a Sunday Tire Incident
A mispunctuated line leads to a tire incident in front of the house. The exchange between Willie and a teacher shows a humorous misunderstanding about punctuation and pauses.
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Willie
Death of Five Month Old From Feather Inhalation
A five month old child in foster care died under unusual circumstances after a feather was found in its larynx. Government pathologist Sir Bernard Splisbury attributed death to laryngeal shock, noting the feather likely entered the mouth and was inhaled rather than caused by asphyxia. The necropsy found the infant was well cared for and death occurred quietly.
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Wotden
Journal of the American Medical Association
Bernard Splisbury
This Man Had Faith Lost 24 Pounds
An advertisement testimonial from Theo A G LaFleur of Providence Rhode Island praises Kruschen for rapid weight loss from 192 pounds to 168 pounds between November and February. The ad urges taking half a teaspoon daily before breakfast in hot water and recommends cutting fatty foods while asserting safety and health benefits. Kruschen is sold worldwide by druggists.
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Theo
A. G. LaFleur
Providence
R. I
New Haven hotel tests breakfast inclusion amid hard times
A New Haven hotel has made breakfast mandatory with all room bookings to curb losses during financial strain. A guest who skipped breakfast but ate a $3 dinner claimed the breakfast was included in the room price, while the waiter noted the policy.
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New Haven
Clyat and Salter
New York Sun
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