Postwar Social Security Taxes Stir Debate In Congress
March 25 report discusses plans to raise social security taxes to six percent, funding higher old age benefits and medical coverage. Arthur Vandenberg opposes the six percent level, while proponents warn the fund must grow as wartime workers retire, with wage projections and market impacts shaping the policy debate.
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Nations Anrange by Albert Leman
A year ahead analysis argues against quick German collapse. It contrasts Wagner social security reforms with Beveridge plans, notes medical backlash, and highlights wartime resilience. Military readiness and the pace of Allied advance are weighed amid talk of future battles and strategic challenges.
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CIO Seeks 17-Cent Wage Boost Before War Board
The CIO United Steelworkers demand a 17 cent hourly wage increase before a war labor board, arguing the raise would not be inflationary. David J. McDonald, union secretary, said the move was not inflationary and stressed its necessity.
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First Oil Well Sunk in Creek, Pennsylvania in 1859
A historic note records the United States first oil well drilled in 1859 at Creek, Pennsylvania marking the start of the American oil industry. The event signals a turning point in regional energy development and industrial growth.
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