Unclaimed WWII veteran benefits total billions
WWII veterans pass up about 2.57 billion in education training and terminal leave benefits. VA reports 6 million of 14.447 million veterans eligible for GI education benefits but only 3.439 million enrolled. Unclaimed terminal leave worth 507 million awaits filing or redemption. delays due to address changes and crowded schools.
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NEA
Washington
Treasury
Veterans Administration
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Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Congress
U. S
Treasury Office
General Accounting Office
American Legion
Veterans’ Affairs
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Secret Police of Britain Target Reds in Civil Service Purge
London reports depict Britain's hush hush M 15 as purging five Communist civil servants, drawing fire from the Communist Daily Worker. The piece traces Sillitoe’s rise to head counter espionage duties and hints at the secrecy surrounding M15 leadership and operations.
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London
INS
Britain
Military Intelligence Dept
Civil Service
Daily Worker
M15
Frank Teairn Oe
British Broadcasting
PR. Jones
National Whitley
Percy Sillitoe
Sillitoe
Southern
Rhodesia
Tanganyika
Chesterfield
East Riding
Sheffield
Glasgow
Kent
Imperial General Staff
Stillstoe
Two Killed In Stunting Plane Crash At Raleigh Show
An air show to dedicate Raleigh's new civic airfield ended in tragedy when a stunt plane piloted by Hubert L. Bobbitt nosedived during a precision spin. Co-pilot Walter B. Bruce and Bobbitt, both Raleigh residents, were killed. about 5,000 spectators witnessed the crash behind trees at the field.
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Raleigh
Civic Air Patrol
Hubert L. Bobbitt
Army Air Forces
Walter B. Bruce
Bobbitt
Band Concert Opens VFW State Convention at Atlantic Beach
The Cherry Point Marine Band performs a memorial service and concert to open the 17th state convention of the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Atlantic Beach. The event runs through Thursday with over 1,000 expected registrants. Marine fliers will stage an airshow, a banquet is planned, and a convention dance follows. Speakers include past national commanders P James E. Vanzandt and Otis M. Brown.
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Atlantic Beach
Cherry Point
Plastic Nylon Brush Promises Scalp Massage
Chicago report on a new beauty aid from the plastics industry a plastic hairbrush with nylon bristles that rotate in their sockets. The rotating bristles aim to massage the scalp during brushing and extend the brush's life.
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Chicago
INS
Plastics
Ringworm of Scalp Epidemic Hits Six States
Durham reports 185 positive cases in city schools amid a six year spread of tinea capitis from New York to Florida. Health officials credit strong cooperation among city, county, state and national officers and medical teams for controlling the outbreak.
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Durham
New York
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Michigan
North Carolina
Florida
Europe
Midwest
J. Lamarr Callaway
Division of
Duke Hospital
Graham
State Health Department
Reynolds
United States Public Health Service
Mildred Morehead
Theatre One
Calloway
Norman Fy Conant
Duke University School of Medicine
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
N. C
Cromer Speaks To Thomasville Graduates
The Rev Dr Voight R Cromer of Holy Trinity Lutheran Hickory spoke at Thomasville High School commencement with 96 seniors in attendance. He urged graduates to run with patience the race set before them and emphasized direction through Christ as they face an uncharted road ahead.
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Thomasville
Voight R. Cromer
Holy Trinity Lutheran Church
Hickory
Thomasville High School
Cromer
C. R. Patterson
Grace Lutheran Church
Christ
Charlie F. Leek
First Baptist Church
J. A. Palmer
Heidelburg
Heidelburg Reformed Church and A Prayer By the Rev. J. Harry Whitmore
First Presbyterian Church
Woman's College Honors 413 Seniors and Nine Masters
Greensboro June 2 The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina held graduating exercises for the senior class of 413 and nine master’s degree recipients. Speakers included Lt. Gov. L Ballentine University President Frank P Graham Chancellor W C Jackson and Ruth Webb representing the senior class. Bishop Edwin A Penick preached the baccalaureate sermon yesterday.
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Greensboro
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
L. Ballentine
Frank P Graham
University
W. C. Jackson
Woman's College
Ruth Webb
Senoir
Edwin A. Penick
Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina
Soil types affect crop choice in western Washington
Washington farmer Milton M. Mosher of the State College of Washington notes that on certain soils a timber crop can yield better returns than an agricultural crop. He studies agricultural tree farms in the Douglas fir region of western Washington.
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Washington
INS
Milton M. Mosher
State College of Washing
Douglas Fir
Strong Union Session Highlights Wage–Prosperity Link
In Winston-Salem CIO union talks with R. J. Reynolds Tobacco and striking workers resume Wednesday. Aubrey Williams of Alabama urged higher wages boost consumer purchasing power and local prosperity, questioning officials about union leadership and known statements. An investigator for the House Un-American Activities Committee planned a preliminary survey in Winston-Salem as weather-related airport equipment costs averaged $500,000.
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Winston-Salem
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Striking Tobacco Union
CIO
Aubrey Williams
Montgomery
Ala
The
Southern Farmer
National Youth Administration
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