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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1944
Page
8
Washington faces a heated fight in Congress over postwar unemployment aid for displaced war workers. Kilgore and Murray push rival plans: direct federal payments up to five dollars weekly versus a federal‑insurance style scheme with state payments. Debate centers on funding, eligibility, and revival of peacetime production.
London August 2 Eden told the House there would be no peace with Germany in the next seven weeks though surrender could occur. Labour MP John Lawson warned the allies might seek a peace term, but Eden said terms would come much later and there was no risk of a peace in that period.
Rep. Hamilton Fish, a 24 year veteran, secured renomination by the Republicans in New York's 29th district over Augustus W. Bennet as Dewey protested. With 252 of 278 districts reporting, Fish led Bennet 18,977 to 10,894, while Bennet planned a November challenge possibly with independent Republican backing. Virginia Democrats renominated seven of nine House members, Patrick Drewry beat L. Bean, and Ralph Daughton was chosen for the 2nd district to succeed retiring Winder Harris.
Summer program at K U features square dancing in front of Bailey hall from 3 30 to 8 45 tonight. Street roped off from Chemistry building west. Miss Irene Mol calling with Jim Holyfield on violin and Clarence Stewart on piano. Spectators welcome. all invited to dance or watch as Dr F C Allen announces. Cowley commissioner AL McDermott dies after cerebral hemorrhage at church services. brother of Judge George McDermott and William F McDermott of Chicago.
Washington in August 1945 saw a sharp dispute as two Democrats urged raising unemployment benefits for discharged war workers to up to 36 dollars weekly. The outline includes an $85 maximum, a more liberal rate than state plans, proposed by a Senate military subcommittee led by Senator Murray. The plan also calls for a federally financed vocational training program for displaced workers as part of the war to peace transition.
Senator Revercomb of West Virginia denounced the Murray subcommittee’s plan as unsound and dangerous arguing it would promote idleness. He warned that if 20,000,000 civilian workers faced unemployment after the war the bill could cost 23.5 billion dollars. The subcommittee bill competes with a rival states’ rights unemployment compensation proposal led by Senator George of Georgia.
A federal insurance fund would guarantee state insurance funds solvency and include federal employees such as arsenal and shipyard workers. Senator Truman joined Murray in calling for uniform compensation standards. They warned about up to 20 million civilian workers and 10 million veterans needing new jobs, questioning if current social security and state programs suffice. Congress recesses until Thursday with fall sessions to resume.
Jack Hall of Topeka president of the Kansas association of Future Farmers of America is cited among five members of the 1944 class of state farmers awards. Other winners include Allen Minneapolis Dick Smith Dorado Charles Effingham Bob Jones and O¢.
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