Supreme Court decision could double GI Insurance payouts
The Tillie Zazove case may force a new method of calculating life insurance benefits for World War II veterans. If the ruling stands, reinstatement of lapsed GI policies might push total VA in force above 100 billion dollars with each policy potentially paying double or triple the face value.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Nea
United States Supreme Court
Veterans Administration
Treasury and
Justice Detment
Tillie Zazove
Chicago
Adolph B. Schwartz
Schwarz
Schwartz
Pacific
Seventh U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Sherman Minton
Indiana
Tive
American Legion
Minton
Zazove
Congress
Australians Swap Goods Gifts to Austrian People
A report to US Forces in Austria states that voluntary aid from American agencies totals over 18 million dollars in goods and services donated since the war end. It notes the aid is fully funded by volunteers and distributed across four occupied zones based on need.
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Vienna
United States
Austria
Spider inquiry links Miss Muffet tale to Africa trek
Stockholm reports researchers from Upsala University led by Dr Ake Holm plan a January expedition to Central Africa. The team will climb Kilimanjaro and traverse Kenya to explore whether plant and animal life in East Africa shares historic ties with Sweden, including the Rhaebothorax spider noted as native to Swedish and East African mountains.
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Stockholm
Olney Boys Protest Skirts With Rolled Trousers
In Olney Illinois boys at Olney High School protest the new coeds long skirts by rolling their trousers to the knee. They argue the length looks no different from the girls' skirts and insist on equal display of clothing.
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Olney, Ill
Olney High School
Louis W. Vierling
Detroit
Cass Technical High School
AFL Carpenters Union
W. A. Stackpoole
B. F.morgan
Anthony Mucci
John Roszka
Manila Dairy Bulletin Moves to Permanent Quarters
The American owned Manila Dairy Bulletin, whose prewar plant was burned by the Japanese, is relocating to permanent quarters in Manila. Owner Carson Taylor of Los Angeles announces receipt of long awaited press and mechanical equipment from the U S and notes prior use of borrowed editorial and press space since resuming publication in 1946.
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Manila—I
Manila Dairy Bulletin
The
Bulletin
Carson Taylor
Los Angeles
U. S
Detroit unions push price relief through retail stores
Detroit labor unions led by UAW-CIO Local 400 opened a union store in the Ford Highland Park plant with wholesale pricing. The effort has inspired about 40 locals to copy the model including a Wyandotte dairy coop and a Mt. Clemens veteran home building project.
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John Creedy
Central Press
Detroit
Uaw-Cio
Ford Highland Park
UAW
Martin Larson
Ken Bannon
Michigan
Walter Reuther
Motor City Co-operative
Dodge Truckl
Amplex
Arthur Hughes
Warren Township
Wyandotte
Dairy Co-Op
Mt. Clemens
Venture targeted to all walks of life to sell at retail prices
The venture would diverge from temporary UAW wholesale stores and attract members from all walks of life. It would offer retail prices comparable to big chains and employ workers paid at standard wage rates, promising savings.
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UAW
Thirty two Nations Invited to Sea Safety Parley
Britain invited 32 nations to send representatives to a April 16 1948 conference to revise the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea. As a prelude, experts were asked to submit proposals from ICAO ITU WMO and the Provisional Maritime Consultative Council.
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London
Britain
International Civil Aviation Organization
International Telecommunications Union
International Meteorological Office
Provisional
Maritime Consultative Council
Chaperone Your Cigarettes Highlighted by Springfield Hotels
The Springfield Hotel association promotes fire safety with etiquette tips. Each hotel displays a card urging patrons to chaperone cigarettes and not let them go out alone to prevent fires.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Hotel Association
Slag Industries Prosperous 1946 Amid Construction Boom
The Bureau of Mines reports 1946 as the slag and construction materials peak year with sand and gravel output at 254,131,000 short tons valued at 161,386,000 dollars. Output rose 30 percent in quantity and 33 percent in value from 1945, led by building materials.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Fornia
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
New York
Texas
Minesota
Pennsylvania
Belgium
Luxembourg
Canada
North Carolina
South Carolina
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Manila
Alexander the Great
Greece
India
Guilford County Sanitorium
M. D. Bonner
Charles L. Amos, Sr
Robert L. Thompson
Bobby Rieck
Joe Clemmons
Dania
Fla
Bobby
Joe
Ted Potter
Cali
Eya
Shanksybeing
Tom Twkey
Roger Smith
Mats
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