Draft Likely to Die as Peacetime Selective Service Status
Senators told Army Secretary Gordon Gray that the peacetime draft act will probably die at the next session unless defense officials foresee an emergency. Senator Tydings said a secret session with Gray and General Lawton Collins produced no action on selective service.
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Washington
Army
Gordon Gray
Tydings
D-Md
Armed Services Committer
Gray
Geneeral J. Lawton Collins
Congress to reconvene in January on draft extension
The report notes Congress will meet again next January to consider extending or revising the peacetime selective service act enacted last year. It set 19 through 25 year olds for two months of draft service, but no draft calls have occurred since January due to sufficient volunteer enlistments.
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Congress
Armed Services
Ecommitttee
Cyman L. Lemnitzer
Edward T. Dickinson, Jr
Lloyd Gerkner
Govern
Checks for Welfare in State Larger
In Little Rock on August 4, welfare payments rose with 08,740 Arkansas clients receiving August checks. State welfare commissioner Mrs. Bethel said the increase comes from the 1949 51 fiscal year fuel welfare allocation, averaging about $25 monthly. August totals reach 1,014,048 across 64,740 checks, with slight July decline due to timing. a supplementary payment routine is expected to restore July’s level.
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Little Rock
Arkansas Welfare
Henry Bethat
State Welfare
Fuel Welfare Department
Bethel
Welfare Department
Vacation for Mother Dear Miss Dix
Dorothy Dix answers a reader on taking a yearly vacation from family life. The piece argues that a wife and mother should regularly leave home to gain perspective, rest, and appreciation, noting how routine care keeps a household running and that absence highlights everyone’s reliance and affection.
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Miss Dix
Kibby
Cat
F. H
Goe
Sven
Dorothy DIX
7 Man Trust Set Up to Watch Over Minnesota Funds
A seven man advisory committee was appointed by Governor Luther Youngdahl to monitor Minnesota trust funds. The group will review securities held by the funds and propose improvements. The move follows a governor charge that records of the state investment board were falsified to conceal a seat deal for 208000 dollars of Arkansas highway bonds.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
Sevetlman
Luther Younigdant
Youngdahl
State Investment Board
Arkansas
Truman Refuses to Let Eleanor Roosevelt Resign
President Truman said he rejected Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt's offer to resign from her United Nations post and she will return as a delegate to the next general assembly. He noted no link to her dispute with Cardinal Pell on funding parochial schools.
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Washington
Truman
Franklin D. Roosevelt
United Nations
General Assembly
Roosevelt
Francois Cardinal Pelltaan
Human Rights Commission
Californians Reach Finals in VFW Softball Tourney
Californians led by Whit ter beat St Joseph 40 to zero to reach the national VFW softball finals. Abi line Tex defeated Magnolia Ark 5 1 and Pocatello Idaho beat Texarkana 8 2. In the dimin or division Texarkana beat Memphis 10 0 and Okmulgee Okla defeated Abilene 7 1.
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Texarkana
Aug
Whitter
Calif
St. Joseph
New Orleans
Flora
Nariler
Abilene
Tex
Magnolia
Ark
Pocatello
Idaho
Memphis
Okmulges
Okla
Formal committee outlines aid to nations fearing Soviet encroachment
A post session committee announced it provided detailed information on equipment types proposed for foreign assistance. The briefing described specific gear aimed at supporting allied nations exposed to Soviet pressure and aggression.
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Ment
Foreign Assistance Correlation Committee
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