Reform urged to aid war veterans families in Social Security act
Washington news outlines push by Rep Rankin and Sen Clark to revise the 1940 National Service Insurance Act to ensure retroactive, fuller benefits for widows children and dependents of war casualties. The plan faces House and Senate debates with pressure on leadership to act before November elections.
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Tucker
Congress
House
World War Veterans Legislation Committee
John E. Rankin
Mississippi
Rankin
Veterans Administration
Frank T. Hines
Senate
Clark
Sam Rayburn
Henry A. Wallace
Capitol
Washington, D. C
Lake Michigan Area Size Noted as 23 400 Square Miles
The record states that Lake Michigan, the largest U S lake, covers 23 400 square miles. It notes its status among the Great Lakes and identifies its geographic scale within the United States.
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Lake Michigan
U.S. Lake
Farm Labor Shortage Warned By State Agriculture Dean
Dr. W. Myers of the State College for Agriculture warned of a desperate need for farm workers to handle a peak September harvest. He projected 140000 workers needed through October 10, with most from local residents and youths pressed from school. He expected fruit production to be 40 percent higher than last year, apples up 33 percent, pears at about 500000 bushels, and grapes up 57 percent.
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Ithaca
N. Y
INS
Dessally
W. Myers
State College For Agriculture
Chateau dun Heralds Legion Cross for 1000 Defiant Citizens
The French town of Chateau dun features the Cross of the Legion of Honor in its coat of arms to honor 1,000 residents who stood against a German assault in the Franco- War.
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Chateaudun
Legion of Honor
Dewey Stresses Regulation Over Regimentation On West Coast Trip
GOP nominee Gov. Thomas E. Dewey heads toward Los Angeles for his fourth west coast campaign address. He rebukes the New Deal as he endorses unemployment insurance old age pensions price controls and farm support while urging fewer regulations and more private job opportunity. He cites speeches in San Francisco and a Memorial Coliseum appearance and argues for a freer economy with government underpinnings.
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Dewey
Thos. E. Dewey
Blican
Pacific
NBC
Memorial
San Francisco
Camey
America
Yi Bidet Vane Dewey
United States
Yey
Tar Heels Among Navy Casualties Reported
Navy casualty list released 230 names across navy marine corps and coast guard with North Carolina figures. Harold K Hooks technical sergeant USMC wounded wife Mrs Harold K Hooks Littleton. O R Jamison Jr private first class USMCR wounded parents Mr and Mrs James R Jamison Sr 1716 Jefferson St Charlotte. Troy R Jones private first class USMCR wounded mother Mrs Mary S Jones Robersonville.
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Navy
Michigan Airports Benefit From Local and State Aid Plan
The Public Administration Clearing House in Chicago reports a quarter million dollars available to Michigan cities for airport development. Local units must fund surveys and airport design and match state aid. State allocations split 20 percent to each county, 20 percent by nation, 20 percent by airport plans, 20 percent to Detroit area, and 20 percent reserved as a contingency fund.
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North Carolina Aeronautics Commission
Public Administration Clearing House
Chicago
Detroit
State Aeronautics Rct
Five More Japanese Admirals Die in Action
A Tokyo broadcast cited by U S government censors says five more Japanese admirals were killed in action. Identified are Vice Admiral Tei Monzen and Rear Admirals Tei Seki Kan Kori Tsuneo Orita and Shin Okubo. Circumstances remain undisclosed.
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Tokyo
United States
Oaitors
Yokosuka Naval Station
Toyko
Tei Monzen
Tei Seki
Kan Kori
Tsuneo
Orita
Shin’ Okubo
Seattle Man Pleads Guilty to Liquor Violations
Sam Bestis, aka Stergoes Demetros Mpestarakas, an American citizen, paid $1 400 in fines for three liquor law violations. Federal Judge Lloyd L Black commented on excessive laws hindering business and civic life.
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Seattle
INS
Stergoes Demetros Mpestarakas
Sam Bestis
Lloyd L. Black
Sam
Delayed opening cluster aids incendiary fires in Europe
In England Col Harold J Baum of Air Service Command disclosed a gadget named delayed opening cluster. Housed in a container the cluster can be aimed timed to disintegrate over a target releasing incendiaries. The report also notes that port wine is named after Oporto Portugal.
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AIR Service Command
England
INS
Europe
Harold J. Baum
Britain
Liberal Republicans May Split Vote Over Dewey Policy
Russell W. Davenport, Willkie’s 1940 representative, predicts Thomas E. Dewey will lose several million liberal Republican votes due to a lack of a firm policy. He argues this leadership mismatch contradicts liberal GOP expectations and cites his American Mercury essay Why I Cannot Vote for Dewey.
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New York
Russell W. Davenport
Wendell L. Willkie
Thomas E. Dewey
Dewey
Davenport
American Mercury
Son 14 in Marines Amid Japanese Frontline Mail Worries Father
James Elder worries over his 14 year old son John serving in the Marine Corps in Saipan. He has received letters saying John was cleaning up the Japanese and fears for his safety as the boy moves between bases. Elder asks Washington to recall him home but action seems delayed.
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James Elder
John
Marine Corps
Sai‘pan
Elder
Washington
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