Rogers targets welfare abuses in Louisiana Senate
Senator B H Johnnie Rogers of Grand Cane promotes a bill to cut welfare spending by about 50 million annually while opposing its abolition. He calls for weeding out "illegitimacy" and restricting benefits for those owning cars or large land holdings, saying current program funds moral hazards.
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Partment
Sen. B. H
Johnnie) Rogers
Grand Cane
Rogers
State Welfare Department
Senate
Louisiana
Bill Would Raise State Police Pay and License Fee
Senate approved a measure to give state police a $50 per month raise and double the driver license fee. Sen. C. C. Burleigh of Franklin authored both bills funded by higher license revenue. The two year $1 license would become $2 per year, with Orleans Parish currently at $2 for two years.
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Baton Rouge
Senate
Sweptback Wings Coming to Air Force Planes by 1955
Alexander Kartveli of Republic Aviation says sweptback wings will be standard on all first line combat planes by 1955. He asserts the design reduces drag and increases speed and maneuverability, noting a 45 degree sweep at transonic speeds improves control.
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Farmindale
N. Y
Alexander Kartveli
Republic Aviaton Corp
Theodore Roosevelt Visits Panama Amid Canal Construction
The first sitting U.S. president to visit foreign soil, Theodore Roosevelt, toured Panama in November 1906 to inspect the Panama Canal project. The liner Queen Mary hull used nearly 10,000,000 rivets during its construction.
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U. S
Theodore Roosevelt
Panama
Panama Canal
Why Grow Old By Josephine Lowman A Sun Screen Plea
A playful poem by Josephine Lowman laments sunburn and envy of tanned beauty. It pivots to advice on sun protection products offering safer, adjustable sun exposure and skincare, ending with a teaser for more advice on fresh air vitamins and summer relaxation.
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Josephine Lowman
Woman Reunited With Long-Lost Wedding Ring
Mrs C E Gould of CONSORT Nova Scotia learned her wedding ring buried on the family farm was found by eight year old granddaughter Bever ly MacKay after forty two years. The discovery comes decades after the ring disappeared during farm work prompting a long awaited reunion.
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Consort
Canada
C. E. Gould
Nova Scotia
Beverly MacKay
Angry Words Reflect State Of Legislative Committees
In Baton Rouge two lawmakers clashed over a postponed hearing on licensing chiropractors. Rep. James Buie denounced the Public Health and Quarantine committee for delaying the session while Rep. James Villemarette defended the move citing lack of quorum. The exchange drew jeers and a warning from Rep. Cecil Blair about ongoing committee dysfunction.
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Baton Rouge
House
James Buie
Franklin Parish
House Committee On Public Health and Quarantine
Buie
James Villemarette
Avoyelles Parish
Villemarette
U S Tractors to Aid Malaysia Road Building Program
Twenty heavy duty American tractors valued at 378000 dollars arrive in Malaysia this month under the U S mutual security program. Officials say the Caterpillar machines will be used in the Federation road building program. Earlier machines of similar type have already been received from the mutual security agency.
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Singapore
Malaya
U. S
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