Nye Predicts Acceptance of Old Age Plan at Convention
Indianapolis June 23 AP Senator Gerald Nye told the Townsend old age pension convention the plan is right and honest and that a national old age retirement program will be achieved. He praised 10 000 delegates, urged taxing business to fund pensions, called relief a narcotic, and said honest reward for labor will build U S strength. Other speakers included Rep Martin Smith and Rep Gerald Landis as delegates debated pro rating pensions for age 40 plus who quit work and spend pensions within 30 days.
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Gerald P. Nye
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Townsend Old-Age Pension Clubs
Townsend
Francis E. Townsend
Nye
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Townsend plan sparks pension fund proposal at meeting
A proposal links a two percent retail sales tax and a one percent producers tax to raise about 5.4 billion dollars for a $56.26 monthly pension for 6 million seniors aged 60 and older. Landis cites Townsend plan. Downey says opposition crumbling as Washington eyes the idea. Only four states lack mandatory driver licenses as of May 31, 1939.
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New Weather Coding Reveals Faster Forecasts
Washington June 23 AP new coding system replaces old coded messages with numeric strings for clearer forecasts. Teletypes will forward reports across the nation every six hours, enabling more detailed weather data as Francis Reichhelder becomes weather bureau chief amid the change. Gene Tunney’s daughter is born in New York, eight pounds.
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Unclear fragment references notable deaths and Tunney family
Fragmentary text mentions Polly Lauder then references 1937 38 deaths and Harkness, a pavilion, and the Tunney family with three sons. Details are too fragmentary to identify a coherent event, date, or location for a concise news item.
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Harkness
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